by Jessica Wheatcraft | Aug 6, 2024 | Blog
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...
by Jessica Wheatcraft | Jul 21, 2024 | Blog
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....
by Jessica Wheatcraft | Jul 5, 2024 | Blog
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...
by Jessica Wheatcraft | Jan 1, 2024 | Blog
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...
by Jessica Wheatcraft | May 16, 2023 | Blog
I have worked with dogs in numerous capacities. Dogs in county shelters, dogs from cruelty cases being held in secret holding facilities as they await their fate, dogs in foster homes, fostering dogs in my home, and volunteering with service dogs. I have also seen...
by Jessica Wheatcraft | Mar 6, 2023 | Blog
I wish I had a badass story about how I got my concussion, but I hit my forehead on the corner of a shelf. Now if that’s not exciting, I don’t know what is ???? Although I should add that this was my second concussion, I got my first by taking a penalty kick straight...
