Learning to calm down after getting excited or frustrated is a skill which dogs need to practice in order to get good at it.
When you're out on a walk, and your dog has become fixated on something you’ll want to get their attention so that you can move away before they overreact.
Reframing your Response Pg 1
Reframing your Response Pg 2
It is easy to feel frustrated or resentful towards people you believe are judging you and your dog. But your stress can also negatively affect your dog.
When it comes to adolescence, recall is often one of the most challenging aspects.
Managing Noise Reactivity
Startling easily, barking, looking for close contact or fleeing can be signs that your dog is sensitive to noise.
The Miracle of Management
It’s important to understand the role that safe and humane management plays in helping to change behavior.
Why Reactivity is Hard for Us Pg2
Reactivity is one of the hardest behaviors to deal with, but have you ever wondered why that is?
Over-reaction is usually driven by an emotional response to something in the environment.
Every animal reacts sometimes, and some reaction is needed for survival!
A trigger is anything that is actually present in the environment or in a memory of the environment that initiates a physical response or a reaction.
Managing Access to Triggers
When you are looking to reduce reactivity, managing your dog’s access to their triggers is critical.
If your dog barks whenever people or dogs pass by your window it’s important to prevent them from practicing this behavior. One easy way to do this is by setting up management so that they can’t see outside.
Exposing your puppy in the right way early on to objects that move is really important if you don’t want them to become triggers for your puppy to chase later.
Sometimes you need to interrupt what your dog is doing because it’s something you don't want them to practice, it’s escalating a situation or may even be dangerous.
