had always been very fastidious about keeping clean and his potty habits--it did not seem to bother him in the least when he had "accidents" in the house. My friends would say--oh--poor guy--he must feel so bad when he has an accident. I'd say nope--he'd just look at me as if to say--well--are you going to clean that mess up??!! It was hard towards the end to keep up with all the accidents--and they really did ruin my light beige carpet--but I lived by myself, so I just figured I would get new carpets once Max was gone.....
For the record, I'm not claiming to know the cause or reason for the behavior. What I did was give a prescription; Irrespective of what the problem or issue is, increased exercise would probably be a healthy way to decrease anxiety (whether it's seasonal, mood-related, etc.).
If a dog has anxiety (about anything for any reason) then their need for exercise goes up; this is required to healthily decrease stress. Whatever the cause for the anxiety, a simple and (usually) effective way to deal with it, is through increasing exercise time and/or mental enrichment time. This also holds true for dogs with pent-up energy/restlessness/boredom/reactivity/etc.
The posts directed at me were deleted, so I can't reply to them.
All the best.
