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The COVID-19 lockdown and your dog: Tips to help you get ahead of separation anxiety issues before they start

Not being alone for substantial amounts of time is believed to be a trigger of separation related problems in dogs. While we can’t predict with certainty if your or your clients’s dogs will struggle after the lock down ends, it is certainly a wise move to keep up their alone-time skills and make sure they do not become hyper-dependent on us now.

In this webinar we will discuss how to:

• Create a safe haven
• Use food toys for both enrichment and independence training
• Work on impulse control and lowering frustration levels as needed
• Do daily alone-time exercises
• Cater the management and training approaches for fosters, dogs newly adopted, dogs with previously known separation related problems, and dogs who did not have problems prior to the lock down.

Tracy Krulik, CTC, CSAT

Northern Virginia based certified canine separation anxiety trainer and honors graduate of Jean Donaldson’s Academy for Dog Trainers, Tracy Krulik, CTC, CSAT, is the founder and managing editor of iSpeakDog — a website and public awareness campaign to teach dog body language and behavior. Krulik trains dogs with separation anxiety for the Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington, D.C. and private clients around the world remotely online. Her writing can be found in publications including The Bark magazine, The Washington Post, and The Chronicle of the Dog. Krulik’s passion is helping fearful dogs discover confidence and joy — just as she did for her once “fraidy” pup, Emma the Beagle. Visit www.tracykrulik.com to learn more.