You love spending time with your dog and would do so all the time if life allowed it. Sometimes, though, you have to leave your pup at home, whether you need to go to work, to the store or somewhere they can’t come.
If your dog has trouble with some alone time, they are probably experiencing separation anxiety. Our dog separation anxiety training programs in Austin can help. Let us help you train your dog to be calm when alone.
Why Choose Training Made for Separation Anxiety?
A pup with separation anxiety can make standard training challenging. Leaving them at a training facility for the day or having them around other dogs right away could incite anxious behaviors. Connecting your dog with a separation anxiety trainer can help them overcome some of these initial challenges.
Training programs designed for separation anxiety take anxious behaviors into account and often require a much slower, more custom process. Our trainers will work with you and your dog to build their confidence slowly through methods like positive reinforcement, obedience training and desensitization.
Separation Anxiety Can Be Stressful for Both You And Your Canine
When dogs with separation anxiety are left alone, they engage in destructive behavior, including tearing furniture apart, barking until neighbors complain, and even harming themselves in panic. As a dog owner, we understand how heartbreaking it can be to watch your dog suffer and just how much it can burn a hole in your wallet to replace the destroyed rags, cushions, and furniture in your home.
You and your dog deserve to enjoy a better quality of life, free from the stress caused by separation anxiety. If your dog exhibits the following behaviors when you leave them alone, it’s time to give our dog separation anxiety trainer a call.
- Excessive barking, whining, or howling.
- Destructive behavior such as chewing or digging.
- Attempts to escape, including scratching windows and doors
- Urinating and defecating in inappropriate places indoors.
- Restlessness and pacing.
- Distressful behavior when you are preparing to leave.
We Use Proven Separation Anxiety Training Techniques to Ensure Lasting Results
The first step to helping your dog overcome separation anxiety is understanding what’s causing it. The causes can be past trauma, over-attachment to the owner, lack of mental and physical stimulation, or sudden change in routine. A history of abandonment in shelters, sudden absence of a family member, lack of boundaries, and change in routine can also result in separation anxiety.
Our experienced dog separation anxiety trainers in Austin take time to uncover what’s causing your dogs to panic when left alone. Through systematic desensitization, we train your dog to associate being alone with positive experiences, transforming their emotional response to being separated from you.
The result?
- Reduced anxiety and stress when left alone.
- Decreased destructive behavior, barking, and whining.
- Improved ability to stay calm and relaxed in your absence.
- A sense of security, confidence, and independence.
- Better obedience and responsiveness to commands.
- A stronger bond and more trust between you and your dog.
