019 3 Tips To Help You Smash Separation Anxiety Training

[02:10] Separation anxiety training is all about showing your dog that being on it's own is okay.

[02:21] Desensitization means we take a really small amount of what the dog is frightened of and we expose the dog to it at an intensity that the dog can handle.

[03:39] The key is using a precise, customized training to suit your dog and not a generic plan from the internet and try to make it work.

[03:50] Tip 1: Your training has to be customised to what your dog can handle

[04:05] Make an assessment of how long your dog can be on his own and then craft your training around what your dog can handle

[06:10] Information on an app that creates the custom plans

[06:39] Tip 2: You need to be prepared to make exercises easier sometimes.

[07:25] Progress is about pushing their personal best up over time but accepting that not every single jump is going to be a personal best.

[08:08] Keep a record of your training

[08:37] Tip 3: You have to become an expert in your dog's anxiety threshold and their anxiety behaviour