086 Smug People and their "Perfect" Dogs: How to Not Let Them Make You Feel Like a Failure
Let's face it, people who've never had a dog with separation anxiety can be smug! They tell us about their "perfect" dog who "never had any issues being left." And they quiz us about why we "still" c...
18 Mar 202319min
085 What to Do When Your Dog Can't Be Alone, But Is Dog and People Reactive Too – with Jennifer Pratt
Having a dog who can't be left is hard enough. But for some dogs, being around strange people or dogs is also a challenge. When this happens, it can feel like your options for managing alone-time are ...
11 Mar 202344min
084 Sophie the Romanian Rescue—Helping a Dog Who's Scared of the World with Simon Wooler
In this episode, we're not talking about separation anxiety. Instead we're looking at how to help a dog with different fears. Tune in to hear my interview with Simon Wooler. Simon has been working wit...
4 Mar 202354min
083 4 Reasons Force-Free is the Only Choice for Separation Anxiety Training
Force-free training is kind, ethical, and highly effective. I'm passionate that it's the only way to train dogs. But I'm especially passionate that there is absolutely no other way to train dogs with ...
25 Feb 202322min
082 The One Critical Question You Need To Ask Each Time You Train
Gradually expose your dog to increasing amounts of alone time: That's what I call the 'tight' rule of separation anxiety training. It applies universally to all dogs undergoing separation anxiety trai...
18 Feb 202325min
081 Motivation: 7 Easy Tips to Help You Regain Your Training Mojo
By the time we get to February it can be easy to feel flat about all the good intentions we had in January, can't it? Maybe you set yourself goals to start separation anxiety training with your dog, b...
11 Feb 202332min
080 What Do We Really Mean by "Evidence" and Why Does That Matter?
We here a lot about "evidence" in dog training. But do we always know what we mean when we describe an approach as being "evidence-based"? And what about research and studies? We know these matter bu...
4 Feb 202322min
079 Percy and the Mystery of the Great Regression
I always say regressions can happen – but didn't expect it to happen to Percy. Not after all these years! But in summer 2022, we discovered that Percy was struggling when we left. Percy, the dog who,...
27 Jan 202326min
