Managing Separation Anxiety
Discovering the Root of Separation Anxiety in Dogs: A Guide for Concerned Pet Owners If your dog suffers with separation anxiety, I know this is not only stressful for your loved pet but also very stressful for you. Separation anxiety in dogs is a common issue, manifesting in behaviours like excessive barking, destructive chewing, or […]
From Nervous to Noteworthy: How to Tell if Your Dog Lacks Confidence and What to Do About It
From Nervous to Noteworthy How to Tell if Your Dog Lacks Confidence and What to Do About It Is your dog a bit more timid than you’d like? Understanding how to tell if your dog lacks confidence can be the first step towards transforming their world from one of anxiety to one of adventure. Whether […]
Unleash Your Pup’s Potential: How to Build Confidence in an Insecure Dog
Unleash Your Pup’s Potential: How to Build Confidence in an Insecure Dog Understanding Canine Confidence Just like humans, dogs can experience varying levels of confidence. Understanding what contributes to a dog’s self-assurance is crucial for owners who want to help their dogs thrive. Let’s explore the signs of low confidence in dogs. Then, we’ll discuss […]
Fear-Based Reactivity: What Every Dog Owner Needs to Know
Fear-Based Reactivity: What Every Dog Owner Needs to Know Understanding fear-based reactivity in dogs is essential for every dog owner, as it not only affects your dog’s wellbeing but also the harmony of your home. Many dogs exhibit fear-based aggression, especially towards strangers, which can be both challenging and stressful for their owners. Living with […]
5 Essential Tips to Calm a Stressed Dog: Overcoming Anxiety and Building Confidence
5 Essential Tips to Calm a Stressed Dog: Overcoming Anxiety and Building Confidence Dogs, much like us, can have their off days, but when those days turn into chronic anxiety, it becomes a concern that every caring owner wants to address. From sudden bouts of nervousness at home to signs like panting and pacing, recognizing […]
The Path to Pawsitive Change: Transforming Your Nervous Dog into a Confident Canine
The Path to Pawsitive Change: Transforming Your Nervous Dog into a Confident Canine Bringing a furry friend into your home should be a joyous experience, but for some dog owners, it comes with unexpected challenges like anxiety and fear. If you’ve ever noticed your dog panting excessively, hiding during thunderstorms, or suddenly becoming anxious in […]
Step 1 to helping your nervous dog
Before addressing your nervous dog’s behaviour, you need to diagnose the type of nervous behaviour they have. If you skip this step, you will not fully understand the underlying nature of their nervous behaviours, which determines what solutions will or won’t work to improve your dog’s behaviour. If you do not understand the solutions your […]
How to help your nervous dog with play
Play is so underrated -> Here are the top three reasons play will help your nervous dog: 1 – It makes our dogs feel good. Research shows that a dog’s stress hormone levels are decreased by play and feel-good hormones increase. So play is literally a shortcut to making our dogs feel happier and more […]
3 mistakes you’re making with your nervous dog
Here are the 3 biggest mistakes holding you back from making progress with your nervous dog: 1 – You haven’t diagnosed the type of nervous behaviour. Without truly understanding the type of nervous behaviour your dog has, you won’t know which approach is going to work and which approach is going to do nothing at […]
How to help your fearful dog
If your dog is nervous and you’re just tackling it without following a step-by-step process, you will really struggle to get lasting results. The proven 4-step process that has worked for me and the hundreds of rescue adopters I help is: 1- Diagnose the type of nervous behaviour your dog has. If you do not […]
