Home Alone and Happy!

Essential Life Skills for Preventing Separation Anxiety in Dogs and Puppies

Cheryl Murphy, Kate Mallatratt (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

96 Seiten

2019
Hubble&Hattie (Verlag)
978-1-78711-559-0 (ISBN)

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Many owners leave the house without considering their dog’s emotional needs when left alone. Some dogs are fine, some suffer in silence – some become agitated, vocal and destructive. This book gives you the tools you need to teach your dog how to enjoy his own company, before behavioural problems arise, so you can both spend quality time apart.

Why do owners wait until their dog becomes anxious when alone at home, before investing time in teaching him how to become comfortable alone? Owners often assume that their dog will sleep, yet many dogs suffer from anxiety and stress when left alone – and some owners only discover this when their dog becomes destructive, or a neighbour complains about his barking.
Home alone and happy! was born out of the need to educate pet owners before the problems of separation anxiety arise. Written for those who wish to maintain their dog’s emotional wellbeing, and those who want to take action before a very mild issue grows into something more serious.
Kate Mallatratt shows you the problem through your dog’s eyes when he is alone at home, and offers you valuable insight and advice to help make his time alone pleasant and stress-free. Beautifully illustrated, with worksheets to evaluate your dog’s level of contentment and chart his progress, you’ll learn how you can both spend quality time alone, despite being apart.

Kate Mallatratt is a member of the International Canine Behaviourists and Pet Professional Guild for force-free training. She is degree-level qualified in Canine Behaviour Management, and runs her behaviour and training business, Contemplating Canines, in East Devon, UK. Kate is a highly experienced trainer and assessor, specialising in errorless learning: a concept she incorporates into problem prevention and enriching the home environment for the family dog. Kate has owned and trained dogs for 25 years, and is passionate about canine nutrition, having fed a raw diet to her dogs for many years. She takes an holistic approach to her own dogs, using homeopathy and chiropractic methods to maintain health and wellbeing.

Acknowledgements and Dedication4
Foreword by Nando Brown5
Introduction7

1: What is separation anxiety?11
Signs to look out for11
Why prevention is better than cure13
Why punishment should never be used21

2: Managing emotions22
Exploring emotions22
Analysing emotions, and how these may
outwardly display32
Managing emotions on departure32
Establishing solid foundations38
Building anticipation38

3: Building independence40
Mealtime training: feed him and leave him!40
Eating for pleasure43
Food ingredients48
Fussy eaters50
Feeding raw bones and bone safety50
Teaching `settle on bed’52
Building independence52

4: Managing the environment59
Beds and sleep quality59
Room temperature62
Reducing arousal63
Movement restriction64
The crate: your dog’s bedroom64
Scent69
The sound of music66

5: Home alone and happy toolbox72
Environmental cues74
Key training reminder74
KongsTM and other interactive toys74
Toys75
Should we feed our dog every time we
leave him?75
Signs that our best friend is happy83

6: Assessment and worksheets84
Comfort evaluation worksheets84

Appendix: Resources and further reading; references87
Rogues’ Gallery: the Cast89
Index96

Erscheinungsdatum	19.06.2019
Sprache	englisch
Maße	205 x 205 mm
Gewicht	331 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
ISBN-10	1-78711-559-3 / 1787115593
ISBN-13	978-1-78711-559-0 / 9781787115590
Zustand	Neuware