Sonar’s Story: Separation training with a deaf rescue dog
When Sonar’s “mum” Cheryl approached me about working with them to fix Sonar’s separation issues I jumped at the chance and couldn’t wait to get started. Having recently lost my beautiful little deafy Mabel, tragically and suddenly to a brain tumour, my heart went out to little Sonar. I hoped that my first-hand experience...
Advice From the owners of separation anxiety dogs
Finding expert help for your dog’s separation anxiety is one thing, but by this point in your research you may well be wishing you could hear from other owners like you. People who are living with a separation anxiety dog every day and who are working, or have worked, through a plan to successful...
Separation anxiety in puppies
I was doing a bit of research the other day for another project I am working on, and was astounded to discover that during the pandemic, the number of dogs in the U.K. alone has gone up by an estimated 3 million individuals (Pet Food Manufacturers Association figure 2020-2021). Now that is a lot of...
Can toys help my dog beat separation anxiety?
One of the things I commonly hear from separation anxiety clients is “we leave him with toys but he doesn’t even touch them”. And yet there are countless dog toys marketed as “helping” to cure separation anxiety! So what’s going on? As a separation anxiety specialist, I think toys are incredibly important in helping dogs...
Meet Ruby: separation training for a cockapoo puppy
I had the best news today, little Ruby the cockapoo aced 45 minutes of alone time! Hands down the best bit of my job is hearing about the wonderful successes, the fruits of all the hard work my clients put in, and Ruby is no exception. Both Ruby and Karen really deserve their win! I...
How to tell if my dog has separation anxiety?
This is probably one of the most common questions I get asked, along with “how long will it take to fix my dog’s separation anxiety?”. If like many dog owners you’re spending hours trying to figure out if your dog really has this problem or not, I hope sharing a few of my thoughts...
How to help a dog with separation anxiety
Separation anxiety causes so much stress and upset, and yet despite the inconvenience and expense, most of the owners coming to me for help have one major question: “How can I help my dog overcome their separation anxiety?” I find it so heart-warming that despite all the difficulties the owner is facing – their number one...
Quick fixes for separation anxiety in dogs
If you’ve read any of my articles, or indeed if you have been researching dog separation anxiety for any length of time, you have probably already received the message loud and clear that there are no quick fixes for separation anxiety. It is human nature though to be curious, and to hope that somehow you...
