{"id":180147,"date":"2022-07-16T08:10:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T08:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-do-older-dogs-get-clingy\/"},"modified":"2022-07-16T08:10:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T08:10:56","slug":"why-do-older-dogs-get-clingy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-do-older-dogs-get-clingy\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do older dogs get clingy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-do-older-dogs-get-clingy\/#Why_do_older_dogs_get_clingy\" title=\"Why do older dogs get clingy?\">Why do older dogs get clingy?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-do-older-dogs-get-clingy\/#Why_is_my_dog_suddenly_following_me\" title=\"Why is my dog suddenly following me?\">Why is my dog suddenly following me?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-do-older-dogs-get-clingy\/#What_does_it_mean_when_an_older_dog_wont_leave_your_side\" title=\"What does it mean when an older dog won&#8217;t leave your side?\">What does it mean when an older dog won&#8217;t leave your side?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-do-older-dogs-get-clingy\/#Why_is_my_senior_dog_following_me_everywhere_suddenly\" title=\"Why is my senior dog following me everywhere suddenly?\">Why is my senior dog following me everywhere suddenly?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-do-older-dogs-get-clingy\/#Why_is_my_dog_suddenly_wanting_attention\" title=\"Why is my dog suddenly wanting attention?\">Why is my dog suddenly wanting attention?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_older_dogs_get_clingy\"><\/span>Why do older dogs get clingy?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Older dogs with vision or hearing loss, or those experiencing cognitive decline, can suddenly become clingy <b>because their world is becoming unfamiliar to them. Dogs who are ill or bored can also become clingy. Talk to your vet to understand what might be causing the sudden clingy behavior.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_my_dog_suddenly_following_me\"><\/span>Why is my dog suddenly following me?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dogs will often follow their humans around <b>because they receive attention or some other form of reward in return for this behavior. If following their pet parent around leads to treats, play time, or pets, dogs will remember and perform the behavior more frequently. Most people will find this behavior endearing.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_it_mean_when_an_older_dog_wont_leave_your_side\"><\/span>What does it mean when an older dog won&#8217;t leave your side?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your once-independent doggie is suddenly acting attention-starved and won&#8217;t leave your side. What to do? First, because your dog is older and this is new behavior, his clinginess <b>may be indicative of an underlying medical condition. Be sure to have your veterinarian give him a full physical.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_my_senior_dog_following_me_everywhere_suddenly\"><\/span>Why is my senior dog following me everywhere suddenly?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Why Do Older Dogs Follow You Everywhere? <b>Older dogs may follow their owners purely out of familiarity and habit. However, if this is a new behavior, it may also indicate that things are changing for your dog, making them less confident. Perhaps your dog is starting to lose their hearing or vision.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_my_dog_suddenly_wanting_attention\"><\/span>Why is my dog suddenly wanting attention?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your once-independent doggie is suddenly acting attention-starved and won&#8217;t leave your side. What to do? First, because your dog is older and this is new behavior, his clinginess <b>may be indicative of an underlying medical condition. Be sure to have your veterinarian give him a full physical.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why do older dogs get clingy?Why is my dog suddenly following me?What does it mean when an older dog won&#8217;t leave your side?Why is my senior dog following me everywhere suddenly?Why is my dog suddenly wanting attention? Why do older dogs get clingy? Older dogs with vision or hearing loss, or those&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet-care"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180147"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}