Rachel Brix, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA
Rachel Brix is Fear Free Certified and both a certified trainer and behavior consultant through the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers focusing on enrichment-based behavior modification. Her free time is devoted to her two rescues, Emerson and Apache.
Latest Blog
Is it Really Separation Anxiety?
I have never owned a dog with separation anxiety, thank goodness. The condition is hard on the dog who suffers from the condition and hard on the dog’s caretakers, too, including owners, vets, groomers, pet sitters, and dog walkers. Care must be taken to prevent triggering the dog’s panic at being left alone—in severe cases, even just long enough for the person caring for the dog to use the restroom!