Leash Reactive Dogs: Guarding Types

Leash Reactive Dogs: Guarding Types

This blog post is associated with the Guarding Types infographic. Scroll to the bottom to view/download Your leash reactive dog might be the guarding type if…   They are suspicious of new people, but eventually warm up They don’t display the same degree of...
Leash Reactive Dogs – Frustrated Types

Leash Reactive Dogs – Frustrated Types

This blog post is associated with the Frusrated Types infographic. Scroll to the bottom to view/download   Reactivity on leash can stem from many different motivations on the dog’s end, and one of the most misunderstood “types” are dogs who are frustrated....
Are Reactive Dogs Aggressive?

Are Reactive Dogs Aggressive?

Are Reactive Dogs Aggressive? by Jessica Wheatcraft, CDBC July 5th, 2024 I have something embarrassing to admit. When I was a baby trainer first starting out I thought that dogs who were reactive towards other dogs on leash were displaying dog aggression and should be...
Empower Hour

Empower Hour

  Empower Hour Monday, February 26th at 5:30pm PT Topic: Owner directed resource guarding Let’s talk owner directed resource guarding – where it comes from and what we can do to help clients with this issue. Lets go beyond teaching dogs to trade for items...
Guide to Course Circles

Guide to Course Circles

In 2014 I started offering small group classes for my private clients with reactive dogs, to help them expand the skills they learned to new environments and with other dogs. I wanted to come up with ways to help keep the dogs more engaged with their humans, after...