The First Goodbye

Help your dog feel safer when you step away. Use camera observations to plan manageable practice and figure out what to try when a departure feels too difficult.

Inside the 13-page guide

• See what happens. Set up a useful camera view and compare worked examples of relaxed, tense and distressed behaviour.
• Choose the next step. Use a quick-reference infographic and build a practice ladder from small indoor movements to brief absences your dog can comfortably manage.
• Fillable session and cover plans. Record what the camera showed and arrange help for unavoidable absences.

Format. One English-language PDF. Print for personal use or fill in the worksheets in a compatible PDF reader.

Seek help from your vet and a qualified behaviour professional for persistent distress, panic or escape attempts.