"Chill & Relax" Canine Separation Without Anxiety Programmes
Help! I Cannot Leave My Dog AloneCanine Separation Anxiety
Does your dog…….
- seem depressed, watchful, or restless when you are getting ready to leave?
- greets you with abundant excitability and takes a long time to settle after your return?
- pace, pant, or whine whilst you are out of the home?
- look for you and maintain vigilance at the windows or exit doors?
- bark, whine, or howl when you are away?
- destroy’s furniture or other things in the room when left alone?
- cause wounding through self-mutilation?
- attempt to escape the property causing damage and wounding?
- toilets in the home only at times when no one is in the home?
If you can relate to your dog displaying any of the above separation related behaviours, your dog is most probably suffering with acute anxiety when left alone, sometimes referred to as isolation distress, whether anxiety occurs through separation from their human or being left alone both require a specific methodology of training to help them recover.
We couldn’t have achieved the sucessful outcome without Mandy and will always be eternally grateful.
Would you like to…….
- be able to leave your home without being concerned about your dog’s behaviours in your absence?
- not have to rush home, panicked by what you may find, or what your neighbours may say?
- not have repeated costly repairs to your property?
- gain those valuable freedom hours away from your home to enjoy a shopping trip, a coffee with friends, time in the gym, eating out or attending an event?
- feel relieve that your dog is not getting anxious, aroused, and frustrated in your absence?
If you have answered ‘yes’ to all or some of these questions, Mandy can help you to help your dog not suffer with this disorder.
It’s made such a huge difference to all of us, including [our dog] Bailey
Help is Here
- Separation anxiety unfortunately does not just go away on its own accord and it often progressively worsens over time
- It is physically and emotionally draining for your dog and can affect other outward behaviours, such as stranger fear, noise phobia’s, resource guarding and gastrointestinal issues
- It is an emotional drain on the care giver, feelings of guilt and worry about how your dog is coping when you are not there
- There can be costly repairs and neighbourhood complaints
- Creates life-style restrictions – a feeling of being a prisoner in your own home
We had an excellent experience with Mandy who helped us with our dog’s extreme separation anxiety
Contact Mandy Rigby – Qualified Canine Behaviourist & Certified Separation Anxiety Professional
Mandy is a qualified Canine Behaviourist and has supported hundreds of dog owners with a variety of behaviour concerns. Due to her own dog suffering from Separation Anxiety Disorder, she understands fully the heartache and logistical issues it creates. After working with her own dog, Mandy decided to extensively study canine separation anxiety moving on to becoming a certified Separation Anxiety Trainer (SAPro) and has assisted many guardians with their dogs implementing her programmes that build up a duration that enables the dog to be more accepting and relaxed when left alone
Allow Mandy to fully support you and your dog to gain your freedom steps in being able to leave the home without stress and worry. All programmes are conducted via online face to face calls using modern technology throughout. This is the most successful way to deliver separation anxiety programmes. Invest in a better future for you and your dog with Mandy’s fully supported programmes.
Amazingly supportive and helpful with our unique circumstances
Puppy Home Alone 21 Day Training Plan
Age range 8-14 Weeks
The ‘Puppy Home Alone Training Plan’ is ideal for young puppies to become accepting of the initial short periods of alone time and for the puppy parent to receive support in the most successful methods to increase duration of home alone time as their puppy develops. Setting the foundations in early puppyhood is a stitch in time for successful long-term outcomes for owner absences. If your puppy has shown elevated signs of anxiety when left alone Mandy may advise a more fully supported programme
More information
- Initial complimentary discovery phone consultation to discuss. This call will take around 15 minutes
- 60-minute online consultation
- 21-day training plan protocol – emailed
- Unlimited video footage review and coaching feedback as required via WhatsApp for duration of the 21-day programme
- 30-minute hand over call
Amazing support and easy to follow steps
Fully Supported Programmes – What do they involve?
- On completion of your dog’s behaviour history form, Mandy will assess if your dog is suffering with separation anxiety or other behaviours that can be misinterpreted as being separation anxiety disorder
- Mandy will bust some of the most common myths surrounding the commonly applied methods and coach you to be able to help your dog cope with home alone periods
- She will guide you on how to manage the pre and post departure cue’s that create the rising of your dog’s anxiety
- Mandy will transfer her expertise to you in how to recognise your own dog’s minute body signals of anxiety and how to alleviate these before your dog becomes over threshold leading to the more obviously seen separation anxiety related behaviours
- She will coach you in how to data track your dog’s behaviours to build on the long term success of the programme
- Most importantly you will be supported fully in understanding the process and applying how to successfully build up on the duration you are away from your dog
Four Week Fully Supported Programme
- Completion of Separation Anxiety Behaviour History Form
- Initial complimentary discovery phone consultation to discuss how we would work together – This call will take around 20 minutes
- Initial assessment session 60 – 75 minutes via Zoom, face time or WhatsApp
- 25 x Bespoke training plans based on progression to date
- 3 x 30 minute progress calls throughout programme duration
- Tutorials on data tracking and developing your dog’s unique training plans
- Handover consultation lasting 45 minutes at the end of the programme
- Unlimited video footage review and coaching feedback via WhatsApp for the duration of the programme
Eight Week Fully Supported Programme
- Completion of Separation Anxiety Behaviour History Form
- Initial complimentary discovery phone consultation to discuss how we would work together – This call will take around 20 minutes
- Initial assessment session 60 – 75 minutes via Zoom, face time or WhatsApp
- 30 x Bespoke training plans based on progression to date
- 6 x 30 minute progress calls throughout programme duration
- Tutorials on data tracking and developing your dog’s unique training plans
- Handover consultation lasting 45 minutes at the end of the programme
- Unlimited video footage review and coaching feedback via WhatsApp for the duration of the programme
- Payment instalment plan available on request for the eight-week programme
- Four week programmes can be up-graded to the eight week programme if required
- A contract of commitment by all parties involved is required on commencement all programmes
The correct set up, correct routine, correct mind set and correct trainer, highly recommended.
Feeling the pinch of today’s economic climate?
Mandy is passionate about supporting client’s who care for dogs that suffer from this heart rendering condition. Mandy’s Client Ownership Programme offers an alternative to the fully supported programmes, providing you with an assessment of your dog and guidance in the best way to move forward. Mandy will dispel the many myths you may have read or heard about, possibly even already attempted with your dog.
The Client Ownership Programme sets you on the right path providing you with full support for the first two weeks, coaching how to plan your own training plans through a set protocol to help your dog cope with alone time in the future. Kick start your dog’s separation without anxiety training with Mandy’s guidance.
More information on the client ownership programme
- Completion of a Separation Anxiety Behaviour History form
- Initial complimentary discovery phone consultation to discuss how we will work together. This call will take around 25 minutes
- Initial base line assessment session 75 minutes, core introduction to working with a dog suffering with separation anxiety via Zoom, face time or WhatsApp
- 10 x Bespoke Training plans for the first week of the monitored training adapted from the baseline assessment
- Video footage review and coaching feedback on the complete two weeks of training sessions
- Basic protocols on setting your own future training plans via email
Contact Mandy now for your complementary discovery call and take your first step on the journey to your dog’s recovery and to begin to gain your steps to freedom
*Programme costs are advised after evaluation to which programme would be most suitable for you and your dog
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We worked with Mandy as our Toy Poodle had severe SA and we were at our wits end! We couldn’t even move upstairs or go to the toilet without him getting anxious let alone leaving him at home on his own. Mandy went through the structure of the training and ensured we were all on board as a family as this is key, all family members need to know what’s happening and join in with sessions. It’s a big commitment, but one we are so grateful to have done as he is so settled and anxiety free. Mandy puts a lot (I mean massive) amount of time and compassion into the training, and it really pays off. It’s a very gentle process with no harsh treatment to the dog. We couldn’t have a achieved the outcome without Mandy and will always be eternally grateful.
Highly recommend, Mandy is brilliant at what she does, is very knowledgeable, informative and extremely thorough. From the first telephone conversation I felt at ease and confident that she would be able to help with the issues we faced with our six-year-old Cavapoo and his anxiety. Our sessions have given us the confidence and knowledge in how to handle this going forward to help Rolo become less stressed in certain situations when he is left. We have already seen an improvement with Rolo being calmer and more relaxed when one of us leaves the home. Thank you does not quite seem enough, just wish we had found her sooner!
We had an excellent experience with Mandy who helped us with our dog’s extreme separation anxiety. Over a six-week tailored course specific to Bailey, we went from a dog who couldn’t be left for more than two seconds without anxiety to one who would settle comfortably and be relaxed for 15 minutes’ absence. In the week since that milestone, we’ve already increased that to 30 minutes using the tools Mandy at Yes! Good Dog have taught us. We couldn’t have imagined this just a few months ago and it’s made such a huge difference to all of us, including Bailey, who knows we’ll always come back to him and who can relax in his own company. Mandy’s responsiveness and excellent advice were always on hand when we needed it, with weekly video calls to monitor progress and a programme that was tailored so that we never moved beyond Bailey’s own threshold of what he could manage, which is completely different to a one-size-fits-all approach, and which simply wouldn’t have worked. We couldn’t have done this without Mandy and have already recommended Yes! Good Dog to a family member with similar issues.