Having a reactive dog is no joke! Just like dogs become conditioned, humans can be too! When we have a reactive dog and we have experienced their reactions, their outburst, their embarrassing behaviors, we tend to be extra vigilant on walks. We too, in a sense, have become reactive. We are anxious, always on the lookout and prepared for the worst. That’s why it’s so important for you and your dog to go through some type of reactivty training so you can both develop trust in each other! If you ar

When I’m working with a client that has a reactive dog, we never work directly on the reactivity on day one. There’s a lot of other skills the majority of my client dogs need to obtain before we can begin with what you see in this video. For example, some of the skills the dog needs to know are how to hold place, walk nicely on a leash, understand a marker, and have a built up motivation for food. These are all things that we work on prior to even going out the door. However, even after all of t

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