Kelly Duggan Design

Dog trainers: Take your own advice!

It can feel defeating to take a stab at posting regularly on your social platforms and not see results immediately.

The same way it can be frustrating for your clients who expect to be able to sit at a cafe with their reactive dog after a couple sessions.

Remember what you would tell them:

This stuff works.

But like most things worth doing, consistency, patience and trusting the process are how you get results.

I'm embarrassed to say how recently I learned this! If you have a dog who panics when you leave, this is a must-read.

Let me let you in on a little secret.

Using food in separation anxiety training is keeping you stuck. And this is coming from a trainer who is unapologetic about doling out snacks, and lots of them!

Food is one of the easiest and most efficient forms of reinforcement in a force-free trainer's toolbox. But it is fraught with problems when it comes to separation anxiety training.

Read the blog post to learn more: https://alpinedogs.ca/2022/04/why-using-food-in-separation-anxiety-training-is-keeping-you-stuck/