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emotional eating, or “stress eating” behavior when they were “unhappy.”

As owners return to pre-pandemic routines, pets can develop anxiety from other sources. Henry, Holbrook’s toy poodle, has developed separation anxiety when his owners leave for work. Other dogs have had limited socialization during the pandemic, leaving them unable to have healthy interactions with people and animals in what were once typical activities.

Walker said that Bucky, who is otherwise calm, had become possessive about her when other dogs tried to say hello. When she began taking Bucky on hikes to help him shed pounds, she found that he was also excited to encounter and play with other dogs.

But when it comes to weight loss, Bolser said that as with people, it is harder for pets to lose pounds than it is to gain them. More walks cannot always counteract indulgent foods.

When Dr. Preeti N. Malani, an infectious disease specialist who is the chief health officer at the University of Michigan, adopted an English Labrador during the pandemic, she was surprised by how difficult it was to discourage antics like breaking into a neighbor’s house to eat their dog’s food and sniffing out pizza crusts that students had discarded on campus.

“They’re vacuum cleaners,” Malani said of Labradors like Sully, her puppy. She has kept him lean by refusing to provide snacks other than fruits and vegetables and by enrolling him in a day care that keeps him active, social and stimulated while she is at work.