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Why Quick Fixes Don’t Work for Separation Anxiety—and What to Do Instead

Why Quick Fixes Don’t Work for Separation Anxiety—and What to Do Instead

by Kate LaSala | Jun 9, 2025 | Dog Training, Separation Anxiety

When your dog is suffering from separation anxiety, it’s completely natural to want to do everything in your power to help them feel better. A quick internet search will turn up countless suggestions that promise fast results. But for dogs with true separation...
Exploring Separation Anxiety in Velcro Dogs

Exploring Separation Anxiety in Velcro Dogs

by Kate LaSala | Nov 18, 2024 | Dog Training, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Separation Anxiety

  I get a lot of client inquiries with people concerned that their “Velcro dog” follows them room to room and they’re concerned their dog has separation anxiety (SA). Is there any evidence of this? Is your Velcro dog at risk for separation...
How To Help Puppy Mill Dogs

How To Help Puppy Mill Dogs

by Kate LaSala | Oct 7, 2024 | Dog Training, Dogs and Babies and Kids, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs

Adopting a fearful dog from a puppy mill, hoarding situation or backyard breeder dog can be incredibly rewarding and very challenging. There’s something to helping a fearful dog blossom into a confident, non-fearful dog. But, I get a lot of clients who are not...
Debunking the 3-3-3 Rule

Debunking the 3-3-3 Rule

by Kate LaSala | Sep 23, 2024 | Dog Training, Dog Training Regulation, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs

  If you have a new dog and are online, you’ve no doubt come across the 3-3-3 rule for new dogs. This idea and various graphics of it circulate often, making the rounds on social media. I am unsure of the origin of this rule, but I suspect it started in the...
How Long Will It Take To Fix This Behavior Issue?

How Long Will It Take To Fix This Behavior Issue?

by Kate LaSala | Aug 19, 2024 | Dog Training, Dog Training Regulation, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs, Separation Anxiety

  Clients almost always ask “how long will this take to fix?” and I can never give them a concrete answer. I don’t have a crystal ball or a magic wand. I’m not hiding anything, in fact, I’m being completely transparent, unlike...
Separation Anxiety In Times of Transition

Separation Anxiety In Times of Transition

by Kate LaSala | Jun 24, 2024 | Dog Training, Separation Anxiety

  I’ve written in the past about behavior regressions in areas like separation anxiety or house training. But occasionally new separation-related behavior issues pop up in dogs who have not previously displayed any separation issues. Sometimes this can be...
Understanding Dog Displacement Behaviors

Understanding Dog Displacement Behaviors

by Kate LaSala | Feb 5, 2024 | Dog Training, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs, Separation Anxiety

  Displacement behaviors are normal behaviors that are performed out of context and they can indicate if a dog is conflicted or anxious. I talk about them when I’m reviewing dog body language with clients, especially for fearful dogs or with my separation...
8 Common Separation Anxiety Myths

8 Common Separation Anxiety Myths

by Kate LaSala | Jul 10, 2023 | Dog Training, Dog Training Regulation, Rescue Dogs, Separation Anxiety

  When I have my initial consult with separation anxiety clients, most, if not all of them, have some misguided understanding or belief about separation anxiety.  And with all the widely found information online and given from friends, it’s easy to see why...
6 Things To Know About Separation Anxiety

6 Things To Know About Separation Anxiety

by Kate LaSala | Apr 10, 2023 | Dog Training, Rescue Dogs, Separation Anxiety

Discovering your dog has separation anxiety can cut to your soul. Even more than so many other behavioral issues, the inability to leave your dog alone without the dog panicking has grave quality of life issues, both for the dog and the human. It’s is a behavior...
Why A Crate Isn’t The Answer For Separation Anxiety

Why A Crate Isn’t The Answer For Separation Anxiety

by Kate LaSala | Mar 27, 2023 | Dog Training, Puppy Training, Separation Anxiety

  While crate training has its place in some areas of dog training – house training, management and medical recovery come to the top of my mind, crating for separation anxiety is not one of those applications. This does get complicated if we have a dog who...
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