Good Dog Practice
Dog behaviour & training advice in English and German
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“There is Light at The End of The Tunnel”
10 vital steps to help your dog with separation anxiety
Maybe you are visiting me here because daily life with your dog is stressful?
Do you have a dog who destroys your flat when you go out?
Who pulls on the lead or barks at people or other dogs?
A dog who is afraid of unknown objects, or of children?
Might you even be afraid of your own dog and are ashamed of admitting it?
I’m glad you’re visiting me here at Good Dog Practice!
My name is Rosee Riggs, and I thank you for visiting my website.
I am the Founder and Director of Good Dog Practice, and dedicated to helping you fulfil your dogs’ needs so that you can enjoy a harmonious life together with your canine companion.
Below, you will find blogs on Enrichment (dog-led activities so that you can enjoy quality time together), Lead Handling and Walks, Separation Anxiety and further General Articles.
If you need immediate help with your dog, please email me, Rosee, at riggs@good-dog-practice.com to arrange a discovery call.
A very warm welcome to you!
Rosee
Services
Behaviour Advice Programmes
Quality Time and Relationship-Building Programmes
Separation Anxiety Programmes
ISCP Austria
Many years ago, I had a dog who struggled with the demands of everyday life. He became fearful and aggressive. I felt like a failure because I did not know how to help him. In addition, I was plagued by conflicting information about what to do. So many experts around! I was confused and upset, but determined to learn how to teach him the skills he needed to be more relaxed in our human world. I started my studies and realised how much false information is out there.
In the course of learning how to support him, I became a qualified, certified Canine Behaviour Advisor. I founded Good Dog Practice, and have been helping others in a similar position for over 10 years. Furthermore, I have adopted other dogs with challenges and troubles and helped them to a normal life.
I offer a force-free, needs-based approach and specialise in:
- Isolation Distress and Separation Anxiety (online training programmes so I can help you wherever you are located.)
- An innovative and dog-friendly method of Lead Handling and
- Teaching Dogs Skills on Walks
- Fearful, Anxious, Deprived and Traumatised Dogs.
- I work closely with local shelters. If you are looking to adopt a dog, I’ll gladly advise you.
I offer behavioural consultations in both English and German.
I have four canine behaviour qualifications:
- IPACS l and IPACS ll (with Sheila Harper and Winny Boerman)
- The Diploma in Canine Behaviour (the International School for Canine Psychology and Behaviour)
- SA Pro Trainer (specialist in Separation Anxiety, trained by Julie Naismith)
I am certified as an ethical and positive behaviour advisor through ICAN, INTO Dogs and VÖHT, which require me to complete at least 40 hours of Continuous Professional Development per year.
Thank you for taking the first steps in supporting your dog!
If you need immediate help, including if your dog is suffering from separation anxiety, please reach out to me for a complimentary discovery call through the contact form.
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Welcome to my Blog!
I hope you enjoy reading the articles and they contribute to your understanding and enjoyment of life with your dog.
Click on one of the categories below
Enrichment
Separation Anxiety
Walks/ Handling/ Reactivity
General Articles
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Thank you for your compassion in taking steps to help your dog!
Univ. Prof. Rosee Riggs B.A. (HONS.)
0043 (0) 680 1169363
riggs@good-dog-practice.com
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Read The Charter here
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Behaviour Advice Programmes
I offer ongoing support programmes for people living in Lower Austria, Styria and the Burgenland.
My 3 – month programme consists of
- The first consultation, a service usually worth Euro 120,- is included in the cost of the programme. I meet you and learn about your dog, and we define goals and strategies together.
- After the first consultation, you will receive a report and a training plan of 6 sessions à ca. 60 minutes.
Alongside looking at your unique situation, I shall cover in our practical sessions how you learn
- to set up a two-way communication with your dog,
- a pioneering method of lead handling,
- to facilitate successful walks, and
- stress reduction measures
This programme includes an information package, and a weekly 30-minute Zoom or telephone call for continuity of feedback and support.
Thank you for having the compassion to take active steps to help your dog. I looking forward to being of help to you ❤️ Please reach out to me for a complimentary discovery call through the contact form.
All fees are payable in advance and non-refundable.
The programmes are valid for 3 months from date of payment.
We shall be using a harness and a 5 metre lead. The use of further training tools, and any sort of physical or psychological intimidation, is strictly forbidden.
For pensioners and students, and those who have adopted a dog aged 8 or over from a shelter, please enquire about special programmes and prices.
Quality Time & Relationship Building Programmes
I offer ongoing support programmes for people living in Lower Austria, Styria and the Burgenland.
Quality time together with our dog is what we all dream of. And dog-friendly activities strengthen your relationship and the trust between you both. They further your dog’s confidence and self-esteem and can even be a game-changer for fearful and reactive dogs.
For those who have successfully completed the 3-month programme, I offer
Accompanied walks:
I accompany you on walks with your dog. Together, we can find the environments which suit you best and I help you facilitate the development of your dog’s social skills. If your dog feels relaxed with other dogs, we can go for walks with other clients who can read and handle their dogs well.
You invest Euro 197,- for 4 walks or Euro 297,- for 7 walks.
Natural talents:
Enable your dog to release stress and to develop their confidence and self-esteem, by using his natural talents.
This series consists of search games, problem-solving activities and nosework and is tailored to your dog’s needs and current skills.
You invest Euro 360,- for 8 sessions.
Separation Anxiety
Separation Anxiety is one of the most emotionally burdensome problems one can face. It is thought to affect around one in five dogs. Dogs with separation anxiety are terrified of being alone (isolation distress) or being separated from a particular person (separation anxiety/distress).
If you have a puppy, it is important to start very gently getting them used to feeling safe alone for short periods. This can avoid problems in the future, provided it is done very gradually. This training is a priority, up alongside toilet training. I can support you helping your puppy feel safe when alone. Please never ever leave a puppy to ‘cry it out’!!!
However, if you are already experiencing your dog whining, barking or howling all day, or pacing, drooling, shaking and defecating, or you have come home to damage and destruction done in your absence, it is time to seek immediate help. Again, please never ever leave your dog to ‘cry it out’!!!
I appreciate that you can no longer do anything spontaneous like going for a walk when you feel like it; you are absolutely tied to your house or to planning for someone to care of your dog. I have been through this with my rescue greyhound, Stevie, who would even follow me under the shower, and go berserk if I left him, even with someone else he knew. He would bring down the curtains, try to get out of the window and would go into a full-blown panic attack.
So my heart goes out to you if your dog is suffering from isolation distress or separation anxiety. It is my passion to help people going through this get their life back. I am a qualified Separation Anxiety Pro Trainer specialised in helping you free your terrified dog of this torment, which is a serious welfare issue.
The fear of being alone is a phobia and needs immediate expert professional attention.
If you need immediate help, including if your dog is suffering from separation anxiety, please reach out to me for a complimentary discovery call through the contact form.
Download your FREE e-book
“There is Light at The End of The Tunnel”
10 vital pieces of information to beginning the journey of helping your dog get over the fear of being alone at home and to help you understand what your dog is going through.
