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So we started this about a month ago with our 3 year old shepard malinois mix rescue. He was in kennels for all of his life with no family so he has a lot of issues to work through. Mostly with reactivity and fence guarding. Before watching this video we were putting him on his bed and then walking outside and incrementally getting out the door for longer periods but the progress was so slow. Even though we didnt follow the steps exactly, as our treat dispenser could be a bit slow at times, we just left the house today for 2 and a half hours and he calmed down and slept for most of it. He didnt seem bothered by the treats we left out for him and he was ocassionally checking the door for us but other than that it was so much better than when we left him a few months ago. We were scared we wouldnt be able to leave him again for a long time so really pleased to have found this video and used some of the methods combined with some relaxation protocol. 😊 Much appreciated from the UK

My dog just takes those snuffle mats and chucks it in the air watching all the food fly!!!

We've started doing this at home with our extremely separation anxious dog that we rescued 5 months ago. Rescued at age 8 from a hoarding situation in Texas with 30 doggie siblings no people... He has never been alone in his life and we couldn't leave the house at all because of his anxiety. He is a super calm dog otherwise (can sleep and relax ANYWHERE!) but the second we leave...it's madness. We started doing the treats when he relaxes in his special room, and recently bought a remote feeder. He LOVES being alone in his room now -- and will often leave our side even as we eat dinner to go hang out in the room. We haven't tried with the closed door yet, but this is truly the first hope we've had in MONTHS. He actually LIKES being alone now. Thank you, this is giving us our life back.

my dog doesn't respond to cookies, kibble, etc, so snuffle mats, kongs and remote feeders do no good. He has great nutrition, gets plenty of exercise and knows how to relax completely as long as he knows where I am. I hit a dead end every time training involves food rewards of any kind

Because we love our dogs deeply, we want to do as much to help them. Only through deep love, we feel convicted to do more for our dogs. Otherwise the work becomes chores.

This will be my salvation! My daughter has a dog with extreme separation anxiety. I have a three month old rescue that I was determined not to let that happen and failed miserably. I feel trapped at home because I want to train her to be happy alone without me. I had to leave for an hour put her in her crate and now she’s afraid of the crate.

I just rescued a terrier corgi mix and she is glued to my hip. Thank you so much, shes good at just hanging out in whatever room and chilling but when i remove myself from any situation shes on 100. Definitely going to try this more positive approach.

Iv seen sooooo many videos even experts i love. But you amased me how spot on this is!! Thank you and i hope more people finds this video! Its truly amazing tips and ideas!

Brilliant......sounds very similar to Presence doesn't mean Access, that Absolute Dogs (England)have been doing for a while. I think it's fabulous that these young, knowledgeable trainers, vet's, and behaviourists are coming up with excellent new ways of teaching dogs. We're on the cusp of a tsunami, in kind ways of teaching animals and I'm excited to be a part of it. Thanks to all of you for helping Dogs live their best lives ❤️

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ My heart was so warmed by this training for separation anxiety! So refreshing to see the doggos treated by the trainers in such a patient and humane manner. You’re right! This is such a different approach! It makes so much sense to teach and begin the process by training them how to relax. Excellent advice and coaching … Thank You. I will keep this in mind as I shape my puppy in different experiences by using these techniques, even if he doesn’t have severe anxiety… it’s just a nice way to leave your dog. Handy for when we dog sit as well! Cant wait for tonight! 🎉

Three months ago my husband and I purchased an almost 3 year old (born March 2020 = "covid puppy") not knowing she suffered terriby from SA. She attached primarily to me. She does kind of okay if home alone with my husband but he pretty much has to keep her busy. I rarely leave and if we both have to leave I make arrangements to take her to one of 3 or 4 friends who are willing to have her visit. It's been tough on us all. We spent $250 on a consultation with a positiver reinforcement trainer, who want another $500 for 4 sessions. We couldn't afford that so we developed our own plan. Your video is such an encougement because it validates our decision to purchase and begin using Treat and Train. We've only had it two days and now we know better how to implement the relaxation protocol and how to eventually phase it out. Thank you so very much for giving us a plan. But, since we're not there yet I am putting in my two cents to show my support for Nadine and Simone's program in English. I bet it won't cost as much as a professional trainer (i.e. $750)!

This was so great to watch, sadly the shelters are full of these poor sad dogs who need this info.

This is THE BEST YT upload I've seen on this topic. Thank you for sharing your infinite wisdom!!!!

Absolutely brilliant Epic Episode 200. I don't have a dog with SA but I can totally see how these well thought out steps can work. Wow, way to showcase new talent, Susan! And congrats on 200 brilliant, enlightening, entertaining and humorous episodes. Gems, all. ❤️🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪

I really like the partial barrier!! I feel like that's a part where dogs get stuck a lot, as soon as that barrier is closed the stress comes out. I work in a daycare, I am going to try this with some of our dog friends who find barriers challenging!

this is one of the most useful and interesting tutorials about seperation anxiety i have ever seen. thank you

I live in a one bedroom small apartment. All of 760 square ft. My husky mix is fine as long as I don’t go through the apartment door. He often follows me around the apartment, but not always. I work from home and keep my bedroom door closed during the day. Was an issue for a day or so and then he’s fine all day. I’ve got cameras to keep an eye out in case it gets into mischief. I can even leave during the day and it’s not a big deal. Evening and night though. Within seconds of me shutting the front door he’s howling or whining. Now I’m just three weeks into our relationship. He’s a rescued. 14 months old or so. He paces. He whines. He barks. He looks out the window. Lays by the door. Very stressed. When I’m here at night he’s chill and relaxed. He’s not into toys. Food toys he likes but ignored when I leave the apartment. I’m looking for ideas on how to utilize the partial barrier. All I can think is a baby gate on the front door and a way to keep that door open. Open to ideas. We walk over 2 miles a day. Free running not an option.

Congratulations on 200 podcasts. They are all amazing ❤🎉

I would love a whole podcast on nutrition.

As someone who gets panic attacks, I've always hated the advice for dealing with separation anxiety in dogs, and now that I have one with that issue, I dislike it even more. I see in him the exact issues humans go through--too big of a trigger and they lose all their progress. I really like the idea of this protocol and hope me and my puppy can manage this!

WOO-HOO episode #200 !!!! Thank you Susan for all the direction, guidance and encouragement !!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

I’ve taught my dog to stay calm and be independent. But I also wanna recommend calming dog music from KZfaq. My dog likes piano. That was a true game changer.

This really makes sense! I do not have a dog with separation anxiety but I am going to make sure I don’t with this!

You’ve given the best advice that I’ve seen, thank you!

What I wouldn’t give to be mentored by you!!

SHEW. ..I wish I had help like this a few years back...adopted a German haired pointed from a shelter...it was SO BAD for everyone. ..me the other dogs and the poor poor pointer.....I'm crying a I say this but I eventually let him go over the rainbow bridge. ..THANK YOU for this podcast...granny owned by a cattle dog.

I have a 6 year old Cavalier who was rescued from a puppy mill who has terrible separation anxiety. I'm so glad I found your channel and this protocol. I would love to have the FRIDA online program in English. For now, we are following your instructions from this video. Thank you for sharing this program!!

Brilliant! So easy. Thanks, Frida and Susan.

This is the first time I've had to check out this podcast. Well done! Great information, thank you.❤️

Thank you SO MUCH for this episode, Susan! I will be starting this protocol ASAP, for SA in the house and my dog's fear of riding in the car. ❤

This is brilliant. I cannot wait to try this out. Our dog has the worst separation anxiety I’ve ever seen. So I’m hoping this will help. Thank you so much for this video!

I rescued a husky a year ago, and she definitely suffers from seperation anxiety. She is very calm and relaxed, but only with me. When leaving her in the car for example, if I get more than a few feet away she starts doing the husky howls and yaps. If i leave a window down too far she leaps out of my truck. I have tried everything, even calming chews. I had been giving her rawhide bones or special treats to distract her, but she soon became wise to that and watches me to make sure im not going anywhere, and ignores toys, food and treats. I'll have to try these methods and see if they work, but huskies are not so easily persuaded Im finding out, lol Ive trained all of the dogs ive owned and she is by far the hardest to train. Shes a very affectionately pup. She will wake up from a nap and if im in bed she will crawl up into bed with me and lay against me.

My dog had really bad SA when he came to me. I couldn't go to the bathroom alone without him barking. Julie Niasmith and her subthreshold training helped, returning before he went over his anxiety threshold. As well as not allowing him to follow me to the door, building routine, and the treat throwing Furbo camera.

Great episode, congrats on 200!! So much great info you've put out into the world for everyone for free, thank you so much!! This protocol makes so much sense.

I’d so love to hear more. I’ve been literally training my dog almost every day for two years and still no joy. I’ve put her on medication and this still hasn’t worked. I’ve been a prisoner in my own own as I live alone. If I could solve this even to just go to the gym for an hour I’d be forever grateful. Susan - I love your podcasts. They all make so much sense and you are funny and entertaining at the same time. I think you are one of the best trainers there are so to introduce these trainers on separation anxiety I believe can be the solution. How I would love for you to help my dog when others have told me to rehome her.

I have a new puppy with severe SA as well. In fact I've been in contact with Recaller's support staff and working with a behaviorist. But we are still having strong problems, I haven't left the house in 7 weeks? without her or having someone at home bc I hate to have her go over threshold that badly for a longer length of time. We are using a lot of these techniques but not in this order, so willing to give anything a try to help this sweet baby. Otherwise this is an outgoing, happy girl, it's simply heartbreaking to have her this anxious. Signed up for the protocol in English already!

thanks for this video Susan!! we’re planning our next puppy and i want to train this one to relax right off the hop. this protocol is exactly what i was looking for.

Thank you, thank you! You have given me hope that I might one day have my life back and my beautiful, sweet boy might one day be ok being apart from me. ❤️❤️❤️

I thank you ❤ You’re one of a kind - generous 🤗

Absolutely love it!

Hi Susan, this is so simple and so great. Thank you for doing this. This is going to be a huge help to so many dogs

Thank you so much. We are gonna give it a try bc the leave them method isn't working. She is just so upset to be alone.

Another great episode, thank you! ❤SA is a difficult problem for the owners. I 'm curious that in the whole process - which can take weeks of course - can the dog be left alone in the house? Most of the protocols insist on, understandably, not to, which is quite difficult to the owner. What is your suggestion?

Hi! I'm from Germany! And Simon and Nadine are so fantastic. Unfortunately, we have so much else to learn right now. Therefore we could not book the German program now. I hope to do another course this year.

Brilliant! LOVE THIS

“If one will do then 30 or 40 are amazing!” Oh yeah! I am just like you! Lol!

Beautiful Contant. I am from Germany and I understand both, smile. I also call my little dog shreddie 😛

I'm in a country where the remote feeder is not easily accessible and a Wi-Fi camera would cost a lot of money... but we can always adapt. Thank you for this video for some different techniques hopefully it will help my street dog who has some sever separation anxiety

Your video showed up in my suggstions at the perfect time. You are describing my little Luna to a T. She really needs to gain some independence. It breaks my heart that she feels like she can't be apart from me when I leave the room much less leave the house. In truth we had considered rehoming her because I can't leave her alone ever and we've had her since November. I have had to put her on medication to help with her anxiety but when we try to couple that with conventional treatments it just doesn't work. I am typing this as I work from home and she is in her crate right now whining because I am not making eye contact with her. She is literally less than five feet from me but her crate is turned in the other direction so she can't see me only hear me. It's maddening at times because I feel like I'm being held hostage by an adorable furry being that doesn't get that I need to work to pay for her meds and her puppy food and toys.

My dog does not suffer SA but I would love to see Nadine and Simone more often. Thank you so much for the nutrition tips. I will increase good oil (Krill or hempseed) and low carb boiled vegetable and decrease protein a bit. Hard to find the good balance.

Hi Susan!! My puppy Hudson (chihauhua spaniel mix) is 5 months old and we are dealing with heavy separation anxiety! He howls non stop whenever I leave (in his crate, in a penned area, or free roaming). Last week he howled for 3 hours straight till I got home. I’ll admit it’s my fault, I didn’t leave him alone nearly close to enough from the day I brought him home!! He is very well behaved, nondestructive and great at asking to go outside to use the bathroom which is why I let him roam free in the house since day 1. I am now trying to curb this anxiety by getting him a penned off area in the living room and plan to cut away his free roaming capabilities. My thinking is this will help him be more comfortable when I leave since he will be in there for hours at a time when I am home as well! Would love any feedback or correction/alternatives to this plan!

I’m sitting a 14 year old dog for the next three weeks. SA to the max. Day 3 I’ve tried Rescue Remedy drop on food , not that successful. Did essential oil, frankincense, lavender and balance, massaged the oil over his coat several times throughout the day, diffuser with lavender, started to work. But, the best was using the dog bed and just keep directing back to the bed with treat. Sound asleep🎉🎉

Glad I found your KZfaq channel. Thank you

They also got cheap trailers in AZ. I see them all the time for $4000

amazing video❤

So she said food and exercise WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. Then she added a remote feeder and a WiFi camera, then exercises the dog. Suddenly food and exercise are part of the necessary equation. Good one.

So much fabulous information!!!!! I would love to have Frida protocol in English to add to my tool box❣️

Love it love it love it! So many great inspiration for puppies as well 🥰

Awesomeness! Thank you, I loved this!!

Woinderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love it

Thank you so much for sharing this, Susan. My dog is very attached to me and much less so to my partner. We have done protocols for relaxation that have helped him so when I am gone for a work day, he does well. But if I go away, for the weekend for example, he cries and paces at night and is very stressed even though my partner is here. I am wondering how to do the protocol so he is more relaxed with my partner when I am gone for more than just a day.

Nice work

Fascinating! I want to try this with Annie. She hates the car, for example.

Thank you for your help!

Awesome teaching!

Really enjoyed, thanks.

I am going to attempt this, my challenge is that I’ve been moving around for over a year so having a space for the dog like you suggest is a challenge…

My chi has such severe SA that she destroyed the feeding puzzles I got due to SA. She destroys everything if she's left alone.

Thank you for this episode! Excited to try some of these things! One question, does this mean that I should abandon the hope of getting my anxious dog to love her crate?

My puppy husky has have his ups and downs in crate training and separation anxiety. But at least we’ve gone from him not even allowing me to take a shower in peace with all the crying and howling, from being able to do that. But it’s still a struggle to leave the house. I had some questions. -Regarding the diet, he’s eating a cooked low carb diet (I buy a barf brand, but he doesn’t like to eat it raw). Is it okay to add more veggies? I’m concerned about the proper diet for a dog, since they come from carnivorous ancestors. -We’ve been training the functional calmness exercises, but my issue is that he will focus on me with firm attention, which normally would be a good thing, but he won’t relax. He’s waiting for me to give him the rewards, but my objective is for him to be calm instead of inquisitive about when the reward may come. This is reflected on how he will be in a down position, and then just sit, and then start barking, which is him being excited and impatient. Even if I build duration, I’m building duration of this state of being eager for treats, rather than calm. -Also, my pups instead of sniffing and the snuffle mat, he’ll just shake it and drop all the treats 😅. One could think it’s quite the genius move, since he doesn’t have to sniff and find the treats, but it defeats the purpose!

We have been working on functional relaxation with our 8 month old beagle pup. Everything was going well, until he decided that eating his blankets/bedding is more rewarding than relaxing on or near them. We give him plenty of options to shred and destroy appropriate things, and lots of exercise. Any tips?

I love this. I feel like it took women to come up with an empathic, choice-based protocol, instead of what my male trainer recommended: the proverbial carrots and sticks, which led my dog to a complete meltdown.

Would love to see Frida Protocol in English please !!!

I really enjoyed this episode thank-you. I don't have a dog with separation anxiety but I do have one who struggles to stay calm when the delivery people turn up. I've done the Karen Overall relaxtion protocol and had some success . Still more to do though. I'm sure this protocol could be adapted for delivery drivers! .

Hi I enjoyed your video, my dog is 15 months old, he chewed his stuffed toys, he ripped his snuffle mat up, he relaxes all the time I’m with him the minute I move he’s up, he would walk away from a feeder after a while as he would be bored, I’ve crate trained him but he goes so nuts he jumps in the crate and moves it while he’s barking…….do you have any other tips I can’t leave the house.

Nice!

Awesome video!

Hi Frida, just learning about your techniques, so exciting.. I get extreme anxiety and the most explosive reactions when we are in the car and I attempt to stop car and get out. I get this even if my dog knows I am walking around to let him out, or if I am stopping to go into the gas station. its the action of stopping car, (anxious bark) putting into park, turning off engine (frantic bark, clawing) and opening my door (full blown panic) How/where do I start or adapt your program to the car? (I dont get the separation anxiety if Im home and leave) although we get SOME if I leave him in house and I am in backyard, OR if someone (my husband attempts to take him on leash away from me)

What a great topic for episode 200! Thanks for this podcast, it is as brilliant as all the others. I have a dog that has separation anxiety and I will definitely try this approach. I am German, but live in the States now, so either way would be fantastic. I have a question though, my dog is crate trained and he loves his crate. He goes in there on his own when he is tired. I want to let him roam free eventually, but before I can trust him making good choices without us, I would rather have him in his crate when we leave him alone. Does FRIDA also works with a crate as a barrier instead of the XPEN?

So, my dog , Clay would ignore the toy, chew-up the Snuffle Mat and dog bed, jump over the barrier, could care less about the food and he gets a ton of exercise on my 2 1/3 acres. His attention span on training is about 3 minutes. Ugh. He does have pretty good nutrition, but I could step that up. He does like a good foot massage, but his relaxation could improve.

I’ve a 7 month pup he has serious separation anxiety from me..I’m disabled so have problems sometimes reaching to him..he is a cross Yorkshire terrier/ chihuahua I have been trying to crate train him..he’s pretty good when I’m at home but extremely bad when I leave him

How would you adjust this if you need to leave your dog in a crate instead? Just moving an open crate around instead of the 3 sided barrier? What is you have a puppy that can’t be left with a bed/ topple or kong? My puppy loves to chew and shred so I can’t leave enrichment in her crate with her.

fabulous advice, what would you do if you have 3 dogs together?

I have the furbo camera that works as a treat dispenser, would you say that it would be detrimental if the treat dispenser is a bit further away from the dog? In the sense that when she is calm she would have to stand and maybe walk to pick up the treat?

Discuss shelter dogs you adopt with seizure issues that has separation anxiety

Please create a Program In English

When working this process and you are on step 1, how do you work with the dog when you have to say leave the house?

Is raw food ok to feed when your dog is prone to weight gaining? Congrats on the 200th episode, you really helped me and my dog alot❤️

Leaving a radio or calming tv music seems to help too

Can this be done x2? I'm training 2 rescues at the same time as a pack. I was setting up almost this exact thing other than the snuffle mat.

What should our procedure be when we need to leave the house before training is complete? Thanks!

Hi Susan, my husband and I are trying this protocol on our super separation-anxious pittie girl.... gradually, she's chillaxing in the other room with her remote pet feeder friend and we're watching her on the wifi-cam... this is great progress for her. One question: is it a bad idea to keep rewarding through pet feeder once they're basically asleep? It might be counter-productive to wake them up for a treat... just a bit unsure.

This is great - thank you. My working cocker spaniel is fine if I leave the house, but he can’t bear it if I leave a room. Will be using these steps. Would this still be SA though, or FOMO. He also can’t even handle it if he’s on a boundary and I’m on the sofa or letting the other dog out for the toilet. Other Podcast suggestions welcome. Thanks

Furbo dog camera also allows you to ejects treats from the app!

Interesting protocol! My only "problem" is I have 2 dogs, one with SA and one without. The one without would be jonesing for the treats! Guess I would have to separate them to work on this, but I understand and it is definitely worth a go. Congratulations on 200 podcasts!! Love them all! Thank you Susan and the Dogs That/Shaped by Dog team!

You introduce the treat toys, while you are relaxing sitting at home. Take dogs out for good walks as many as you can

When you start doing functional relaxation and reinforcing the dog for hanging around their mat/ safe place do you move it room to room with you?

I'm curious to know if this has helped any solve their SA problems long term. We've had our sweet rescue for a year and a half, he came with severe SA on day 1. Including medication and CSAT training, we've barely made progress. We have also done the FRIDA protocol (along with Susan's other great progress) but the SA is so severe that we can't seem to make it more than a few minutes. Feeling a bit hopeless.

Thanks for the video. My dog as separation anxiety according to the overnight kennel. How can the protocol work at the kennel?