by Kate LaSala | Jan 25, 2021 | Dog Training, Separation Anxiety
Since the majority of my behavior practice involves working fear and aggression cases, including separation anxiety, I spend a lot of time helping clients navigate how we can break the things their dog is afraid of, whether it’s strangers, absences,...
by Kate LaSala | Oct 19, 2020 | Dog Training, Separation Anxiety
SUSPEND ABSENCES. Now, hear me out. I know your gut reaction is that impossible – maybe a little less so during Covid but under normal circumstances you have errands to run, work meetings, social engagements, vacations, date night, going to the gym and...
by Kate LaSala | Oct 5, 2020 | Dog Training, Separation Anxiety
This week I’m finishing up my credential to become a Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer and if you joined last week’s Facebook Live, I talked a little bit about what separation anxiety training looks like. Today I wanted to chat a little about some...
by Kate LaSala | Sep 28, 2020 | Dog Training, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Resource Guarding
Does your dog growl, freeze, lunge or try to bite if you approach him when she’s got a high value chew, used Kleenex or stolen sock? Just like food guarding that I talked about a few weeks ago, guarding high value resources is a completely normal and very...
by Kate LaSala | Sep 2, 2020 | Dog Training, Resource Guarding
Does your dog growl, freeze, eat faster or try to bite if you approach him when he’s eating? Food guarding is a completely normal and very common dog behavior but it understandably upsets owners and in some cases, can be a safety concern, especially if there...
