Workshop description
Help! I'm a Prisoner in My Own Home
How to get your puppy to stop freaking out when you leave them alone
Learn how to start getting your life back and raise a confident dog who’s okay with being alone.
The method we teach is for busy people with, ya know, jobs and stuff. People who can’t prioritize their puppy’s wants and whims every second of every day. It’s designed to balance your needs with your puppy’s needs, so you BOTH feel better
Our approach is human-friendly, puppy-friendly, force-free, and appropriate for all breeds and personality types.
On-demand workshop replay | Duration: 42 minutes | Available to watch now with a monthly or annual membership
A practical, flexible approach that works in real life
A detailed walkthrough of the whole process
Answers to all the common "but what if..." questions
Clear timelines and real-life examples so you know what to do and what to expect
This workshop is for you if:
Your puppy screams their head off every time you leave their sight for two seconds.
They want to follow you EVERYWHERE.
When you go to the bathroom, they freak out. When you put them in their crate, they freak out. God forbid you try to leave the house. You have no idea how you’re supposed to shower, cook dinner, work, take care of your human children, or hear yourself think ever again.
You may have tried:
- Crate training them or putting them in a playpen
- Only letting them out of the crate when they stop whining, because you don't want to reward bad behavior
- Ignoring or correcting the whining
- Giving them chew toys or Kongs, exercising them more, making the crate a fun place...
Nothing helps. Some of it just makes things worse.
You wanted a dog to keep you company, but this experience has only made you feel more lonely
It may even be causing tensions to skyrocket between you and the other people in your household.
You're running yourself ragged, trying your best to do everything right
“Does this puppy have separation anxiety?” You wonder. “Am I accidentally GIVING THEM separation anxiety?? Is it going to be like this forever? I don’t know how much more I can take.”
You'll learn:
- How to reduce the odds of this becoming a lifelong thing for your dog
- When it’s appropriate to let them “cry it out,” and when it’s definitely not appropriate
- What to do if you have to go to work or school
- How to stop the shame spiral and preserve your mental health during the clingy puppy phase
- The difference between normal puppy separation distress and true separation anxiety
- How to recover if your puppy panics
- About the two phases of this process, which each respond best to a different training approach (we haven’t seen anyone else talking about this)
i'm in! how do i watch it?
This workshop is included with an Academy membership
Here's what you get when you join the Academy:
- Instant access to this workshop
- Instant access to all of our other courses and workshops, including...
- Puppy Survival School
- Help from trainers Erin and Jake in our private forums
- Twice-monthly live Q&A sessions with the trainers on Zoom
- The ability to send us clips of your dog's behavior to get our insight and advice
- All special events and bonus content
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