What is a Reactive dog? A Reactive dog is one who exhibits an excessive response to various “normal” environmental stimuli. Their reactivity can involve multiple stimuli or be singular. The Reactivity also has different levels and intensities. The reactions can be brief or last for quite a while. What type of dogs are reactive? In […]

Training your dog, or any domestic animal for that matter, occurs every time you have any interaction with them. There are times when you are working on a specific behavior but you are always “training” them. The difficulty with this is that a majority of the time, we are inadvertently teaching and reinforcing undesirable behaviors. […]

Establishing boundaries with your dog is how you establish your role as the leader. If you don’t become the leader then your dog will try to, more often than not his attempts at being in charge will go awry. The easiest way to set boundaries is by defining your personal space. The area he can’t […]

Leash work is necessary, in that it allows you to have control of your dog while you are teaching him how to be a calm, well behaved companion and family member. Once he understands the rules of life, he won’t need to be on a leash all the time. Until then consider the leash your […]