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    Has positive reinforcement for leash reactivity actually worked for anyone?

    @lunabeam It can work if you work the dog at a distance it won’t react at and gradually close the distance over time as it improves. This can take a lot of time and availability of the right situations. Even if you have all the time and available situations, marker training requires precision...
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    7 month old Doberman is beginning to snap at me more and more

    @wonderdove A Doberman puppy strives on structure. Your dog needs a lot more of it. No more letting it on the couch, no more bed privilege until the aggression is delt with. You need to be very consistent with your rules. This is mostly management and making sure it doesn’t get on in the first...
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    Traumatic event with puppy help

    @tsgaines She got spooked and ran. Puppies go through fear periods and get scared of random things or things they were not scared of before. As for hitting her, that wasn’t the right move as you know already. You learned your lesson about the leash, but very young puppies are deceptively good...
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