- Will Atherton, from Great Britain, has more than 881,000 followers on TikTok
- He recently revealed the biggest mistakes pet owners have made
- And other social media users are stunned by the revelations
A dog behaviourist has revealed the top two things you ‘accidentally’ do wrong with your pet.
Will Atherton, from Great Britain, has amassed more than 881,000 followers on TikTok thanks to his insightful tips.
He recently revealed the biggest mistakes pet owners had made without even realizing it.
And other social media users are stunned by the revelations.
Will Atherton, from Great Britain, has amassed over 881,000 followers on TikTok thanks to his insightful tips
The content creator launched his list, explaining: ‘The first is leaving food for your dog’
Will went on to say that the other thing pet owners do ‘accidentally reinforces separation anxiety’
In the clip, which has been viewed no less than 6.5 million times, Will addresses the camera directly at the start: ‘These are the worst things you accidentally do to your dog every day.
‘As a dog behaviourist, I specialize in when things go terribly wrong with dogs, which also allows me to see the reasons why those bad things happened.’
The content creator begins his list explaining, “The first is leaving food out for your dog.
“Not only are you missing a huge opportunity to help train your dog, but you’re also missing a huge opportunity to build a relationship with your dog, where the best things in life come through you.”
“So stop leaving food out for your dog to access whenever he wants.”
He continues, “The next thing is that the separation anxiety is accidentally reinforced.
‘When you go away and when you come back and leave your dog alone, go back quietly and calmly.
“Stop making your dog so excited, telling him everything will be fine, and leave.
He recently revealed the biggest mistakes pet owners have made without even knowing it
Viewers were quick to flood the comments to praise Will for his insight and express their dismay that they were guilty
“Stop feeling excited and telling them how much you missed them when you get home. You create fear of abandonment.’
And viewers were quick to flood the comments to praise Will for his insights and express their own anger after realizing they might be guilty.
One wrote: ‘Yes, I’m guilty of that… it’s my own separation anxiety, thank you! I’ll work on this.’
Another added: ‘I love seeing my dog get so excited to see me when I get home. So I am very guilty of the latter.’
And a third, referring to a Taylor Swift hit, said: ‘It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem, it’s me.’
Will has previously made headlines after naming the dog breeds he would never own, as well as the dog breeds that are easiest to train.