When you are working on a protocol to help your dog overcome his/her separation anxiety, it is so normal for various external triggers and stimuli to have an impact on how easy or hard they find it, and they can impede your dog's progress at learning being home alone...
Separation Anxiety
Why track data when working on separation anxiety?
Tracking data! One of the most important parts of working through a separation anxiety protocol, and the part that is often left out when people are trying to help their dog through separation anxiety. What do we mean by 'data'? Data in a separation anxiety protocol...
Separation anxiety case study – Alfie (Cockapoo)
I worked with Alfie the Cockapoo and his lovely humans on his separation anxiety for a month from 14th February 2023. They had previously worked with someone else who was not a separation anxiety specialist and sadly the methods he used did not result in any...
Suspending absences in separation anxiety training
One of the most important elements of helping a dog learn that being home alone is safe, is ensuring that they are not left alone for any longer than they can comfortably handle. When I first start working with people, most dogs are not comfortable with being alone...
Separation anxiety case study – Milo (Cockapoo)
I worked with Milo and his lovely humans for 3 months, from 14th September 2022 until 1st February 2023 (with a couple of breaks inbetween for holidays!). In our initial assessment on 14.9.23 Milo became mildly anxious when he realised that his people were getting...
Separation anxiety case study – Lottie (Cockapoo)
Lottie is an almost 1 year old Cockapoo who has always struggled with being home alone. She would bark, whine, howl and scratch at the door (in the videos below you will be able to see the damage she has caused to the inside of the door). Initial assessment 25.8.22 I...





