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Don't Leave Me! Step-by-Step Help for Your Dog's Separation Anxiety
Silver Award Winner, 2011 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards
Finally, a comprehensive guide for owners, trainers, rescuers, and anyone who wishes to help dogs with this often challenging problem. This interactive workbook offers creative solutions, cutting-edge therapies, and allows owners to customize a program for each individual dog.
Topics include:
- The role of management, nutrition, and exercise
- Creative management solutions
- Ways to build canine confidence
- Step-by-step behavior modification protocols
- Alternative therapies that can prove invaluable
- Whether pharmacological intervention might help
- How to put it all together in a customized plan
Also included are real-life stories from experts telling how they handled separation issues in their clients' dogs and their own dogs.
Testimonials:
"Yet another beautifully written book by Nicole Wilde. Nicole combines her expertise in behavior modification with easy to follow guidelines, useful resources, and alternative remedies. This book will be extremely helpful to any owner of a dog with separation issues.” - Ian Dunbar, Founder of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers
“As someone who (long ago) dealt first hand with a dog who had severe separation anxiety, I wish that way back then I'd had the information contained in Nicole Wilde's gentle and compassionate book, 'Don't Leave Me!' Holistic, thoughtful and clear, 'Don't Leave Me!' offers solid practical information for owners struggling with how best to help a dog suffering from separation anxiety. Wilde's own experience with S/A, combined with her professional expertise, is behind her understanding of all she discusses and recommends. Options range from time proven behavioral modification to psychotherapeutics to some promising new nutraceuticals and even pressure wraps, and how best to decide which combination of options may be most effective. Highly recommended, this book is a gift for those trying to help the dogs." - Suzanne Clothier, author, And Bones Would Rain from the Sky
Finally, a comprehensive guide for owners, trainers, rescuers, and anyone who wishes to help dogs with this often challenging problem. This interactive workbook offers creative solutions, cutting-edge therapies, and allows owners to customize a program for each individual dog.
Topics include:
- The role of management, nutrition, and exercise
- Creative management solutions
- Ways to build canine confidence
- Step-by-step behavior modification protocols
- Alternative therapies that can prove invaluable
- Whether pharmacological intervention might help
- How to put it all together in a customized plan
Also included are real-life stories from experts telling how they handled separation issues in their clients' dogs and their own dogs.
Testimonials:
"Yet another beautifully written book by Nicole Wilde. Nicole combines her expertise in behavior modification with easy to follow guidelines, useful resources, and alternative remedies. This book will be extremely helpful to any owner of a dog with separation issues.” - Ian Dunbar, Founder of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers
“As someone who (long ago) dealt first hand with a dog who had severe separation anxiety, I wish that way back then I'd had the information contained in Nicole Wilde's gentle and compassionate book, 'Don't Leave Me!' Holistic, thoughtful and clear, 'Don't Leave Me!' offers solid practical information for owners struggling with how best to help a dog suffering from separation anxiety. Wilde's own experience with S/A, combined with her professional expertise, is behind her understanding of all she discusses and recommends. Options range from time proven behavioral modification to psychotherapeutics to some promising new nutraceuticals and even pressure wraps, and how best to decide which combination of options may be most effective. Highly recommended, this book is a gift for those trying to help the dogs." - Suzanne Clothier, author, And Bones Would Rain from the Sky
- GenresDogsNonfiction
167 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Nicole Wilde
22 books38 followersNicole Wilde is an internationally recognized, award-winning author and lecturer, as well as a professional canine behavior specialist and Certified Professional Dog Trainer. Her twelve books include Help for Your Dog-Reactive Dog, Don’t Leave Me, Help for Your Fearful Dog, and Keeping the Peace: A Guide to Solving Dog-Dog Aggression in the Home. She is on the Advisory Board for the Companion Animal Sciences Institute, the Advisory Board for Victoria Stilwell’s Positively Academy, and the Advisory Board for Apex Protection Project. She is also the Behavior Consultant for Villalobos Rescue Center and has appeared as a trainer on the television show Pit Bulls & Parolees.
Nicole has written training and behavior articles and blogs for various publications including the Huffington Post, as well as for her own blog, Wilde About Dogs, and is a regular contributor to Modern Dog Magazine. She co-stars in the DVD "Train Your Dog: The Positive Gentle Method," and co-hosted the Dog Talk radio show where her experience, humor and quick wit were put to good use. Nicole lectures worldwide at conferences and for training clubs, humane societies, and other groups.
Always having had a special place in her heart for dogs in need, Nicole served as Volunteer Coordinator for the City of Los Angeles’ Animal Services, where she instructed volunteers in handling and behavior, worked with hundreds of dogs, and acted as an adoption counselor. After moving to L.A. County, she volunteered for a County shelter. At both shelters, her efforts were instrumental in many dogs finding loving homes. In addition to working with dogs,
Nicole has worked with rescued wolves and wolfdogs for over twenty years and is considered an expert in the field. She was Executive Director for Villalobos Rescue Center, which was at the time a sanctuary for rescued wolves and wolfdogs, as well as pit bulls and exotic animals. Nicole’s specialty was socializing the fearful wolves who were to live out their lives at the center, and she ended up bringing home three of the especially needy residents to live out their lives with her and her husband. Nicole has presented wolfdog education seminars to animal control officers, schools and specialty groups. Her experience is rounded out by having supervised 40-50 off-leash dogs daily at a doggy daycare, working at a veterinarian’s office, serving as Editor/Chief Writer for Get-A-Pet magazine, and many years of teaching dog training group classes as well as private lessons.
Nicole is also a photographer and digital artist who loves to use her talents to help animals in need. She photographs dogs to improve their chances of adoption, and donates artwork to various animal-related organizations to raise funds. Nicole owns and operates Gentle Guidance Dog Training in Santa Clarita, California. She lives with two rescued northern breed mixes, sled loads of dog hair, and one very understanding husband. Nicole continues to write books, teach seminars, train dogs, volunteer, assist in wolfdog rescue, and to help dogs in any way she can.
You can find Nicole's books, seminar DVDs and Wilde About Dogs blog at www.nicolewilde.com, her pet portraits at www.goodmojopetportraits.com, and her artwork at www.photomagicalart.com.
And you can find Nicole on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NicoleWildeA...) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/NicoleWilde)
Nicole has written training and behavior articles and blogs for various publications including the Huffington Post, as well as for her own blog, Wilde About Dogs, and is a regular contributor to Modern Dog Magazine. She co-stars in the DVD "Train Your Dog: The Positive Gentle Method," and co-hosted the Dog Talk radio show where her experience, humor and quick wit were put to good use. Nicole lectures worldwide at conferences and for training clubs, humane societies, and other groups.
Always having had a special place in her heart for dogs in need, Nicole served as Volunteer Coordinator for the City of Los Angeles’ Animal Services, where she instructed volunteers in handling and behavior, worked with hundreds of dogs, and acted as an adoption counselor. After moving to L.A. County, she volunteered for a County shelter. At both shelters, her efforts were instrumental in many dogs finding loving homes. In addition to working with dogs,
Nicole has worked with rescued wolves and wolfdogs for over twenty years and is considered an expert in the field. She was Executive Director for Villalobos Rescue Center, which was at the time a sanctuary for rescued wolves and wolfdogs, as well as pit bulls and exotic animals. Nicole’s specialty was socializing the fearful wolves who were to live out their lives at the center, and she ended up bringing home three of the especially needy residents to live out their lives with her and her husband. Nicole has presented wolfdog education seminars to animal control officers, schools and specialty groups. Her experience is rounded out by having supervised 40-50 off-leash dogs daily at a doggy daycare, working at a veterinarian’s office, serving as Editor/Chief Writer for Get-A-Pet magazine, and many years of teaching dog training group classes as well as private lessons.
Nicole is also a photographer and digital artist who loves to use her talents to help animals in need. She photographs dogs to improve their chances of adoption, and donates artwork to various animal-related organizations to raise funds. Nicole owns and operates Gentle Guidance Dog Training in Santa Clarita, California. She lives with two rescued northern breed mixes, sled loads of dog hair, and one very understanding husband. Nicole continues to write books, teach seminars, train dogs, volunteer, assist in wolfdog rescue, and to help dogs in any way she can.
You can find Nicole's books, seminar DVDs and Wilde About Dogs blog at www.nicolewilde.com, her pet portraits at www.goodmojopetportraits.com, and her artwork at www.photomagicalart.com.
And you can find Nicole on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NicoleWildeA...) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/NicoleWilde)
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Displaying 1 - 16 of 16 reviews
January 18, 2024
Verständlich geschrieben, gute Übersicht, was man alles bedenken soll und das die Thematik nicht hoffnungslos ist. Das gültige Tierschutzgesetz sollte beachtet werden - eine geschlossene Box als "Sicherheitszone" für den Hund einzurichten, während der Mensch weggeht ist in Deutschland verboten. Da das Buch von 2010 ist, gibt es mittlerweile auch weiterführende Trainingsansätze. Dennoch gefällt mir sehr gut, dass die Autorin das Thema ganzheitlich betrachtet und konkrete Lösungsstrategien beschreibt.
February 13, 2023
dobra i jasna knjiga o separacionoj anksioznosti. ima prakticnih saveta, planova i razlicitih primera pasa sa razlicitim nacinom resenja. kad probam plan mogu reci kako je bilo mom psu al to je nbt za ocenu knjige koja je napisana kako mi je trebalo
March 10, 2022
Any book Nichole Wilde writes on dog training I am going to read it! This book will help me to teach my 6 month old pup that it is ok to be let alone at home with out freaking out! We are joined at the hip and recently he is a spas if he is not with me!
January 4, 2020
Really like this book! Very comprehensive and easy to follow. Fabulous read for an owner trying to help their dog flying solo or a trainer who wants to learn more about separation anxiety
March 28, 2020
A good book if you think your dog is suffering from sepration anxiety. After reading the book I decided that my dog didn't have separation anxiety after all, but it was very helpful in making that determination.
April 5, 2022
Author presents a wide range of options to try out. Some are unrealistic for many dog owners, but it helped my pooch and I!
May 7, 2025
There's some good stuff in here but Malena DeMartini's book is more thorough and up to date.
August 14, 2014
I read this when we got a second puppy and we had trouble leaving the house because he would go insane. He has isolation distress, couldn't be left in a crate, was peeing and pooping all over and himself, and definitely wasn't trustworthy enough to have free roam of the house like our first dog. This book gave a lot of resources and ideas for you to look into if you have a distressed dog. It was a quick read and lots of the suggestions are easy to implement and we're already seeing progress with the new pup! Nothing is an over night fix-you have to be patient and work with them everyday to desensitize, etc. Our dog trainer recommended this book and I'm so glad she did!
February 26, 2014
The author does a great job defining separation anxiety and how to manage and treat. For pet owners who are working along side a trainer this book would be a great additional resource. Anyone could easily read and quickly implement the protocols. There are Resources and suggested products as well. I think that this is a great resource for trainers for additional ideas and product suggestions.
February 2, 2015
Good information, I appreciate the fact that she talks about diet and its effects on the dog'a behavior. To some extent the book makes it seem like a huge process to end up with a more self-sufficient dog, but it's really not such a massive chore when you boil it down. My solution of course is never to have just one dog!
February 10, 2015
Excellent book!
Our 6 year old rescue collie has begun to show moderate signs of separation anxiety and is currently on trazadone and xanax. I just finished this book and, as suggested, plan to change his diet and begin to implement the training methods in this book. I'm extremely hopeful between this and a hired trainer, we will get his anxiety under control.
Our 6 year old rescue collie has begun to show moderate signs of separation anxiety and is currently on trazadone and xanax. I just finished this book and, as suggested, plan to change his diet and begin to implement the training methods in this book. I'm extremely hopeful between this and a hired trainer, we will get his anxiety under control.
June 19, 2018
Nicht viel Neues, wenn man sich durch das Thema schon seit Monaten googelt, aber dennoch sehr gut strukturiert, angenehm zu lesen und den ein oder anderen neuen Tipp habe ich auch gefunden. Jetzt wird in den Sommerferien aber sowas von geübt! ^^
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February 28, 2013
Helpful. I don't really know how to review a teaching non-fiction book? I feel like I learned some stuff. So yay!
September 9, 2014
This is the best book for Separation Anxiety that I've found. If you're struggling with that, this is a must have.
August 24, 2015
A lot of great suggestions for putting together a consistent training program. Only thing it is missing is more suggestions on reinforcements for dogs that aren't motivated by food or toys.
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