Wolfgang's Way Dog Training

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28/07/2026

Things happen when your dog is home alone.
A car door slams outside. Someone rings the doorbell or walks past the window.
Little disturbances like these are completely normal. What really matters is whether your dog can relax again afterwards.

One of the biggest milestones in separation anxiety training is when a dog briefly gets up… checks something out… and then chooses to settle again.

That moment tells us something very important: that your dog is starting to understand that being alone isn’t scary.

Over time, as your dog gains confidence, these small interruptions become less of a big deal. They notice the noise, investigate if they want to, and then go back to resting. Dogs often react to environmental triggers like outside noises or movement, but learning to relax again afterwards is part of developing emotional resilience when alone.

And don’t forget to celebrate the first time your dog resettles during a separation training session.
Because that moment is huge!!
It’s one of the first real signs that your dog is learning they can cope with being home alone.

22/07/2026

There are four subtle stress signals that told my client that their furry buddy (his name is actually Buddy 🥰) isn’t having the best time home alone.

Can you spot which those are?

Looking out for those subtle stress signals is what good separation training is all about. To ensure your dog stays under threshold, feels safe and gradually changes their association with being home alone from panic to neutral/ safe/ nothing to worry about.

And it’s my job to teach my clients those body language signals. To analyse them in context, to know what means what for their individual dog.

Buddy’s people have been 100% dedicated throughout our training journey together. And they have been excellent at understanding what their lil’ dude needs, both when home alone and when out exploring the world together 👌👏

If you want to learn more about how my separation anxiety training programmes work, send me a DM and let’s talk.

21/07/2026

Why does your dog’s “leave it” work perfectly at home… but seem to disappear the moment you step outside?

The answer usually isn’t that they’re ignoring you.

It’s that they’re facing a completely different level of challenge.

At home, you’ve probably practised in a quiet, familiar environment with very few distractions. Outside, your dog is trying to process smells, sounds, movement, wildlife, food on the ground and countless other things competing for their attention.

That’s a big leap.

The key to building a reliable leave it isn’t asking for it in harder and harder situations. It’s gradually, and pro-actively, teaching your dog that the cue has the same meaning wherever they are, by increasing the difficulty at a pace they can easily handle.

A few things that help:

🐾 Train pro-actively: being objects to ‘leave’ with you on your walks and start training at a distance (to the object) at which your dog can easily disengage from it, when you ask them to.

🐾 Start in environments where your dog can succeed before moving somewhere more distracting.

🐾 Increase the challenge in small, manageable steps rather than expecting them to go from the living room to a busy park overnight.

🐾 Make it worthwhile for your dog to choose you. The reward should match the difficulty of what they’re being asked to leave behind.

🐾 If your dog struggles, don’t keep repeating the cue. Instead, make the exercise easier so they can get it right.

Remember, training isn’t about catching your dog out. It’s about setting them up to make good choices, then reinforcing those choices until they become a habit.

19/07/2026

With most separation related issues, you are in for the long haul!!

And I know that’s probably not what you wanted to hear.

Because after a few weeks, it’s easy to wonder...
“Will we ever get there?”
“I feel like my whole life revolves around this.”
“We’re making progress... then we have a setback.”
“I’m exhausted.”
“I just want my life back.”

If you’ve had those thoughts, you’re in very good company.
Separation anxiety isn’t usually solved in a weekend, a two-week programme, or by finding the “one thing” that finally clicks.

It’s weeks and months of training, hundreds of repetitions, moments of success, moments of set backs….

So:
💚 Take breaks when you need them.
🥳 Celebrate the tiny wins.
🐕 Accept that progress won’t always be linear.

Because one day you’ll look back at a video from Day 1 and realise just how far you’ve both come.
Keep going.

Your future self, and your dog, will be so glad you did.

14/07/2026

Should you train them together… or separately?

The honest answer?

It depends (sorry, ain’t it alway the case though 😬).

If separation anxiety training already feels like a full-time job, the thought of training two (or more) dogs can feel overwhelming.

The good news is that there isn’t one “correct” way to do it.

Sometimes I recommend training the dogs together.

Sometimes I recommend training them separately.

And sometimes we use a combination of both.

It all comes down to why your dog is struggling to be left home alone.

Some of the things I consider are:

🐾 Does only one dog struggle, or do they both?

🐾 Do they genuinely help each other relax, or are they simply panicking together?

🐾 Does one dog’s movement, barking or pacing trigger the other?

🐾 Can they settle independently, or do they rely on each other?

🐾 What is practical and realistic for your household?

Every dog is an individual, which means every training plan should be too.

If you’re struggling to figure this out, get in touch and let’s chat and see if and how I can help.

13/07/2026

What do you think?
On a cat tree, close to the front door or in a crate.

Drop your guess in the comments, and more importantly, tell me why. I’d love to hear what you notice. 👇

Thank you so much Liz for your kind words 😍
10/07/2026

Thank you so much Liz for your kind words 😍

Separation anxiety training can make your whole life feel like it revolves around your dog.The training sessions. The pl...
08/07/2026

Separation anxiety training can make your whole life feel like it revolves around your dog.

The training sessions. The planning. The dog sitters. The things you say no to. The constant thinking ahead.

And even when you know you’re helping your dog, some days you can still feel tired, frustrated and completely fed up with it all.

I know. I’m a separation anxiety specialist and I’m going through it myself right now.

So if you’ve got the separation training blues, this post is for you. ❤️

Keep going. The daily grind won’t last forever.

Save this for one of the hard days. 🐾

07/07/2026

Did you spot it? 👀

The doormat disappeared….

Such a tiny, seemingly insignificant change. But for this little fella, it made a BIG difference.
He would often choose the doormat as one of his favourite places to rest during separation training. Which sounds absolutely fine… except it made it harder for his person to open the door without disturbing him.

So I asked my client to remove it. Et voilà, he’s now happily resting on his bed and blanket, no more disturbances.

I often joke that my second job might just be interior designer, because I ask my clients to ‘redecorate’ their homes surprisingly often. 

Because separation anxiety training is never just about how many seconds or minutes your dog can be left alone. It’s about looking at the whole picture, the individual dog, the individual home, the individual human. 

And all those tiny details that can make training easier, smoother and safer for everyone involved.

Did you spot the missing doormat before the reveal? 👀

06/07/2026

What if you need a break?
Separation anxiety training asks a lot of you.

It asks you to plan your day around training sessions, think ahead before leaving the house, celebrate tiny wins, and keep showing up even when progress feels painfully slow.

So if you’ve found yourself thinking: “Can I just have a few days off?”
The answer is yes.

Taking a planned break from training is very unlikely to undo everything your dog has learned. Learning doesn’t simply disappear because you pause for a few days. In fact, many dogs settle straight back into training after a short break, especially if you ease them back in with a couple of easy, confidence-building sessions.

Looking after your own wellbeing isn’t giving up on your dog. It’s helping you stay motivated, patient and able to keep going for the weeks and months that real behaviour change often takes (yep, months…!!!)

So if you need a little breathing space, take it. Then come back, start with an easy win, and carry on from there. 💙




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