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@imagebeastmarkbeast It's so hard. I was so isolated and lonely and doubted everything I did. Poor baby!

@imagebeastmarkbeast If it's any consolation, once we figured out how to introduce out guy to strangers coming to visit, (it's beyond perfect, but we have to have people visit our house occasionally and having him locked up in another room is the most stressful option) he is amazing. We use baby...

@imagebeastmarkbeast Best of luck! My dog's worst moments were 8 months - 2 years - just adolescence and hormones which made threshold ever changing. He did not resource guard but showed zero reactivity when handled by other people as he would just shut down and be "easy". Good for you for...

@imagebeastmarkbeast ty! He is just the best (these days!)

@lbohot Hey, here's a VB locator from AVSAB! https://avsab.org/animal-behavior-consultant-directory-search/

@geoffreyatkinson do not underestimate the power of the break from triggers before starting. I highly recommend a very thorough two weeks. It seemed like forever but my dog got so much calmer even just in the house, and training went more predictably.

@geoffreyatkinson In order of how helpful they were: 1. CARE - counter conditioned to all triggers using this process 2. veterinary behaviorist to fine tune the above 3. muzzle training (we only use it for in-house greetings) 4. relaxation protocol - once I did this it really helped my dog...

@quiverfullmother82 Thank you! Me too. It used to feel impossible and I just soaked up the good stories, hoping it could happen to us, so I feel obligated to share.

@ger It takes so many re-reads! I half-assed it for 6 months and was annoyed at the slow progress, then I actually gave my dog a 2-week shut down and followed it to the letter and we had real progress - night and day. Best of luck!

@ger It's really hard for a scared dog to look at you when evil is around, which is the difference between operant vs classical conditioning. Operant - dog sees trigger, you get dog to look at you, treat (dog may be stressed turning back on trigger, may not be sure if treat is due to...

@dreamslikemovies This is awesome. For the relaxation protocol - there's an Mp3 format which is really easy to use here: https://championofmyheart.com/relaxation-protocol-mp3-files/ That way you can focus on your dog without looking at a screen and counting. Thank you for your generosity...

@ger Short version: Dog sees evil tall man with hat, dog gets cookies (not asked to sit, look at me, etc). After a month or two at a great distance with good management, dog sees tall man with hat, looks at me ready for cookies. Way better than dog lunging like a maniac. The cookies have to...

@missesther Thank you!

@judychong I see so many posts on rescue pages of "shepherd in the woods, won't let us get close" and my heart just sinks because that would be my dog. It's not a perfect device, apparently the Fi collar might be a bit more accurate. They both require a monthly subscription

@judychong Whistle is a GPS collar that also is an activity tracker. It's surprisingly better at the second function, and tracks his sleep, play, scratching, etc. I initially got it in case he got out since he would run from people and an ID tag doesn't do a lot in that kind of situation. (I am...

@ilmc I will. It's just hard - in the southeast US dogs are treated terribly in many places and AC has little they can do. When I lived in another neighborhood I called AC on dogs being left in crates outdoors in direct Florida sun and AC came by and made them give them water that day, but...

@ilmc I've called animal control, they've come by, and as the dogs have water and food there isn't much they can do. It's just sad as they are both young and seem to be well adjusted and social, just really lonely, and over time I feel this will change and by then the teenage boy who owns them...

Knocking on the door has become less of the nightmare shitshow we all probably know and love, but I could cry I'm so happy. CARE and careful, systematic counter conditioning works. It's a rainy day and I was having expensive paper delivered, so I've been anxious waiting on a knock at our...

@bipn_406 It's life changing. I had a maniac, now I have a really well-behaved, lovely dog.