Lately, the little one has been stealing and going crazy over our socks, bras, underwear and toilet roll. They say the more of an owner’s scent is absorbed by an item, the more desirable it becomes to dogs. And if that item also happens to be soft and fun to chew, it’s highly irresistible to them.

This becomes a comfort-seeking behavior, often motivated by mild separation anxiety. Dogs who feel lonely instinctively seek out items that smell like family. Many dog breeders will help ease the stress of weaning by giving puppies their mother’s bedding to sleep on when they are first separated from Mom. Just like puppies sleeping on bedding that smells like their mother, dogs chewing or sleeping on our dirty laundry are practicing self-calming, using the objects available to them to reduce their level of fear and anxiety.

It’s really tempting to give him those things so that it keeps him really busy. But I can’t imagine myself staying with a underwear thief. Seriously.

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