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...
Why your separation anxiety protocol might be going wrong
Working through separation anxiety does take time. A lot of time. But when is it time to look at other potential contributing factors or ways you could do things differently? On your separation anxiety journey you will experience regressions, and you will most likely...
Separation anxiety case study – Lenny (Cavapoochon)
This case study with Lenny the Cavapoochon and his absolutely lovely humans will be in two parts, and is a good indication of what I mean when I say working through separation anxiety takes time.....but is also a very good example to show you that it DOES work and you...
Separation anxiety – is your dog quiet or comfortable?
Seems an odd question right? Surely if a dog is quiet when home alone, they're comfortable? Sadly it is not that simple. Every dog will give different behavioural signs that they are anxious or uncomfortable. The most common behaviours that we tend to associate with...