Separation Anxiety Training Guide, Planner & Progress Tracker

🐾 Take the guesswork out of separation anxiety training. Helping a dog with separation anxiety can feel overwhelming. How long should you leave them? When should you increase the duration? What should you do if they struggle? This Separation Anxiety Training Tracker gives you a structured way to track your dog’s training and helps you know what target duration to work on next. Simply enter how your dog responded to the current target, and the spreadsheet automatically calculates your next target duration for you. No complicated calculations. No guessing. Just enter your results and follow the progression. 🐶 What is the goal? Separation anxiety training is about helping your dog learn that being alone is safe and manageable. Through desensitization, we gradually increase the amount of time your dog can comfortably spend alone while keeping them below the point where they become distressed. We’re not simply trying to make the clock go higher. We’re building comfort and confidence with alone time, one successful step at a time. The goal is a dog who can spend progressively longer periods of time alone while remaining comfortable and confident. ⏱️ Your training results guide your next target Unlike a basic training log, this tracker is designed to help you answer: “What should I train next?” Record your dog’s response to the current target duration, and the tracker uses that information to calculate your next target. You don’t need to work out the progression yourself. You enter the results. The spreadsheet does the math. 📈 What’s included? ✨ Automatic target-duration progression Your next target is calculated based on your dog’s training outcome. 📅 6 weekly training tabs Each week includes five training days, with two rest days. ⏱️ Training session tracking Record your target, outcome, actual duration and observations. 📊 Progress Chart See your target durations develop over time. 📝 Training notes Keep important observations and details about each session in one place. 🐾 Door Is a Bore guide Use the included resource to help establish your dog’s starting baseline. 📖 Start Here guide Clear instructions walk you through setting up and using the tracker. 🔄 Week-to-week progression When you’re ready for a new week, copy the template and the tracker can carry your progression forward from the previous week’s final target. 💚 Designed for dog guardians who want to: • Take a structured approach to separation anxiety training • Stop guessing what duration to try next • Keep an organized record of training sessions • Understand their dog’s progress • See their training history visually • Build alone-time skills gradually • Train independently with a clear system to follow This is also a useful companion tool for clients working with a separation anxiety professional. 🧠 Created by a Certified Separation Anxiety Professional Created by Anji Barton, CPDT-KA, CTDI, CSAP-BC and Fear Free Certified Professional. Anji specializes in compassionate, evidence-informed dog training and separation-related problems. This tracker was developed from the same training framework behind Solo Serenity, Anji’s separation anxiety training program. 📥 DIGITAL PRODUCT This is a digital spreadsheet. No physical product will be shipped. You will receive a link to the digital file after purchase. Please note: This product is designed to be used digitally. It is not a printable workbook. 🐾 A note about separation anxiety Every dog is different, and separation anxiety training should be individualized according to your dog’s behaviour and emotional response. Progress isn’t always linear. Your dog’s comfort and emotional well-being should always take priority over increasing duration. This tracker is a training-planning and tracking tool and does not replace veterinary care or individualized professional behavioural advice. Ready to stop guessing and start training with a plan? Give yourself a clearer way to track your dog’s progress — and know what to work on next. 🐾 Download the Separation Anxiety Training Tracker and start building confident, comfortable alone time.