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@oranget This age was the hardest for my GSD, and honestly the peak of her leash reactivity. Sounds like you’re already on the right track with a trainer who’s recommending the right things (stepping back from walks, focusing on engagement, keeping your dog below threshold, etc), so I’ll just...

@lauriesinglemom Sure! We have a separate elevated bed that we only take out for training that we use for this. Tbh, we’d been doing place work for awhile before her spay so you may really need to scale back expectations for building up duration since she’s recovering from surgery. Do you have a...

@lauriesinglemom Might be a good time to practice being bored on place. Our GSD is also the kind of dog that absolutely needs to run at least once or twice a day so I was really nervous about her recovery time but in addition to snuffles/puzzles/shredding/kongs, we did 20-30 min on place at...