Review of Graeme Hall (Dogs Behaving Very Badly) & Dre, a Boxer with separation anxiety (season 6, episode 9)
Once again, after watching an episode of this programme on separation anxiety, I feel compelled to write a review because it was just an awful, misleading watch with a plethora of incorrect information and a lack of understanding and knowledge shining through. If you...
Should you be ignoring your dog at home to help them overcome separation anxiety?
I have seen a few social media posts recently where people are telling dog owners that in order to help their dog overcome their separation anxiety they should be withholding affection and attention when at home, and should totally ignore the dog for a certain period...
Could undiagnosed pain be causing your dog’s separation anxiety?
Pain has a profound impact on a dog's behaviour, with D. Mills (a leading veterinary researcher) et al (2020) stating that at least 80% of behaviour cases that they see in clinic have undiagnosed pain. Why is this important? The International Association for the Study...
Case Study (Bobb): Why we must assess separation anxiety dogs for pain
This is lovely little Bobb - one of my wonderful separation anxiety clients. Isn't he sweet! Bobb is a 2.5 year old rescue cross breed, who came to live with his absolutely brilliant mum at just over 1 year of age I started working with Bobb on his separation anxiety...
How long does it take to work through separation anxiety?
Although people refer to working through separation anxiety as "separation anxiety training", it absolutely does not fall into the remit of "training". When a dog displays anxiety about being home alone, that dog is having an emotional response to being alone - it is...
Is working with a dog separation anxiety specialist worth it?
There is so much generic advice out there on the internet about separation anxiety and how to work on it, and it can't be THAT hard to teach your dog that its safe being home alone, right? Is it worth working with a separation anxiety specialist versus going it alone?...
Separation anxiety & the impact of pain – Wallace the Cocker Spaniel
Meet the lovely Wallace! Wallace is an approximately 2.5 year old English Show Cocker Spaniel who I have, at the time of writing, been working with for 3 weeks. I was contacted by his lovely humans to help them with his separation anxiety. This is Wallace below -...
Review of Graeme Hall (Dogs Behaving Very Badly) – Series 1, Episode 6 on separation anxiety – Dolly
Following on from my previous review of an episode of "Dogs Behaving Very Badly" focusing on Jax, the Belgian Malinois with separation anxiety, and having unfortunately watched another episode of Graeme Hall also "addressing" separation related behaviours, I felt it...
Should you be throwing balls for your dog or not?
Throwing balls is one of the most common things I see people using to "exercise" their dogs, and usually it also involves the use of a long plastic ball chucker, meaning the ball goes faster and further. Great right? Well, no actually! So when you see dogs running...