# Training & Help: Calm My Dog — Stop Separation Anxiety Now > Dog separation anxiety training tracker with customizable sessions and progress monitoring. (iPhone/iPad app by Apparent Software Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/training-and-help-calm-my-dog/id1629500193 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Apparent Software Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/983480949) - Category: Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.00/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.6 · 7 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2023-08-07 - Data updated: 2026-08-19 - Monetization: subscription - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/training-and-help-calm-my-dog/id1629500193/reviews.md ## What is Training & Help? Calm My Dog helps you track gradual desensitization training, a proven behavior therapy technique, to slowly and gently introduce your dog to separation scenarios. This process helps them develop positive reactions and reduce anxiety over time. Replace your spreadsheets, notes and text messages to your pet parent partner with this one simple app. Here's how it works: You'll start by determining your dog's baseline — just how long they can handle being alone without distress. We know this might be zero seconds right now — we've been there! Next, you'll begin the step-by-step training by following easy-to-understand instructions customized to your dog's progress. The app's intelligent algorithm generates individualized timing blocks based on previous training sessions and your dog's baseline. Monitor your dog's progress with the app's History tab. Never miss a session and witness the positive changes as your dog becomes more comfortable with being alone. Note that the Calm My Dog requires an active monthly, yearly or lifetime subscription. Your subscription supports ongoing development of the app. Fetch a free one week trial to see how this app makes your pet parenting life easier as you train your dog. Don't just take our word for it! Join the Calm My Dog Discourse forum at https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/c/calm-my-dog, where you can connect with a supportive community of dog owners, share experiences and seek valuable advice. ## Key features - Gradual desensitization training - Customized training session timing - Progress tracking history - Dog's baseline determination - Community forum access - Free one-week trial ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly | $5.99 | per month | | Yearly | $39.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Lifetime | $99.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (8 of 8) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/training-and-help-calm-my-dog/id1629500193/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Major Glitch *2025-10-21* Wanted to love this app but there is a major glitch where the timer continues to run at the top of my screen even after a training session is completed and even STILL after I have swiped up and closed the app. There’s no way to get it to go away without deleting the app entirely ### 2/5 — Needs some UX help! *2025-07-09* Please make it to where you do not have to manually delete the placeholder text “How did it go?” for every single entry!! Extremely tedious and annoying. Also please make it where when typing entries, that the screen scrolls farther up so that the button CTA’s don’t cover up where you’re typing and you can’t see it! Please make it where you can restart/uncheck a session as well, that’s ridiculous to not let you do that when trying to get the hang of anxiety training! You’re trying to start a timer, switch to a different app for a camera view, and then back again all within a matter of seconds, and sometimes that doesn’t go smoothly (or you get interrupted) and you need to start over. And when asking you how the sessions went, the dog icon for the “not great” status is empty/not showing up. Finally, if you have said a session did not go great, the app still increases your time for the next session, even though you are obviously not ready to increase the time if things didn’t go great for the previous session! So you have to manually adjust that each time as well. Please think through the UX of this app better! - Sincerely, a UX designer and dog mom **Developer response:** Hi hpandloki, Update: please have a look at the latest version, in which we have implemented many of your suggestions. If you feel it better meets your needs, we would really appreciate you updating your rating! Thanks in advance — Susannah ### 4/5 — Works ok *2025-07-03, version 1.3* This works fairly well as a way of planning and tracking separation anxiety training. Not all the features work that well for example the end session button doesn’t work so it’s hard to stop the session at the right point if your dog is struggling to complete the training that time. ### 1/5 — Subscription: where is the value? *2024-12-01* So I’ve a 3yrs old pup with separation anxiety. I’ve used the method promoted by this app in the past and it worked well. Only I started working from home and after 2 years it’s all to start over again. Thought this app would make the process “funnier” but it ask for sub the first time you launch it. So while I was expecting to pay some bucks (a one time payment) I find it abusive to ask for sub for such a simple method that you can well do all by yourself. The price of this sub is pretty high also, and I’m hardly seeing any plus value as the devs didn’t even bother posting on Instagram for one year and a half — so I wouldn’t expect new video contents and such from the app itself. On their website there is still a video from 2023 stating that the app is still a work in progress, we are a month from 2025 at the time of writing this. Now I understand that devs must be able to make a living of their work, but I do think the business model isn’t adapted to this app. Anw, I’m uninstalling it, I’ll do the training on my own as it’s super easy. Trick: if your work schedule changes, don’t just suppose that you pup is still gonna be ok, repeat the exercises sometimes. ### 4/5 — Instructions would be helpful *2024-07-28* I think instructions on how to use the app would be really helpful. **Developer response:** If the instructions in the app are not enough, we have a video and a intro guide on the app's homepage at https://calmmydog.app/. Check them out. If you need further help, write to our support at support@apparentsoft.com ### 5/5 — Amazing app! *2024-07-17* This is such a great and simple app! It really helps structure our training and keep us motivated. A feature I’m missing is a way to share the progress with my wife, so we can train independently, but still climb the progress tree together 😊 Could either be an account option or apple family. Synchronisation token. Something 😅 ### 5/5 — Exactly what we were looking for!! *2024-07-11* We’ve gone from under 1 min of our dog home alone to over 10 min at this point. This app makes it easy to track our departure training and log our work. We especially love the little awards in the app since it shows how far we’ve come. The only issue we’ve noticed so far is you can’t edit info after you complete a session. We forgot to rate a training session recently and it’d be nice to go back and fill that in. Thank you so much!!! ### 4/5 — Simple app *2023-10-19, version 0.9* This is a simple app to create structure around leaving my dog alone. The sessions are short and you can do multiple sessions in one go if it’s going well. The only thing I’d like is more info on how the increments increase. Looks like one second per session so far. ## Frequently asked questions about Training & Help ### How does Calm My Dog help with separation anxiety? Calm My Dog uses gradual desensitization training, a proven behavior therapy technique. It helps your dog slowly get used to being alone, building positive associations and reducing distress over time. ### What are the subscription options for Calm My Dog? Calm My Dog offers monthly ($5.99/month), yearly ($39.99/year), and lifetime subscription plans. All plans include a 7-day free trial. ### Does Calm My Dog have ads? No, Calm My Dog does not contain advertisements. The app is supported by its subscription model. ### What devices is Calm My Dog available on? Calm My Dog is currently available for iPhone devices. ### How often is Calm My Dog updated? The latest version of Calm My Dog is 1.5.1, last updated on November 6, 2025. Updates typically occur to improve features and address user feedback. ### Can I connect with other dog owners using Calm My Dog? Yes, Calm My Dog provides access to a Discourse forum where you can connect with a supportive community of dog owners, share experiences, and seek advice. ### What is the age rating for Calm My Dog? Calm My Dog has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. ### How does the app determine my dog's training needs? The app starts by assessing your dog's baseline tolerance for being alone. It then uses an intelligent algorithm to generate individualized timing blocks for training sessions based on this baseline and previous progress. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.5.1 — 2025-11-06 Fixes to Live Activity (live timer in Dynamic Island). ### 1.5 — 2025-09-12 We’ve made Calm My Dog even better for you and your pup: * Live Activities – Track your training session progress right from your Lock Screen or the Dynamic Island. Stay connected without opening the app. * Liquid Glass design – The app now shines with the elegant new iOS 26 Liquid Glass interface for a smoother, more immersive experience. Helping your dog overcome separation anxiety has never felt this seamless. ### 1.4 — 2025-07-19 As requested, you can now edit an archived session. Find your doggo’s previous training sessions in the History tab, then tap on a step to add your reflection of how it went. Reflect at length if you wish; multiline comments now fit just fine. You can also choose a different rating image. When you save a session as Not Great, your pup’s next session will have the same goal as before so they have the training time they need to get comfortable. We’ve also made a number of usability improvements, some in response to your bug reports (thank you!) and some of which we stumbled over ourselves. Happy training and write to support@apparentsoft.com to let us know what you’d like to see next! ### 1.3.1 — 2025-07-03 We have resolved the issue of ending sessions without achieving the goal. Redesigned dog profile view to make it easier to update. Tap Edit in the upper right corner of the dog view to change doggo name, profile picture, and/or progress reached. Write to us at support@apparentsoft.com and let us know how Calm My Dog is working for you and your pup. We'd love to cheer you on and hear your suggestions! ### 1.3 — 2024-11-21 Redesigned dog profile view to make it easier to update. Tap Edit in the upper right corner of the dog view to change doggo name, profile picture, and/or progress reached.  Write to us at support@apparentsoft.com and let us know how Calm My Dog is working for you and your pup. 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