🐾 FREE WEBINAR: Separation Anxiety - What to Do First and Why
📅 Saturday 14 November 2026 | 🕙 10:00am | 💻 Live Online via Zoom
Does your dog struggle when you leave them alone?
Does your dog bark, howl, panic or become distressed when you leave the house?
Have you found yourself cancelling plans, worrying about popping to the shops or feeling guilty every time you close the front door?
Separation anxiety can be incredibly difficult for dogs and their owners, particularly when you’ve tried everything you can think of and nothing seems to help.
But what if some of the advice you’ve been following is actually making things worse?
🎉 Introducing Our New Separation Anxiety Specialist
We’re delighted to welcome Zaira Battaglia, one of Scotland’s top separation anxiety specialists, to Esk Valley Dog Training.
To celebrate the launch of our new specialist separation anxiety service, Zaira will be joining Nick McMechan for a FREE live webinar exploring why dogs struggle with being left alone and what you can do to start helping them.
🐕 What You’ll Discover
✅ Why some dogs experience separation anxiety and how to recognise the signs.
✅ Why leaving your dog to cry or gradually increasing their alone time isn’t always the answer.
✅ Common mistakes that can make separation anxiety worse.
✅ Practical first steps towards helping your dog feel safer and more comfortable alone.
✅ How personalised specialist training can help you and your dog move forward.
💚 Take the First Step Towards a Happier, More Confident Dog
Whether your dog has recently started struggling or you’ve been dealing with separation anxiety for years, this webinar will help you understand what’s happening and what to do next.
🎟️ FREE WEBINAR — REGISTRATION REQUIRED
👉 https://mailchi.mp/eskvalleydogtraining.co.uk/november-2026-separation-anxety-webinar
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🐾 Worry Free Walks Workshop
📅 Saturday 15th August | 10:30am
📅 2027 dates to be released soon — bookmark this page
📍 Unleashed Dog Park, Cousland
Imagine enjoying walks with your dog a little more.
Feeling more relaxed.
Understanding what your dog is trying to tell you.
And having a few simple, practical strategies that help make everyday walks feel calmer and more enjoyable.
That’s exactly what this workshop is about.
During the morning, I’ll work live with a small number of dogs while talking you through what I’m seeing, why dogs behave the way they do and how we can begin to help them feel more confident and settled.
Because we’ll be working with real dogs, every workshop is slightly different. The dogs shape the conversation, making every event unique and packed with real-life learning.
One of the things owners often tell me afterwards is that watching another dog being coached helped them understand their own dog in a completely different way.
This workshop may be particularly helpful if your dog:
🐾 Barks or lunges at other dogs
🐾 Becomes overexcited on walks
🐾 Finds everyday distractions difficult
🐾 Makes walks feel more stressful than enjoyable
Two ways to attend
🐕 Handler Space (Limited)
Bring your dog and take part in some of the practical demonstrations. Dogs work one at a time while everyone else observes and learns.
👉book here: https://helpmetrainmydog.as.me/?appointmentType=90057393
👀 Spectator Space
Come without your dog and simply watch the workshop unfold. It’s a relaxed way to learn, ask questions and take ideas home to try with your own dog.
👉 book here: https://helpmetrainmydog.as.me/?appointmentType=90057470
Please note: This workshop isn’t suitable for dogs that are aggressive towards people.
Spaces are intentionally limited to keep the environment calm and to make sure everyone gets the most from the morning.
🐾 Enrichment Seminar with Nick
📅 new dates coming soon
🕙 10:00am – 11:30am
📍Cousland Village Hall
Helping you understand your dog’s natural instincts and how to meet them in everyday life.
Many owners think enrichment simply means giving their dog something to do.
The reality is much more interesting than that.
When we understand why enrichment works, we begin to see our dogs differently. We start to recognise the behaviours that come naturally to them and learn how to provide healthy, appropriate outlets for those instincts.
For many dogs, good enrichment doesn’t just relieve boredom. It can help build confidence, encourage calmer behaviour, reduce frustration and simply make everyday life more enjoyable.
During this seminar we’ll explore:
🐾 What enrichment really is (and what it isn’t)
🐾 Why enrichment is so important for modern dogs
🐾 How different dogs enjoy different types of enrichment
🐾 Practical enrichment ideas you can easily fit into everyday life
🐾 Simple activities that encourage natural behaviours without creating unnecessary excitement
Whether you have a puppy, an adolescent or an older dog, you’ll leave with a much better understanding of how enrichment can become part of your dog’s daily routine.
This seminar was one of our most popular events of 2025, receiving fantastic feedback from owners who found it made a genuine difference to both them and their dogs.
I’m delighted to be bringing it back for 2026.
Spaces are limited.
Book early to avoid disappointment.
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