Fixing Separation Anxiety with Another Dog – Yay or Nay?
Updated January 2023 As a separation anxiety dog trainer, there are many frequently asked questions that come up on a regular basis. “Does getting a second dog help with...
Suspending absences: Not just doable. It’s being done!
Many, if not most, dog trainers shy away from working with pups who suffer from separation anxiety. In fact, when I started working with sep-anx dogs more than 16...
Family Dynamics in Training Separation Anxiety
It is a lovely thing when we get to have relationships with loved ones and that includes the dog! I find it fascinating that the majority of our separation...
Why and How Dogs Develop Separation Anxiety
Why does my dog have separation anxiety? This is always a difficult question for me to answer when I am asked this by a dog guardian. The short answer...
Attachment Ain’t The Thing
Does your dog cling to you or shadow you everywhere you go? Even to the bathroom? It has been said that dogs with separation anxiety have an over-attachment to...
Saving Strider: The journey is not easy, but the results are so worth it
Four things contributed to my rash decision to adopt a dog when I probably shouldn’t have: I was 24. He was “free” because I worked at the shelter. I...
Separation Anxiety – What Not to Do
Your dog is urinating in the house when you are gone. He should be told he’s wrong, right? Your dog chewed up the couch while he was alone. He...
Doug’s Story: From Hopeless to Happy Ending
Four months ago I was about to make the most painful decision of my life. I was going to put Doug down. For those who haven’t been following the...
Me, Emmy and Separation Anxiety
When I brought Emmy home it was with the dream that all new dog owners have. Happy, joyful and full of excitement. I couldn’t wait to get to building mine and this little girl’s relationship with love, joy and fun. Little did I know that I would encounter a bigger training challenge then I had
The History of a Dog Who Overcame Separation Anxiety
Watson is a handsome, medium sized mixed breed fella that will be four years old this coming April. He was an owner surrender, for unknown reasons, and adopted by his wonderful mom in San Francisco about 10 months ago. Watson is not what you would call a super cuddle bug necessarily. Not that he doesn’t
Being There for the Pups and the People
Many years ago I read a passage in a book that changed the way I viewed life. It was about washing dishes, of all things. Be in the moment — enjoy the moment — the passage read. If, when you are doing the dishes, you are thinking about what went wrong earlier in the day
The Shocking Truth – Separation Anxiety and Bark Collars
Baldwin the Bulldog barked and barked and barked when he was left home alone. Because his guardians, Samantha and her fiancé Paul, received complaints by their landlord and neighbors about the noise, they purchased a “bark collar” in hopes of quieting Baldwin. First, they used one that sprayed citronella in Baldwin’s face when he barked,
Fixing Separation Anxiety with Another Dog – Yay or Nay?
Updated January 2023 As a separation anxiety dog trainer, there are many frequently asked questions that come up on a regular basis. “Does getting a second dog help with separation anxiety?” is one of the most common questions I receive via Facebook, Google, and email. Basically, the common sense thought by owners here is if
Suspending absences: Not just doable. It’s being done!
Many, if not most, dog trainers shy away from working with pups who suffer from separation anxiety. In fact, when I started working with sep-anx dogs more than 16 years ago, my client had to beg me to take on her case. She had been turned down by six other trainers already, and she was
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