This program is for dogs who struggle in any way being left alone: barking, howling, destroying things, peeing/pooping, pacing, or just being unsettled.

This program is effective both for dogs who are new to training, have done separation training before, or who are new rescues.

This program is for you dedicated guardians who are ready to commit 100% to the process. This means staying contact with me near-daily as we work together together towards your goals. I’m here to support you 110% as we deep dive together into what’s going for your dog and how to help.

I take indicators of pain very seriously because unmanaged pain/discomfort (whether it’s from gut issues, allergies, or musculoskeltal concerns) can have huge impacts on behaviour. Up to 82% of behavioural cases have some sort of underlying pain component and indicators of discomfort are often subtle and easily-missed, even in vet appointments.

Pain can impact separation anxiety by making dogs less able to cope with the stress of being home, and may make dogs more “clingy” (think you as a kid when you got sick).

By exploring how your dog moves and performs all activities of daily living, we can often uncover some sneaky signs of discomfort that you can then work with your vet to resolve. I write a report to send to your vet for all dogs working with me.

The short (and unsexy) answer is no you cannot.

Everytime your dog is left alone and panics, they are patterning both that behaviour and that intensely negative feeling. That makes our job impossible as we work to overcome that negative association.

A big part of our Month 1 work together is creating management strategies so that you can still go to work or go out for dinner while making sure your dog isn’t left completely by themselves. We work to build your dog’s village so you can still live your life while helping your dog be successful.

This isn’t forever BUT it is essential that we pause all alone-time that casues panic. Otherwise - to be totally honest - you will be wasting your time and money.

I very much understand this feeling and I have so much respect for the amount of care and love you’ve shown your dog to get to this point.

In our work together, we dig deeper than just surface-level training to try and address ALL the factors that impact training success. We also ensure that we go at your dogs pace, meaning that we are less likely to push them too far and have a big setback.

Separation anxiety is a complex condition and treatment often takes months and sometimes years and is not always linear.

Separation anxiety is impacted by a variety of factors, only some of which are in our control (genetics, past experiences, ability to manage stressors, time available to train, etc).

While progress is variable for each dog, by structuring our program first by addressing foundational factors and then tackling desensitization strategies, we have the best plan of attack for building lasting success. Progress IS possible.

We go at your dogs pace increasing their time left alone as they are comfortable - sometimes this increase is seconds, sometimes it’s minutes - but by going at your dog’s pace we avoid pushing too far and backsliding.

At the end of the 90 days, you may have reached your alone time goals and if so, yay!! You may not have reached your ultimate goal but you feel confident in continuing the training on your own. You may also decide you’d like to continue our work together book additional months.

All separation anxiety work is 100% virtual meaning that we can work together no matter where you live and you can definitely work with me while wearing sweatpants (full disclosure - I will be too).

Working virtually allows me to review your dogs behaviours in real-time and I can see what your dog does when YOU leave the house, not when some weird lady comes over smelling like hot dogs.

I teach you how to teach your dog so you can carry on your training success far beyond once our work together is finished.

And don’t worry if you’re not techy! We use super user-friendly platforms like Zoom and Google Drive and I’ll help you through it all.

Within 48 hours after your initial consultation, I will send you over your first steps in your dog’s personalized training plan in a digital workbook that will your one-stop-shop for all things training.

I pop into your workbook every day and provide feedback on the tasks you’ve completed. This might include reviewing videos you send, responding to voice notes, and sending texts.

Once we progress into Months 2 and 3 of the program, I will also be writing you desensitization exercises every day for you to complete based on how your dog did staying alone the day previously.

This means you get my eyes on your dog every single day.

Not only that, but you have access to me anytime via WhatsApp so you don’t have to waste a second second-guessing or figuring out something on your own - I got you!