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@et1phone2home I think that in your specific situation I would recommend you don't go to the dog park. There's no reason to want to go before he's 1 -- in fact, it's better if dog parks are only for adult dogs. Puppies cause problems. That said, the first dog park visit with a dog that isn't...

@horsefeathers8899 By physical evidence do you mean screenshots of the group chat? That's all the comes up. One TikTok by his ex who basically said he's a shitty person ("weaponized his depression and trauma", cheated on her), and then some screenshots of a group chat and some DMs. She posted...

@dardan Sounds like she probably looks like a pit bull mix even if she doesn't have a pit bull breed as her main breed. Not especially easy to rehome an adolescent pit-looking mutt with reactivity, to be honest. If she legitimately has a significant content of Lab, you might be able to get a...

@aspiegrace Dogs, Dogtraining, and puppy101.

@sweetjane4ya r/Eyebleach

@imagebeastmarkbeast They're banning this sub because it's not against aversives enough. Even though it's entirely against them, exactly as much as the other subs.

@jamiem Don't feel bad. Dog training is an unregulated field and there's a lot of bad information out there. These private certifications are a way to protect consumers and their pets, but they're not law, so it's hard to get the word out. I agree that IAABC is the way to go here. Either ADT...

@wendy123 Supposedly, they felt it wasn't LIMA and wasn't moderated enough. Basically, they didn't bother to hang out here and actually know the community, they saw one thread they didn't like (which was also locked by mods, so you'd think they could put 2 and 2 together) and decided on a...

@ashleigh2016 Oooo, are we exchanging dog IGs? I recently made one for my dog Pogo, @pogo.longboye. I don't post a ton about reactivity because I take fewer photos/videos while we're out but I've been posting a bit more about it lately. We've been doing Emotional Support Tennis Balls on walks...

@joshuawithmartin So, are the mods over at r/Dogtraining going to unban mentions of this sub now, or?

@amelia1234 If you're genuinely interested in learning (I suspect you're not, which is why I'm not typing thousands of words for you explaining it piece by piece out of the benefit of the doubt) go read the standard AutoMod nutrition post on r/dogs and the nutrition wiki on r/puppy101. They...

@joppa123 It's great that you want to do the right thing for your brother's puppy! Good luck, this subreddit is a great resource, as are the wikis of r/Dogtraining and r/puppy101.

@joppa123 It really depends on how the dog takes it. Since aversion is a feeling/reaction, the dog determines what's aversive and how aversive it is. If the dog reacts with shock, fear, or appeasement behavior when you say "no", it's likely scaring them and is therefore aversive and...

@eve_marie Whether something is aversive, and the degree to which it is, is not decided by the person applying the punishment. It's determined by the feelings of the dog receiving it. It's the exact same premise as tailoring your reward to what the individual dog actually likes. Then I guess...

@amelia1234 Because people understand more about dog food than you do. The WSAVA brands (Hill's, Purina, Royal Canin, Iams, and Eukanuba) have their foods formulated by board-certified veterinary nutritionists and conduct feeding trials to ensure safety. Boutique brands are free to do this...

@eve_marie It's not up to humans whether they're like each other. It's about how aversive the dog finds them. I actually intentionally included hitting your dog to hopefully inspire aversives users to introspect about why they'd recoil in horror at that but happily use other aversive methods...

@niaa Leash corrections (which could be what is meant by tugging, or could be literally just enough to get their attention, but the mods would conservatively interpret it as the former just in case) and scolding (using "no" as a response to bad behavior) are aversive and can worsen reactivity...

@browneyes27 r/DoggyDNA for if you eventually test

@eve_marie Small heads or thick necks. I have a sighthound and mostly socialize with other sighthound owners. Shockingly, I can't speak for literally all dog owners who use martingales. Well, I don't really know how to rephrase it...that's just how martingales work... Edit: for anyone...

@hiccup Overarousal can look a little different from dog to dog. He was showing his classic signs of it -- inability to settle afterwards, panting (he basically does not pant ever except in extreme heat), following me around the house, getting "crazy eyes", etc. Even when he did stop panting...