article_snippet: Long periods of separation from their owners can lead to hyperactivity, obsessive-compulsive behaviour and anxiety, vets say.
article_snippet: It’s hardly surprising many resort to barking and demolishing the furniture, in barking and demolishing the furniture desperation for attention and stimulation.
highlights_snippet: Long periods of separation from their owners can lead to hyperactivity .
  
highlights_snippet: Vets say is also leads to obsessive-compulsive behaviour and anxiety .