You can also incorporate methods that'll help him cope, such as holding him close to you so he can feel your heart beat, and giving him a bone to work on. A bone will distract him and hopefully help him feel better.

Sometimes anxiety can also stem from a lack of exercise, so when your dog is looking stressed try taking him on a walk. Be patient while he goes through his anxiety — just like humans they require a lot of patience and love. Check out some of the methods below for some ideas:

1. Cuddling
Touch and contact helps both humans and dogs relieve anxiety, fear and stress. When a dog feels cut off from their human, their anxiety level is likely to increase.

2. Exercise
Anxiety can create energy that can’t always be controlled. Humans are told to get exercise to help relieve stress.

3. Calm Demeanor
Dogs often sense what is going on with their humans. If you are tense and reacting to their anxiety and the bad behavior they show when stressed, they will feed on your anxiety as well.

4. Check with Your Vet
If your dog seems overly anxious too frequently or can’t seem to relax or calm down, it might be a good idea to take her to visit the vet.
Toys

A stressed dog may act out by becoming destructive. They don’t know how to channel that energy. A good chew toy can give your dog something to focus on that won’t destroy your household items or personal belongings.

5. Time Out
Like any child, a dog may simply get so anxious or wound up that no amount of calming, praising or reward will work to bring them down. Sometimes they just need a quiet space with no stimulation where they can turn off all the input and simply unwind.

Anxiety in all its forms alters the normal way a dog behaves and reacts. You are the best resource to help your dog cope with something out of the norm. Your dog trusts you and loves you enough to want you to take the lead.

So the next time your pup is acting anxious try one of these techniques and read up on it more on Canidae. One way of easing your pup's anxiety might work better than another, so try a variety of methods to see which ones are best for him.

Remember to love your pup through his anxiety and especially if you adopted your doggy, he may have experienced difficult times in his past life that you're not even aware of. One thing's for sure: he's lucky to have you to help him work through it!