Little Pack Dog Training

27/05/2026

Separation Anxiety is a panic response and rarely would such a dog just get used to being left alone. Hoping they will just get over it is a mistake! Understanding from your dog's point of view is where you need to start. Separation anxiety can be the catalyst for destructive behaviour like destroying the sofa or chewing on everything. Even self-injury and a long term anxiety disorder. Overall social interaction with other dogs is negatively influenced by stress. It matters how we understand and support our dogs. There are health and behaviour problems that can set in.

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16/05/2026

Trainer Alison has been working on Bute's reactivity and his other stressors for a while now. It's been one of those days you don't forget as Bute has reached another milestone. Thanks to the help of lovely collie boy Loki and Kay. Bute's been willing to walk near to Loki and has shown interest in being social. He really is broadening his horizons.

03/05/2026

Rocky enjoying his training:
"a is a big pupper boi doo-in much explores an learn-in good boi recalls"

28/04/2026

18/04/2026

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12/04/2026

Rocky's first session to stop pulling on leash. He's a lovely natured one year old American staffy cross. He gets full marks for walking nicely and made sure trainer Alison was paying attention and doing the training correctly. What a clever boy x

08/04/2026

14/03/2026

This is why we have a social group to find a friend or two for your dog. See link in comments.

"Domestic dogs are highly social, yet most pet dogs live in single-dog households and experience limited opportunities for sustained intra-specific bonds. They rarely have a chance to form lasting bonds with their own kind.

Evidence suggests that positive dog-to-dog contact can buffer stress, while poor early socialisation increases fear and reactivity.

Across studies, the pattern is similar: when dogs lose steady companions, they also lose the kind of social buffering that once helped them recover from stress. Over time, this does not always look like distress—more often it shows up as quiet tension, watchfulness, or an overdependence on human cues.

The evidence points to social deprivation as a slow, structural welfare issue rather than an occasional problem. Meaningful improvement may therefore require moving beyond control and training alone, toward conditions that allow dogs to form small, stable circles of familiar peers that support lower arousal and more reliable recovery.

This review gathers available findings and points to an overlooked welfare issue: the quiet social deprivation of urban dogs, and what it means for both canine well-being and human–dog communities."

Simple SummaryDomestic dogs are highly social, yet most pet dogs live in single-dog households and experience limited opportunities for sustained intra-specific bonds.