[Episode 123] Malena DeMartini; Separation anxiety amid a pandemic...

4:00 - How does the current global situation with the pandemic & subsequent change in our routines influence our animals and their behaviors. 4:20 - Malena defines and unpacks the term 'Separation Anxiety' 6:44 - Ryan describes his own experience of a panic attack 7:30 - Ryan asks how do we build empathy in dog owners towards the effect of a panic attack or separation anxiety 10:45 - Malena's shares the importance of helping clients to understand 'The Why' of the treatment of separation anxiety. 14:25 - Ryan asks: How important is it to get honesty and truth from your clients? 16:30 - Ryan asks to know what has been the most exciting change in Malena's thinking, methods and research since the last podcast in 2018? 17:00 - Malena discussed her new book regarding the research since 1970's 21:35 - Malena explains that she feels that there are some specific effective treatment protocols in place now that lead to success. 24:50 - Malena shares her personal findings and thoughts on which dogs tend to show more separation anxiety than others. 29:35 - Why separation anxiety is the biggest researched behaviour related diagnosis. 31:30 - Whether the changes occurring during the global pandemic will impact our dogs and how can we assess the impact of these changes. 40:15 - Malena discusses the genetic markers that have been researched in regards to separation anxiety. 45:55 - Ryan asks if owners may have noticed signs before lockdown of dogs having a tendency of separation anxiety and Malena describes the lower level signs of distress that get 'missed' by the owners. 49:50 - Malena shares her suggestions for clients at this time for dogs that may have separation relation concerns. 57:00 - Malena's explains her approach to building a community to help clients with their dog. 59:50 - Ryan touches on one of Malena's previous hopes and goals stated in 2018 and how she feels they have achieved or moved forward from that time.

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