Elliott’s Success Story —

We have worked with a few trainers since we've had Elliott and we weren't seeing a lot of long-term results with trainers who were great but who were generalists. We joined the RRP because we wanted to work with someone who specializes in anxiety and has a deeper understanding of how to help anxious dogs. 

Jenna knows her specialty so well; she has a deep understanding of anxious behavior in dogs, and has such a clear passion for the science behind compassionate and skilled dog training. 

She helped us understand the nuances of our dog's body language when he was struggling and not only to get on a road to recovering from his separation anxiety, but to improving his life with us on the whole. During the RRP, we felt confident in her expertise and assessment of our dog's behavior. She's also great at the human side of dog training. She's a great coach and cheerleader who gives honest and encouraging feedback. 

I think the program has helped me -- an anxious human -- tap into empathy for my dog more than I was able to before. We were doing enrichment activities with him before starting the program, but having to track and record it made us more mindful of doing things on a regular basis, giving him variety, and things that he truly enjoyed.  

My biggest takeaway is that even though working through separation anxiety is a long game (which we knew), there are small wins to be had along the way and that those matter and represent positive change.

It was so helpful to have regular check ins, and be able to get expert eyes on recordings of our dog's behavior when he was alone. It was helpful to get insight into what was going on, what was good and what could improve, and to get concrete next steps for the following days.

We learned a lot from the program and look forward to continuing this journey with our dog.