So Long Separation Anxiety

By Garrett Stevens

Have you ever been taken hostage? Masses of kind and caring dog owners are living out each day in a horrific real life hostage situation because their pet suffers with terrible Separation Anxiety! When our loved ones suffer (be they man or beast) we inevitably suffer too. When our dogs are anxious we, in turn, can eventually become anxious too. From the author of Dog Myths: What you Believe about dogs can come back to Bite You!, comes his next illuminating book, So Long Separation Anxiety!

Treating separation anxiety in dogs used to be a difficult path to navigate for both industry professional and lay person alike but that, Friends, is about to change! Some dog trainers and behaviorists would suggest food treats be given in order to occupy the anxious dog's mind while the owner is away. Many vets would suggest simply drugging your anxious dog. Why is it that we seldom if ever hear of a calming, natural, spatial solution for successfully treating separation anxiety? Why don't we hear more about the spatial movements that all dogs employ when speaking their own specific canine language? Why is separation anxiety prevalent in households across the globe today if the majority of vets' and dog trainers' methods are truly sound? Could it be possible that we need to reevaluate our method of treatment for separation anxiety? Shouldn't we take a closer look at dog language and at canine energy levels in order to find the answers and solutions that so many desperately seek? Shouldn't you and your dog be able to live anxiety free? Are you sick of being a hostage to your dog's separation anxiety? If you answered those last questions with a resounding, "YES!" then this book is for You!

From destructive chewing to whining and barking, from nervous drooling to anxious urination or defecation, separation anxiety is a major problem for many a dog owner! Garrett Stevens' book, So Long Separation Anxiety, is here to help you and your dog find relaxation and balance through a better relationship and proper spatial maneuvering! This highly-beneficial book has real world techniques and methods that anyone can put to use! Step-by-step we examine how dog's interact and move with us, how separation anxiety subtly takes root, and how we can begin to smoothly reverse it. This book is chock full of real life, practical, hands-on, calming solutions! And the best part...you will NOT need a bunch of treats or peanut butter, you will NOT need harsh or severe handling, and you will NOT need to repeatedly fill a prescription in order to drug your furry family member!

The successful treatment of separation anxiety in our dogs is possible if we can simply learn from the dogs themselves. Let's begin making our future better today!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Garrett Stevens
• Release date: Dec 17, 2018
• ISBN: 9780999773550

Garrett Stevens

Garrett Stevens, author of Dog Myths: What you Believe about dogs can come back to Bite You! and So Long Separation Anxiety, has been translating for dogs and training dogs of differing breeds and personalities into properly behaved pets for many years. Garrett's results and testimonials speak for him. He is an expert in canine body language and energy communication. Garrett knows that to get great results with any animal one must use clear communication, leadership, and the natural drives and instincts of each individual dog. And, of course, be a skilled communicator able to equip the owners with the skills they need. Calm, natural, relational rehab is the name of the game Not bribery with food or harsh handling! Throughout the years Garrett has successfully rehabilitated dogs suffering from severe aggression, fears and other behavioral problems. Garrett has rehabilitated dogs that have killed other dogs back to the point where they are balanced and happy members of multi-dog households! He has even successfully trained a blind and deaf bull terrier through the dog's sense of touch and feeling. Garrett excels in identifying the underlying issues your dog may be suffering from and he can turn those problems into solutions. Garrett wants to learn from each dog he works with. He is constantly researching the field of canine behavior and new training methods. Published in the Pet Connection Magazine, and on Wolf and Iron, Garrett's articles have received high praise from other trainers and dog professionals. Garrett's Private Sessions are phenominal; yielding amazing results. He has taught people and dogs of all ages throughout the South Sound. Garrett also has presented Seminars and Workshops on the details of dog language and the need for more efficient handling and dog training techniques. Over the many years he has instructed many dog daycare owners, groomers, dog rescues, veterinarians and vet techs and other dog trainers. He often spends time re-training dogs and owners that have not received the results they desired after hiring other dog training companies! He is a talented public speaker and his reputation is pristine. He is well known around the local community. People and animals are Garrett's lifelong passion. Garrett has studied and applied the principles of success in his life, his business, and for his clients. He was instructing people long before he ever taught dogs. He has traveled the world several times and lived in or visited India, Thailand, Cambodia, Ecuador, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Canada, Mexico and explored much of the USA. He is in love with life and learning. Currently, when he's not training people and translating for the dogs, Garrett is working on videos and his own unique books to help meet the demand for better training and behavior modification techniques. He is loving life and being a husband to his gorgeous and brilliant wife, their four beautiful, stubborn, smart, high-energy, and oh-so-excellent children, and his two faithful dogs. Garrett's training is always fun, fast-paced, educational, motivational and rewarding. He insists on following Nature's calming ways. He practices a No Dog Left Behind policy! For more info go to his official website!

Book preview

So Long Separation Anxiety

Being a revealing and relaxing book on the natural,

spatial treatment of separation anxiety in dogs.

Written by Garrett M Stevens,

author of the illuminating and groundbreaking book on dog and human behavior,

Dog Myths: What you Believe about dogs can come back to Bite You!

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Copyright © 2018 Garrett M Stevens

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ISBN: 978-0-9997735-5-0

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Dedication

For CC, Ragnar, MiMi, and Geronimo – your future is bright

PRAISE for DOG MYTHS

(Below are direct quotes from several of our readers)

A MUST READ for every dog owner

The single best book I’ve read about understanding dog behavior

This book should come with every puppy adoption

Innovative

A breath of fresh air in an industry that goes to extremes most of the time

Everyone should read this

25 years of dog ownership and this book has been infinitely helpful in a most immediate way

The best choice I could make

A real awakening

"Dog Myths blows the lid off what you think your dog needs"

For DOG SAKE! Read this book

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1: MC Hammer was on to something - You Can’t Touch This

Chapter 2: Exhaust and Introduce - Exercise and Socialize

Chapter 3: The Eyes have it - Control your Eye Contact

Chapter 4: Crate equals Calm - Very Helpful Crate Exercises

Chapter 5: Entering Doggy Style - Arriving Home

Chapter 6: It’s Goodbye not Badbye - Leaving Home

Chapter 7: The Kitchen Sink - Potentially Beneficial Sundries

Mutt Motivation - In Closing

Special Thanks

Author Bio

Foreword

As the owners of Fort Fido Dog Daycare and Boarding, my wife Nancy and I have gotten to know and experience well over fifteen hundred dogs and their owners. We believe that the best relationships with pets are based on trust and respect.

We first met Garrett ten years ago when we reluctantly placed an ad for a dog trainer to teach obedience classes at Fort Fido. I say reluctantly because I didn’t think we would really find anyone that we could get on board with. You see, at the time, you only had two types of trainers; there was the take no prisoners, police dog trainers that used physical threats to force dogs into submission - or the politically correct treat trainers that were using bribery as the basis. Neither one of these types of training respects the intelligence of the animal. After meeting Garrett we could tell that he truly, Got it. He respected and understood dogs. He, like us, believed that the key was to figure out how to communicate with dogs in a language that they could easily understand.

Over the last decade Garrett has helped countless dogs and their owners. His innovative dog training, or non training as he likes to call it, uses common sense and teaches pet owners how to interact and communicate with their dogs the way that dogs would speak to each other. Garrett’s book So Long Separation Anxiety takes you beyond conventional training. It not only offers real solutions, but also opens you up to a whole new way of being with your dog. So take heart, Dog Lovers, Garrett’s keen sense of canine communication can set you on a path to a trusting and respectful relationship with your pet.

David Baker

Fort Fido Dog Daycare and Boarding

shop.fortfido.com

Introduction

Separation anxiety is a huge problem. As the name itself reveals, you, Dear Reader, cannot be separated from your dog or puppy without anxiety occurring. When anxiety rips into our dog’s psyche it also tends to rip us apart mentally and soon contributes to making us anxious as well! Some dogs riddled with this common doggy dilemma destroy the home by insanely chewing anything within reach. Others injure themselves, breaking teeth, scratching noses, eyes, or paws, sometimes ripping off nails, all in their frantic attempt to