Recently we talked aboutwhat to do if your dog won’t eat treatsin training sessions. But what if your dog WILL eat, but treats aren’t working to change their behavior? If your dog responds to cues and...
Do you dream of relaxing hikes with your reactive dog, but you’re not sure if it’s in the cards? In this week’s video we talked about how to tell if your reactive or fearful dog is ready to start hiking with...
Do you have a fearful dog who isn’t food motivated? If your dog won’t eat treats around new people, there are changes to your training setup, including to the behavior of the humans involved, that can help.
You want to use positive reinforcement to train your fearful or reactive dog to behave better around unfamiliar people. But, your dog isn’t food motivated! They won’t eat when people are around. What to...
Lots of dogs take pills daily, especially anxious or fearful dogs. (If you haven’t already talked with your vet or a veterinary behaviorist about whether anti-anxiety medication could benefit your fearful dog, call them...
We tend to think of going out to the back yard, or on a walk, as “normal” dog activities. However, for a very fearful dog, these are not normal behaviors. In fact, they might be downright impossible for them. ...
In ourFearful and Reactive Dog Support Community,many dog parents struggle with fearful dogs who don’t like to be touched, or even looked at. These dogs need a level of care that even most lifelong “dog...
Our foster dog, Pancake, is afraid of my husband. He barks and growls at him in a number of situations.Last weekI shared how we decreased these behaviors by decreasing Pancake’s opportunities and motivation to behave this...
Last week I talked aboutwhether you should say “No”when your dog growls, barks, or snaps. The example I used was of my foster dog who behaves aggressively toward my husband. I explained why saying...
Should you say “No” when your dog growls, barks, or snaps? It’s a reasonable question. We don’t like it when our dogs behave aggressively, and we want them to stop.