20 Apr How far to push?
Separation anxiety training is simple to follow, but it isn't easy. We should think about the progress speed in months instead of weeks. This doesn't mean that we won't reach our goals, it means that we will have to follow the dog's pace, and learn to...
20 Apr Are you sure it is SA?
The reasons behind separation related problems can be many. This concept just means that our dog is doing things such as barking, eliminating, and/or destroying objects, among others when home alone. There are many things that can be happening though that are triggering those signs. Stimuli...
20 Apr Shadowing versus SA
“My dog follows me around all day. She doesn't even let me go to the restroom alone." Does that sound familiar to you? There is so much information out there that puts shadowing and separation anxiety in the same bag. The truth is that they are not...
20 Apr A human and her SA dog
A little bit of history. Malva is a thirteen-month-old mutt, who lives in Chile as part of our family. Today, she has been following a behavior modification program for almost three months to overcome her Separation Anxiety. Malva’s hasn’t been alone in this journey…her dad, me,...
20 Apr Confinement or free range?
Confinement issues and separation anxiety are two different issues, but they can often happen together, in which case the confinement usually makes the separation anxiety signs even more intense. That's why we usually see great improvement when working free in the house with our separation anxiety dogs!...