JGBehaviour Separation Anxiety Specialist

JGBehaviour Separation Anxiety Specialist Jodie is a Separation Anxiety Specialist and helps dogs become happy home alone

Why is leaving your dog with food in your Separation Anxiety Training not working?➡️ This may just distract your dog and...
22/08/2025

Why is leaving your dog with food in your Separation Anxiety Training not working?

➡️ This may just distract your dog and once the food has gone your dog then becomes distressed. Therefore, it does not give you a true baseline of how long your dog can cope for home alone. Therefore, no learning has taken place. In addition to this the order of events is wrong! If we want to change how our dog feels about something by pairing it with something good, the food should be presented after what we are exposing them to e.g you leave and the food is then presented! We can’t do this in Separation Anxiety Training unless you post treats through the letterbox😆… not recommended!!

➡️Some dogs won’t even eat the food due to becoming anxious home alone and ignore the food altogether!

➡️The food could become a pre departure cue if paired with being home alone if they are unhappy home alone. Therefore, your dog becomes anxious at the sight of that food toy as it predicts your about to leave

To find out how our training works and the methods we use head to our website and download the free video and guide.

➡️COMMENT SA and we will send you a link to learn more about our Separation Anxiety Training Hub where you can learn all about methods that do work 🙌

There is SO much advice out there when it comes to Separation Anxiety Training on what will help fix your dogs Separatio...
17/08/2025

There is SO much advice out there when it comes to Separation Anxiety Training on what will help fix your dogs Separation Anxiety!

We wanted to bust a few Myths! Here are many things I’m sure you have all heard that will NOT help your dogs Separation Anxiety ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🛏️ Having your dog sleep near you will make the problem worse. No it will NOT! If anyone tells you that you letting your dog sleep near you is contributing to your dogs Separation Anxiety then ignore them!

💕 Do not give your dog to much attention and affection. Why Not??? Dogs are a social species and we bred them to be social. Your doing nothing wrong by giving them affection and attention.

🦮Crating your dog will fix the problem. Dogs with Separation Anxiety actually do better with LESS confinement and less barriers. I am not against crates and I think they have many benefits. However, the advice to just pop your dog in a crate in the hope they will see this as a “safe place” and it improves your dogs anxiety. If you truley want to use a crate then ensure you train them to love this place first otherwise you will studggle to leave them alone in the crate

🐩🐕‍🦺 Getting a second dog will help- this rarely happens! If you truely want another dog that’s okay! Just consider the extra work it will take. But don’t get another dog just to help fix your dogs Separation Anxiety. You could end up with two dogs with Separation Anxiety! Most

🐾 Letting your dog cry it out- this is extremley stressful for your dog! Your dog is only going to learn that being alone is not safe and scary; in turn making the problem worse

🦴Leaving your dog with a food toy - There are implications to using food in Separation Anxiety Training. Firstly an anxious dog won’t eat. Secondly if they do eat this is likley to just distract your dog and they then become distressed after the food has gone, and thirdly it could become a pre cue that your about to leave.

Comment “SA” below for information on our Gradual Exposure Training and how to access our Online Separation Anxiety Training Hub💫

Learning your dog’s body language is key to success in separation anxiety training as it allows you to keep your dog bel...
14/08/2025

Learning your dog’s body language is key to success in separation anxiety training as it allows you to keep your dog below threshold and create positive experiences alone! Here’s why this is so important:

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🧠 1. Early Detection of Stress Signals

Dogs rarely go from calm to full panic instantly. Instead, they show subtle signs of stress before full-blown anxiety kicks in, such as:
➡️Quicker movements
➡️Lip licking
➡️Yawning
➡️Fidgeting
➡️Displacement grooming
➡️Displacement sniffing

By recognizing these early cues, you can intervene early—and avoid pushing your dog over their threshold. However it does depend on the frequency of these behaviours and how your dog looks! Some dogs may do some of these behaviours when processing and then resettle! So it’s about learning these signs and when to return and not! It usually depends on the frequency of these behaviours too!

If you want to learn more about Body Language we have a Webinar on Monday 22nd September at 7pm! We will discuss all the signs you need to know with some case study examples to really help you learn about how different dogs behave home alone!

Comment SA below if you’re interested and I will send you the link! Or head to the link in our Bio🔗

We’re so proud of this amazing team! 🐶💪Luna smashed out 46 Minutes Home Alone Recently!Watching Luna grow in confidence ...
06/08/2025

We’re so proud of this amazing team! 🐶💪

Luna smashed out 46 Minutes Home Alone Recently!

Watching Luna grow in confidence home alone has been incredible—and it’s all thanks to the dedication and consistency of their guardian. From day one, they’ve shown up, put in the work, and trusted the process. The progress speaks for itself! 👏

Luna has had many challenges along the way but her guardians have stuck to the process every step of the way! They’ve seeked many opinions for medical advice and since getting to the bottom of her health conditions her training has gone SO much better!!💕🐾

Training isn’t always easy, but with patience and commitment, big changes happen. Keep up the great work—you’re smashing it 🙌🐾

July💕☀️ Busy month with a trip to London, Lots of Lenny walks, fitness events and training 🙌💪💪 📸🧚🏽✨💫⭐️⚡️
31/07/2025

July💕☀️ Busy month with a trip to London, Lots of Lenny walks, fitness events and training 🙌💪💪

📸🧚🏽✨💫⭐️⚡️

Go Teddy!💕🙌These guys have put in so much work and have been truly dedicated to the process! Teddy hit his 2 Hour milest...
27/07/2025

Go Teddy!💕🙌

These guys have put in so much work and have been truly dedicated to the process! Teddy hit his 2 Hour milestone home alone this week and I could not be prouder 🥺💕

Well done guys!!

With all our cases we ask clients to send us Gait videos of their dogs. Why?➡️ We often see a high link between pain and...
27/07/2025

With all our cases we ask clients to send us Gait videos of their dogs. Why?

➡️ We often see a high link between pain and behaviour! So it’s important we rule this out! We are not vets and cannot diagnose, however we can gather information about your dog and provide this to your vet if necessary to help us rule out any possible medical issues that could be affecting your dogs behaviour

➡️ We can assess your dog through still images to assess your dog’s posture. This can be helpful to highlight specific areas.

➡️Gait analysis helps us watch your dog move and we can slow videos down to help capture this more!

Gait and postural change could indicate your dog may have some discomfort and we see 80%, if not more cases where pain is playing a part!

Also ensure you get multiple people on board to help! There is never a one size fits all and sometimes the plan needs tweaking to your dog! E.g one pain relief might not work but it doesn’t mean your dog isn’t uncomfortable. Or you may be working through a plan and it’s not helping which may mean you need another opinion! Keep pushing to help your dog 💪😊 We see so many alter their behaviour in a positive way once their discomfort is under control 🐾

With all our cases we ask clients to send us Gait videos of their dogs. Why?➡️ We often see a high link between pain and...
21/02/2025

With all our cases we ask clients to send us Gait videos of their dogs. Why?

➡️ We often see a high link between pain and behaviour! So it’s important we rule this out! We are not vets and cannot diagnose, however we can gather information about your dog and provide this to your vet if necessary to help us rule out any possible medical issues that could be affecting your dogs behaviour

➡️ We can assess your dog through still images to assess your dog’s posture. This can be helpful to highlight specific areas.

➡️Gait analysis helps us watch your dog move and we can slow videos down to help capture this more!

Gait and postural change could indicate your dog may have some discomfort and we see 80%, if not more cases where pain is playing a part!

We have a pain and behaviour FREE Facebook live on Monday 24th February at 7pm in our Facebook support group! Head to the link in my Bio to join the group and join us then! 🙏

If you’ve been working on your dog’s separation anxiety but nothing seems to be working, there could be another reason…👀...
17/02/2025

If you’ve been working on your dog’s separation anxiety but nothing seems to be working, there could be another reason…👀

Pain and discomfort can play a huge role in anxiety, especially when it comes to being left alone.

But most owners don’t realise this could be affecting their dog.

Join us for a FREE Live Session where we’ll dive into:

✅ How pain and separation anxiety are linked
✅ Signs your dog might be struggling with pain
✅ Why training alone won’t always work
✅ How to set your dog up for success

📅 Date: Monday 24th February 2025

⏰ Time: 19:00 PM[GMT - UK]

📍Where: Our Private Facebook Group

➡️ To join the Facebook support group head to the link in our Bio🔗

When I get to meet one of my online clients in Switzerland!💕 Wonderful Layla!🐾It’s so nice to meet you guys and Layla! S...
11/02/2025

When I get to meet one of my online clients in Switzerland!💕 Wonderful Layla!🐾

It’s so nice to meet you guys and Layla! She’s such a happy girl! How lovely to meet our clients in person! We don’t get to often! Well done on all your hard work with Layla👏 She’s doing brilliantly!

⭐️Client Review⭐️Pablo and Nell and their guardian have done amazing at their training!!! I am so proud of these guys!! ...
06/02/2025

⭐️Client Review⭐️

Pablo and Nell and their guardian have done amazing at their training!!! I am so proud of these guys!! From not being able to settle alone at all to now showing comfort home alone and in their training💕🙌

Pablo and Nell have come such a long way and it’s been an interesting one figuring out who is most sensitive alone. With multiple dogs you need to work at both dogs level and ideally work at the dog who has the lowest threshold for success! I’m going to miss their video updates of Pablo trying to annoy Nell🤣👀

Well done Guys💕🙌🙌

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Puppy Coach and Behaviour Expert

I LOVE working with puppies. There is nothing better than watching owners and their puppies build that special bond together. I have a passion to prevent behavioural issues occurring by coaching owners and their puppies so that they can get off on the best start possible. We also work with Behavioural Cases to help pet owners overcome the issues they may be facing with their pets and coach you through your training journey.