6. [That is why] SET UPS are tremendously helpful.Treating reactivity goes much faster if you can arrange for someone with a non-reactive dog to help you out. But if you can’t, you can take advantage of situations in which you know that you can control the distance between the dogs:...
I do not let my dog obsess or stare intensely at other dogs. Sometimes, my Shiba Inu will drop into a stalking-down-position, stare, and wait for the other dog to pass. Some people think that he is such a good boy for doing aDown, when other dogs are coming toward him, but he ...
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to in still more confidence in the dog (one of the reasons they may be leash reactivity is a lack of confidence), and also activities where different dogs would be asked to do different tasks while other dogs walked around them (to see if it would be triggering / to see how well we ...
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“Oh, dogs just love me” (mostly women) and “I’m not afraid of dogs!” Both of these comments were always made as a person bent forward, hands outstretched, face moving laser-like toward a cowering dog in response to my request to toss treats. You gotta love training, no matter ...
parents(and cat parents) who need quick tips and techniques, Dr. Sophia Yin's website features detailed articles outlining behavior exercises forreactive dogs. Dr. Yin's site also reviews other common issues, such asseparation anxietyandleash training, which can often be tied to reactivity ...