You walk to the door, or maybe it’s more of a tiptoe while holding your breath. Keys in hand. Bag over your shoulder. Shoes on. Perhaps you whisper, “Be back soon.” Still, your dog’s eyes widen, their body stiffens, and the panic starts. Barking. Scratching. Drooling. You shut the door, your stomach in knots. Again. […]
“If you are considering taking the plunge and signing up for the CSAT course…all I can say is just do it!…I am totally relieved to have completed it and made it to the end, but I am also sad it ended as it was the BEST course I have ever signed up for.” – April
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“Why this program?” Now in its eleventh year, this is a common question from prospective Separation Anxiety Certification Program (SACP) applicants, and for good reason: they now have program choice. It’s also a question I have been thinking a lot about since Malena and I wrapped up co-teaching our last cohort of now-graduated Certified Separation
We rarely talk about requirements in separation anxiety training, but there is one I’d like to talk more about today – managing your dog’s alone time. First though, I want to acknowledge that the ask to not leave your dog alone longer than he can handle while training – an ask I frame with prospective
If your dog struggles with separation anxiety, you might have been surprised to read or hear that the best practice for helping your dog overcome their fear of alone time is for training to happen remotely or, in other words, having a trainer come to you virtually. This question – Why remote? – has come
Over the last year and a half, I’ve spoken with countless guardians of dogs with separation anxiety looking for support. In our initial conversation, we talk about what separation anxiety is, what it’s like to work a training protocol, and, yes, why managing the dog’s alone time is a requirement for successful training. Like with
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