I would recommend Jackie to anyone experiencing separation issues with their dog. It is not an understatement to say that Jackie transformed our lives with our dog and helped us all be more calm, happy, and fulfilled. Our dog has achieved a level of calm with being home alone for both short and long durations that I truly didn't think could ever be possible—and I know we would never have been able to achieve this without Jackie.

Jackie is kind, patient, thorough, and empathetic with every single one of her clients. You can tell she knows her stuff and really cares about her clients, which is so comforting when going through something as difficult as SA. Jackie’s science and data-driven approach is easy to follow and y’all….. it really WORKS! Calvin, who couldn’t do even a couple of minutes alone without going into a state of panic, is now able to be left alone for 4.5 hours with no problem!!

Jackie came highly recommended by a psychologist that I reached out to who also works with dogs. Through Believe in Your Dog, Oliver is now able to tolerate the initial separation better, settles, and remains alone for several hours at a time. Jackie was supportive, responsive, and catered to Oliver and my dynamic. She has a wealth of knowledge and works diligently to help meet you and your dog's goals of having a happy, healthy life both together and temporarily apart. 5/5 stars!

Working with Jackie has literally been life-changing. When I realized my dog had developed separation anxiety, despite being a dog trainer myself, I felt completely overwhelmed and lost about where to even begin. Jackie to the rescue! Her expert guidance, empathy, and knowledge have gotten us from not even being able to approach the door without him becoming stressed to being able to leave for 4+ hours while he snoozes away on the couch without a care.

From our first meeting with Jackie, we felt a sense of calm and relief at having found her. Jackie took the time to listen, to get to know us and our dog and to understand what our goals were. Jackie’s process was science based, clearly explained, and easy to follow. When our dog struggled with a particularly difficult departure situation, Jackie brainstormed with us, gave us recommendations and then worked with us to implement a new plan. Jackie’s flexibility, compassion, and rigor in every aspect of what she does made it a pleasure to work with her. We cannot recommend her highly enough.

We are so grateful to Jackie for her patience, caring support, and expertise. She encouraged slow and steady work that laid the foundation for our dogs to be able to just relax when they’re home alone. It has been especially exciting to watch Spark develop into a calmer dog who can handle being alone.

Since our intensive work with Jackie, our dogs have been repeatedly beating their latest records and are now up to a 4.5 hour absence without any fear! Eyeing a five hour calm absence seems incredible, considering that at the beginning even a five minute calm absence was impossible. 

Working with Jackie was an absolutely wonderful experience!! We adopted a rescue dog (Leo) with some known “separation anxiety,” and we were determined to help him out. While we read up and knew the “theory” behind how to go about addressing it, we decided to try out a professional — and I’m so glad we did! Jackie is incredibly detail-oriented, data-driven and absolutely has the dog’s best interest in mind at all times. Having a completely personalized plan (updated daily, based on the previous days’ results!) put our minds at ease, knowing that someone else was doing the work to make sure we were doing the right thing, and all we had to do was follow the plan!

I couldn’t be happier or more grateful for Jackie and the work that we have done together. I had always known that Lincoln had separation issues, as he had some mild destructive behaviors and was always panting heavily when I came back after an absence, but did not know the extent until I borrowed a friends Furbo and received alerts every 10 minutes that he was howling and crying after a short absence. After I saw that, I immediately went on a search for a solution. Jackie came highly recommended. We were able to connect after a few weeks and begin our work together. Jackie was accommodating with my busy schedule, knowledgeable, and listened to all my concerns.

From the moment I first talked to Jackie, I could tell that she genuinely cares about and is invested in each and every one of her clients. I discovered Jackie on Instagram (@believeinyourdog) and was immediately drawn in by the content she was putting out. I was learning a lot just from her page, but I decided to sign up for a consultation because I wanted 1-on-1 advice and guidance from her related to my specific dog. I was so lost and nervous about how to address my dog’s separation anxiety but after just a consultation with Jackie I feel optimistic about the future.

I cannot say enough about Believe in Your Dog. When I started working with Jackie, I felt extremely hopeless. I have a dog with severe separation anxiety and could not leave my house for even one second without my dog howling and moaning in distress. I wondered if I would ever be able to have some sort of "normal" life again. Jackie has been wonderful! She is very patient and understanding and has the best interest of my dog, Remi, at heart, while also asking about my well-being while going through this process. She worked with me on a weekly plan, and was always such a great support…

Our rescue dog Stryker had severe separation anxiety. She would throw herself against our bedroom door, howl, cry, and pee on the carpet when we left her. I initially reached out to Jackie unsure of what to do and she pointed me to some amazing resources. We got fairly far on our own, but felt we were plateau-in so we reached out again for a training session. Jackie made us feel so much more confident, and gave us a plan on how to overcome hurdles, but also how to monitor and ensure our dog Stryker was actually doing well while left alone (it can be so hard to tell sometimes). Stryker can now do several hours alone!

We adopted Rosie in June, 2020, and had no idea that she had separation anxiety. We left our condo to walk to the store.When we stepped out of the elevator on our return, we were surprised to hear loud barking, squealing and we could hear her jumping against the door. We were shocked and upset. We started working with a trainer for Rosie to learn commands, and she highly recommended Believe in your Dog with Jackie . We started working with her the end of August and continued until December. This was our choice, as we did not feel confident to work with her alone yet. We were both very anxious when we began.

Like many people, my husband and I adopted another dog at the very beginning of the pandemic. We actually adopted him without ever meeting him, soley on a picture so we were unable to get a glimpse of what his disposition could possibly be. Willie is our second dog and very quickly we realized that he was having separation anxiety and we wanted to nip it in the bud at a early age. Luckily, I was referred to Believe in your Dog, and let me say, if a name could say it all, then Jackie picked the best name for her company.