Solving Separation Anxiety in Dogs

Course + VOD – $115

Solving House Training Issues

Course -$100 USD

Lessons in Fear and Aggression in Dogs Part 1 – Science and the Art of Desensitization

Course – $185 USD

Lessons in Fear Aggression In Dogs Part 2 –  Identifying and Solving Conditioned Fear Responses

Course – $185 USD

Lessons in Fear and Aggression Part 3 – Advanced Desensitization Techniques

Course – $210 USD

Lessons in Fear and Aggression – Parts 1, 2, and 3

10% off the purchase of all three – $522 USD

Lessons in Fear and Aggression Part 4 – Training and Understanding the Reactive and Aggressive Dog

Course – $285 USD

Peggy’s Blog Posts on Aggression

Dog to Dog Aggression-Part 1

Dog to Dog Aggression-Part 2

Dog to Dog Aggression-Part 3

Dog-to-Dog Aggression Part 4: Chamois

Peggy Swager

Some common canine behavior problems include canine anxiety, housetraining issues, fear and aggression among others. Peggy Swager, one of our Instructors is a long time behavior consultant who has successfully worked with these problems, and more in her long career.

Peggy holds a BS in biology, minor in education, with undergraduate studies in psychology. Over the years, she received mentoring by animal professionals, including a DVM, on behavior and fear issues. Mentored under trainers and attended training lectures at Pikes Peak Obedience Club. Taught the puppy classes. Dr. Dunbar lecture in Denver, CO, 2016 ADPT conference attendee.

Presenter at APDT Conference. Author of many dog books and training articles, and a DVD on Separation Anxiety. Magazines that published my articles included AKC Gazette, AKC Family Dog, Dog World, and APDT’s Chronicle of the Dog. Award nominations and awards for books, articles, and the DVD. My extensive research for article writing, included interviews of professional trainers, which help hone training skills. Specialized in more difficult cases.

Peggy Swager graduated in 1978 with a BS in Biology with a minor in education. The degree includes several classes in psychology. She also took a class called Animal Ecology which included field studies as well as information on the handling of animals at the Denver Zoo.

In her early years, Peggy honed her skills by working with horses who had moderate to severe behavioral issues.  This included horses who had herd bound issues-the equine equivalent of separation anxiety in dogs. She had three articles published in popular horse magazines which addressed how changes in training techniques could be valuable to horse behavior. Peggy reduced her work with animals for several years while raising a family. About twenty years ago, she once again ventured into the business by working with problematic dogs. Peggy taught dog classes including puppy class, agility, and obedience. She has shown in obedience and agility. She has worked with a variety of dogs to resolve behavior issues. Over the years, Peggy has developed several techniques to help resolve separation anxiety in dogs, including mill dog rescues and other shelter dogs.