Testimonials

• Separation anxiety

The Vet Behaviour Team has been absolutely amazing! We first noticed signs of anxiety in our gorgeous Cavoodle, Ginger, when she was just six months old. After speaking with our vet nurse, we decided to seek professional help.

As first-time dog owners, we felt like we were doing something wrong, but Amanda was incredibly reassuring. She helped us understand that Ginger simply needed some additional support to manage her separation anxiety.

Six years on, we are incredibly grateful for the guidance and support we received. Ginger is happy, healthy and so much more self-assured and confident. We couldn’t be happier with how far she has come and we are so thankful to the Vet Behaviour Team!

• Reactivity
• Hyperarousal (Joker)
• Storm phobia (Thief)
• Compulsive shadow and light chasing (Thief)

The Vet Behaviour Team have been treating my 18 month old Kelpie x Cattle dog boys: Joker and Thief for a few months now and the difference in their behavior is amazing! Both pups were raised in shelters so they were extremely fearfully aggressive towards people and other dogs.

Since treatment began, both boys have become less scared of people and other dogs, settle more quickly if they do get excited and respond better to training and cues. Their treatment requires my husband and I to be consistent with their calming exercises and the boys now enjoy their relaxation time so much that they lie down at my feet and get sleepy.

Both Heather and Amanda are caring, diligent and friendly. They are always available, are always checking up on you and your pet and making sure the treatment plan is working and manageable. I look forward to working with them to get my boys happy and healthy.

• Separation anxiety

The changes in Daisy’s behaviour have been nothing short of a miracle since contacting VBT. We adopted Daisy from a shelter when she was only 3 months old. We had no idea that puppies can be born with anxiety; we just thought she needed more training. Her separation and generalised anxiety were making it impossible to live with. It was taking over our lives and hers! We tried every training technique but they just weren’t working.

Since Daisy started seeing VBT 6 months ago, she relaxes and plays with her toys when left home alone 🙂 She no longer destroys property, paces, shakes, whines, barks or defecates. We finally have the freedom to have visitors over or even a dinner party without causing Daisy or ourselves distress!

She is now a happy dog who enriches our lives. We can leave the house without guilt, knowing that she is ok. It is wonderful that she is now enjoying life.

Thanks VBT, you have transformed our lives 🙂

• Dog reactivity
• Separation anxiety

Dr Amanda and VBT have been a huge part of our dog’s journey to better walking behaviour and alone time (as well as our journey to better understanding our dog and his needs). Our miniature dachshund had severe separation anxiety and fear around walks/other dogs (he would lunge and bark relentlessly). Since our first meeting with Dr Amanda at the start of 2023, we have seen noticeable improvement in Akio. He can now be left alone for up to 5 hours without any discomfort and is much better equipped to handle walks/encounters with other dogs. Dr Amanda and VBT are communicative and will assist and support you every step of the way.