Especially after my husband's passing, Tov got a very bad separation anxiety. If I went to the bathroom and closed the door for 7 seconds, he threw himself on the door in order to reunite with me. When I was going to go out by myself in order to buy food for example, Tov would hold me with his paws, trying to pull me back into our home again. That how worried he was. That also showed me that he thought that he was the leader with all the responsibility for my safety.
Tony showed me a technique that helped Tov overcome his separation anxiety. I practiced this often, and soon I could go shopping without any problems.
During the time when I was practising this, I noticed that Tov reacted if I was closer to home than 50 metres. It was like he knew that I was there without him being able to actually see me. Tony said that Jan, his mother, had been part of research into dogs that know when their owners are going to come home, before they arrive. There are incredible stories about how much dogs can perceive, something that I do not think mainstream science have a good explanation to yet, at least not as far as I know.
The reason this was a problem for me and Tov was that I had given Tov the job as a pack leader, without me knowing or understanding how it happened. When I had practiced Dog Listening and implemented all four areas, Tov became much calmer all together. I have written about all four areas in my book that I can send you against a donation. Please also let me know what the donation is for so I know to send you the book to your email address too. If you go to my first page, you find links there also.
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