How do I get my dog over separation anxiety? How can I leave my dog without him constantly barking or me coming back to destruction? These are just some of the big questions that dog separation anxiety specialist, Julie Naismith, tackles in her podcast. The podcast episodes are packed with how-to guides, step-by-step training blueprints, and tips and tricks to survive separation anxiety. Each episode is packed with tips, tricks and actionable steps. And Julie also shares her story of how she and her dog survived separation anxiety.
As much as I know you're 100% committed to managing absences, what happens in an emergency? As horrible as it is to think about bad things happening is does pay to have a contingency plan should disa…
There are few, if any, aspects of separation anxiety that create more mythology than crating.
I see way too much muddled and confusing advice, and I can see that many of you struggle to get your head…
You've heard the horror stories about people getting pandemic puppies only to find that their pup grows into a dog they can't leave. You're so scared that this will happen to your puppy that you just…
You've started training. You manage to get to the door or even out of the door but...
...your dog is following you the whole time.
Big problem, right? Well, maybe but maybe not.
You see anxiety isn'…
Don't think for a minute that your dog getting separation anxiety is a result of you being an inadequate dog parent, or down to you being clueless about what you're doing. Not at all!
Plenty of dog p…
Does it seem like there's a ton of conflicting advice out there about separation anxiety? I can totally see why you might think that and why that might leave you feeling overwhelmed, not knowing what…
Has your dog's separation anxiety been the cause of a few tense moments between you and your other half?
Perhaps they think you're being too soft on your dog. Maybe they think the training is taking …
Separation anxiety training takes effort and it takes time. And there are a fair few mistakes that are easy to commit and which make training all the harder.
That's why, in the episode, I spill the b…
So, if you think separa…
There really is no evidence to this. And in fac…
I've heard some chatter recently that separation anxiety training is unethical and inhumane. The argument goes that dogs are such social creatures that training them to be alone is cruel. Well, it's…
It can seem really confusing when your dog will sleep all night in a crate but when you try to leave your dog in a crate when you go out he loses it. And that's why I both love and hate crates. In t…