Your Dog DOESN'T Have Separation Anxiety (They Have THIS)

If your dog has separation anxiety, it can feel frustrating, exhausting, and defeating all at the same time. In this video, Instructor Carol is going to point out the most common mistakes that you may be making and show you how to start helping your dog through this challenging period!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Mistakes People Make With Dog Separation Anxiety
00:54 Think Your Dog Has Separation Anxiety?
01:29 Here's What Separation Anxiety In Dogs Looks Like
04:03 What Triggers Your Dog's Separation Anxiety?
05:09 Your Dog's Separation Anxiety Is SOLVED! Well.. Not Really
07:27 Setting Up Your Dog For Less Stress
09:19 Change Your Dog's Focus BEFORE You Leave
10:13 Using A Kong Dog Toy To Work Through Separation Anxiety
13:00 Less Common Tools For Working Through Separation Anxiety In Dogs
14:40 Everyone Has THIS Tool For Working Through Dog Separation Anxiety
15:38 Help Your Dog With Separation Anxiety Without Leaving The Room
16:49 What About "Reward" And "Correction" When Working On Dog Separation Anxiety?
19:05 Here's The Good News

Thanks for watching,
Happy Training! ~Ken
#dogseparationanxiety #separationanxietyindogs

[callacretney]

My puppy's separation anxiety has brought my life to a screeching halt. I struggle to shower. I can't make a quick trip to the grocery store without planning hours or days in advance. Watching this video made me tear up. There are ideas, like building up excitement for the Kong by locking it in the crate before leaving, that I'm genuinely excited to try. Thank you SO MUCH for the great ideas.

[abigailsmith]

Putting the high value item in the crate for 10 minutes before letting the dog in so they’re really focussed on it is a great idea and one I haven’t seen in other advice videos. Thanks for the tip!

[noifsorbuts]

This lady knows her stuff. Really knows her stuff. Not that others don’t - lots of helpful ideas out there from others - but Carol is the best I’ve seen on this topic particularly. I’m lucky that I’m only here for education and interest. Camera and remote treat-dispenser are game-changers.

[cnkrclk]

Hello there,
I have been following Mccandogs for a few years now.
Even though my first and only dog Lucy is not with me anymore (RIP baby), and I couldn't decide if I am ready to adopt another street, stray dog yet, I still check the channel from time to time.
I just wanted to say this lady Carol is good at what and how she explains.
It would be good to see her more.
Thank you.
Have a good day.

[georgetate]

Great video! Thanks so much! I very recently rescued a street dog that looks to be a Labrador+Pitbull. I immediately set up an appointment to get her spayed. Turns out, I couldn't get to the vet fast enough. If we waited very long at all, she was going to have puppies! Oh, my! At any rate, she absolutely became enamored with me. Within a couple of days, she was my protectorate. She went from a street dog I had to trap to my shadow. It took a couple of days, but as my friend said, "She just adores you." Ok. Fine. But she was over the top. When I had to leave, she would howl. When I had to be gone for an entire day, she managed to bend the joints on a standard wire crate and make herself at home all over the house, which included relieving herself on my bed and pillows. I knew we might have a little "situation" when she greeted me at the door. That was on Friday, two days after being spayed. The cone, the crate, me being gone . . . oh, my! Saturday and Sunday, I spent time practicing your ideas with her. I've reinforced the crate, and now we will look at how practicing the "good stuff" will pay off. I expect things will be OK. I've worked with other dogs over the years, and once they are properly crate-trained, they don't mind spending a lot of time in their "den."

I also appreciate the clarity with which you clarify what anxiety is and what it is not.

[sah]

I put a treat puzzle with his favorite treats before I go out the door. He is so excited I can sneak out.
I just invested in a pet geek treat dispenser, a lick pad, a Kong and goodies to put in them. My dog has become high maintenance.

[debrawarrick]

I appreciate all of your advice and techniques. They're spot on. I started crating a high strung, Jack Russell that was a few years old. He had terrible resource guarding, including people and would spin in circles and loose his mind everytime u left him alone...a crate was exactly what he was needing. He took to his new, safe place, right away and laid in it, with the door open, throughout the day while I would get chores done around the house.

[olamaslyk]

This is the most informative video on the separation anxiety that I have seen on the internet. I'll be definitely trying to imply all the advice to help my dog relieve his anxiety. Thank you so much for creating such a helpful content!

[SixJana]

This is really helpful. We just adopted a dog with severe seperation anxiety and this makes a lot of sense. Thank you!

[traceyaus]

Excellent guidance and patience. I had a dog with severe sep anx and it was heartbreaking. I had no clue. So grateful for videos like this so I can avoid these things with my puppy.

[ButterflyJak]

It’s a difficult one. I rescued an 8 month old dog nearly 4 months ago, she had been in the rescue home all her life and was very nervous. She become very attached to me, on day 2 when I went out and left her with my husband she was howling for over an hour. Follows me everywhere. It has improved some, but trying to leave her alone is proving difficult. I set up FaceTime and she spent the first half hour howling on and off but then settled down and slept. She’s not food motivated which is making it difficult. She has a kong but she’s not that interested, isn’t bothered about peanut butter. She’s done a 6 week beginners training course and was really good at that and became a lot more confident. We’ve never had to toilet train her, which has been amazing. We live in Cyprus in a rural area, don’t have neighbours and quite far from supermarkets so a trip out involves at least 30-40 mins driving alone which isn’t helping. She’s not as bad as some I’ve read about, I just don’t want her getting distressed/upset when I go out 😢

[Wildkoala]

I’ve been a vet tech/manager for 20 years and I’m glad I stumbled upon this channel, subbed!

[evermore]

Really SOLID advice and description of how to do things for separation anxiety. Well done video.

[KarenAicken]

Thank you! Our rescue has extreme separation anxiety and this is the first time I’ve learned it’s an actual phobia. So many good tips here … thank you!!🤞

[llllllllllilillii]

Thank you. I just got a new little doggie. He's only 1 years old and I want him to feel confident alone. He's a good boy and I can't wait to implement your methods. Thanks again. Your dog is adorable and wonderful by the way.

[rubisamano]

Way better than Cesar Milan's video. Solid practical advice!! Thank you.

[jennyd]

Love the long distance dispenser. When we got our two lab puppies, we would toss broken up dog cookies around as we were leaving. Eventually, they couldn't wait for us to leave! They would just be snoozing when we got home.

[margarethoughton]

Great advice and tips! Definitely plan to try putting Kong in crate with pup outside. Thanks for another great video to help manage my pup🐕

[heatherthurma]

Very well explained! Carole makes this subject clear and simple. Big help for me with my little dog!

[jannellmeagher]

"Newman" I think that is the most creative name ever! I love that Carol!