This is the audio of a live presentation Annie gave for New York City's Animal Medical Center's Usdan Institute for Animal Health Education last week. 

Annie offers actionable advice for preventing separation anxiety and handling other behavioral issues that may arise as people begin to return to offices after long periods of working from home, with their dogs constantly by their sides.

This presentation discusses:

• How to locate a certified dog trainer and understand what "Good Dog Training" is...


• Changing a dog's emotional states...


• Reading dog body language to assess stress levels...


• Monitoring dogs remotely...


• Creative dog care arrangements for when owners aren't around...


• Conducting separation trials in a way that sets up dogs for success...

And more!

You can view the presentation in full here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NaAP5Cskd8&feature=youtu.be

School For The Dogs' trainers are available for private sessions to deal with issues relating to true separation anxiety. Book a session at schoolforthedogs.com or call us at 212-353-DOGS

Looking for online help? Check out Malena DeMartini's on-demand course on dealing with separation anxiety at http://schoolforthedogs.com/mission. Use code SFTD for 50% off.

Learn more about School For The Dogs classes and workshops, both virtual and in NYC, at http://schoolforthedogs.com/services

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Partial Transcript:

Annie:

Hi. Today I am sharing the audio of a virtual presentation I did last week for New York City's Animal Medical Center. They asked me to talk about how people can prepare their dogs for them going back to work outside of their homes, which I know a lot of people are hoping to do soon.

How can we make sure that dogs who have been home with us, as we've worked from home for the last year, plus. How can we make sure to set them up for success if they are going to need to be without us for longer periods of time?

So yeah, I put together this presentation. If you want to see the presentation, not just listen to it, you can find the link to it in the show notes, I will put a YouTube link there. I will also link to some of the books that I mentioned on separation anxiety.

This presentation is really sort of about how to prevent separation anxiety, not how to deal with separation anxiety, but if you are already dealing with separation anxiety, I definitely suggest these books. I also suggest checking out Malena DeMartini’s course, which you can find at schoolforthedogs.com/mission. I had her on the podcast a few months ago to talk about it. I've done it. I learned a lot from it. You can get 50% off if you use that link and the code SFTD.

Also, before I play this for you, I wanted to let you all know that we have a lot of virtual offerings and we're adding even more to the schedule this fall. Of course, if you're in New York City, you should make sure to check out our website to find out about our local classes and workshops. You can also find our schedule on Instagram.

Full Transcript at SchoolfortheDogs.com/Podcast

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