A Separation Anxiety Trainer's Blog

I was in the backyard with my dog Whimsy working on some agility drills. Agility is a lot of fun, but it can be a difficult sport to...

“If your dog is suffering from separation anxiety, then just get another dog.” This is common advice that I’ve heard, and it’s also one...

ORIENT > EYE > STALK > CHASE > GRAB-BITE > KILL-BITE > DISSECT > CONSUME This is the canine predatory motor sequence. In other words,...

Socialization is a word that is thrown around a lot as being an important part of raising a puppy.

I’ve talked about how using food to treat separation anxiety can interfere in the process and isn’t a good choice. But that doesn’t mean...

One my dogs is very fearful of strange dogs coming near him. At the age of 9 years you most likely wouldn’t know it if you saw us walking...

Imagine you’re working on training absences with your dog that suffers from separation anxiety. You have the camera set up and you’re...

When your dog keeps barking when left alone so much that the neighbors are complaining, the landlord is threatening eviction, and/or the...

I used to work in an animal shelter with the fantastic benefit of taking my dogs to work with me each day, where they could comfortably...

Owners who can't leave their dog home alone because of separation anxiety In previous posts I’ve talked about how when correctly using...

The most effective way to treat separation anxiety and one endorsed by most professional dog trainers, behaviorists and veterinarians is...