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    Dog snapped at me for the first time

    @geminichick It's interesting to hear all of the different struggles and triggers that people deal with. It reminds me that I'm very lucky that my guy is only dog reactive. It's a lot, but the only thing that I have to manage
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    Dog snapped at me for the first time

    @geminichick Hopefully someone else with related experience will jump in on this, but I believe it may be overstimulation. I've not experienced this with any of my dogs, but I believe others that have say they want the pets ... then once received it over stimulates them, they get snappy as a...
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    Suddenly reactive 2 y/o Aussie

    @heytherezo I give the following advice because it is effective and woulnt negatively impact your dog. In my opinion you should evaluate all advice in the same manner. Give him a break from any and all stimuli, he needs a reset at the minimum. No park, no cyclists, cars, dogs joggers etc etc...
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    " Your dog is reactive because you dont let him say hi or play with other dogs"

    @that1starfish I have a reactive 55 lb ACD. Walking him on leash, on my left hand side on the left hand side of the road. Two large(90-100 lbs) labs bolt from the opposite (rh) side of the road from a neighbors house, one hits him from the back and the other from the front. My dog deals with...
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    About to take my reactive and not dog social dog to a daycare/boarding facility for an assessment for private boarding

    @ke1220 I bet she's fine ! My dog sounds similar and when he is removed from his daily environment and most specifically placed indoors, he is amazing. My trainers and boarding facility use him in training classes, as an extra while leashed for safety in a "place" command while they work...
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