Support for dogs with separation anxiety in Worcestershire, and far and wide

Learn how to effectively teach your dog to feel safe home alone, so you can both experience freedom and independence.

Common signs that your dog may have separation issues:

Why this support is carried out online

Separation anxiety is one of the behaviour concerns where online support is often the most effective option.

Because the goal is to understand how your dog behaves when home alone, working remotely allows me to observe your dog in their normal environment without my presence altering their behaviour.

This also means we can work through training in real-life situations, helping you build confidence and progress at a pace your dog can cope with, wherever you’re based.

My own dog, Max, developed separation issues when my work routine changed. I had no idea anything was wrong until a neighbour let me know he was barking and howling for hours whenever I was out.

A camera confirmed that he was pacing, panting, and vocalising almost constantly. I felt heartbroken seeing him so upset. Like many cases of separation anxiety in dogs, it wasn’t something we could just ignore.

I understand this personally.

With patience and consistent training, Max gradually went from full-blown panic to being able to relax for longer stretches.

It was quite a celebration when I was able to head out for multiple hours, confident that he was relaxed at home! I know firsthand just how transformative this journey can be.

“Naomi’s separation anxiety training has been life changing for our dog Jasper and us!”

“Jasper previously would sprint to the door and bark at even the hint of us leaving him, meaning we had to co-ordinate our lives to ensure he was never left. After a few months of working with Naomi and her structured training plans, that were easy to follow, adaptable to our lifestyle and achievable, we are in a very different place.

We’ve gradually worked through leaving for a few seconds to now getting a super relaxed dog that’s happy to be left for 2.5 hours! Naomi gave us loads of great advice on separation anxiety and other related problems, was really patient when we couldn’t do as much training as we liked and responded super quickly to any questions we had.

Overall, we are delighted to have a relaxed dog that is happy to be left for a couple of hours, all thanks to Naomi’s training.”

~ Ben and Jasper

This training package is tailored to your individual dog. From the videos and descriptions you send, to the thorough consultation, we come up with a plan that’s for your dog, and tailored to your individual feedback.

And it’s designed specifically for dog guardians like you: committed, caring, and ready to make the changes needed to move forwards.

£580

Don’t forget if you have pet insurance they may reimburse you the fees of our sessions!

You can also pay in instalments using PayPal if eligible.

The programmes outlined above mean I’m with you every step of the way.

Separation anxiety has no quick fix, but however long it takes, you have access to the support you need. Many insurance policies will even reimburse you the fees.

Once you’ve completed your initial package, if you want to add on more support, we have options available for you.

“Naomi has been fantastic at helping us work on our pup’s separation anxiety”

Due to him having lots of health issues as a puppy we weren’t able to leave him alone initially, and therefore when we tried to attempt small absences it became apparent he had separation anxiety. We tried all the little tricks you read about online and all the ‘dog pheromones’ that are supposed to help, but without any success.

Since working with Naomi, our dog has developed confidence and resilience when being alone. He has come so far already. He can now handle 1hr absences easily, and is able to bounce back more quickly from setbacks.

Both me and my husband highly recommend working with Naomi, and have found her to be a huge support, both for our dog and also for us – dealing with any dog anxiety can be really stressful!”

~ Gabby and Hugo

“I don’t know where we’d be without Naomi’s help”

Naomi has been brilliant at listening to our needs and helping us to understand our dog Blue’s separation anxiety.

We chose Naomi’s separation anxiety package because we just couldn’t leave Blue home alone without him stressing, howling and at worst scratching at the doors.

Naomi gave us a bespoke plan for Blue that we followed over the weeks, with consistency and patience we can finally leave Blue resting and happy for nearly an hour.”

~ Alex and Blue

The separation anxiety training is all done online – but don’t worry! This is a great thing. Pre-pandemic I did in-person separation anxiety training and still needed assessments done by video.

Me being there means the dog is not alone! You and a visitor all trudging in and out of the house adds stress or excitement that gets in the way of the calmness we are aiming for.

Through video calls and, if needed, temporary shared access to camera apps, I can see your dog exactly as you do, can communicate with you without your dog knowing I’m there and guide you through the process with your dog settled and none the wiser. This makes it far more accurate and success rates have increased. Read more HERE.

Definitely not! We can get started with Zoom, a simple, free, online app to get us going. I’ve had lots of people who started out feeling unsure but soon got to grips with it. I’ll help you out if you’re struggling; we can have a test meeting to check everything works before we get going.

There’s no need to spend lots of time or money on extravagant camera equipment. There are lots of really simple pet cams on the market these days if you are happy to go down this route.

I ask that you set aside 15-20 minutes per day, 5 days a week to start with. Obviously, once you are able to leave your dog for longer then there are going to be days where you will need longer. But you will soon be able to use these times to do chores or go for walks or shopping etc. It will become usable time. You won’t necessarily need to be doing long absences every day, it may be just once or twice a week depending on your goals.

I also know that despite best laid plans life doesn’t always allow for our ideal timeframes for training. So if we need to be more flexible in our approach then we can be. It’s not a problem.

5. How does the consultation process actually work?

If you’d like to know more about the process, what the consultation involves, more information about what a vet referral will entail, then I have some pages you can refer to HERE.