Bella is a beautiful little 6 year old Bichon Frise x Maltese who I worked with for one month from July 2021. Bella's mum had tried to work on her separation anxiety on her own in the past but with no success, and being a young woman who lived on her own, she was...
Obie is a 1 year old Doberman who has always had concerns about being home alone. This is Obie - isn't she beautiful? Initial assessment 26.4.22 I worked with Obie and her wonderful humans for 1 month, and in our initial assessment on 26th April 2022, Obie started...
I started working with lovely Bertie the whippet cross in May 2021, and we did one month on the separation anxiety protocol, after which Bertie's lovely mum continued it on herself. In Bertie's initial assessment, he went and stood on the back of the sofa (which was...
Buster - 4 year old Jack Russell x Dachshund This is an ongoing case study, and is a good example of what it means when you hear that working on overcoming separation anxiety is not a quick road. Buster has never been comfortable being left home alone, and his lovely...
All dogs are different, and just like us, have good days and bad days, and are affected by different variables and events. It is therefore vital to keep a track of any events during our separation anxiety training that may affect our dog's behaviour What do we mean by...
Regressions and plateaus are absolutely normal when teaching a dog that being home alone is safe. In fact, they're to be expected! And not just with separation anxiety - with any behaviour work we expect to see regressions. However, even when we expect them, it can be...