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@jora Don't beat yourself up.. It's shockingly common, it's everywhere. It sucks but it's treatable. IMHO the upside (socializing my pup to the outside world at a young age) outweighed the downside (risk of giardia) that I took the chance. I'm still super jealous of people with yards though :)

@thruve Exactly the same situation. The trick is to train the drop-it everywhere else. By the time you get to sticks the “drop-it” should’ve become an instinctive reflex.

@thruve Scenario 3 - teach drop-it by throwing a bunch of treats like in this video . then you can reel her in, throw a handful of treats and tell her to drop it. The large numbers of treats are very likely to be higher value than the branch. Plus the whole thing will just reinforce your drop it...

@stokinbusuk Something to consider - The SPCA in my area does some top notch reactive dog training and is very affordable. There are also a couple trainers in my area that offer reduced rates for folks with financial difficulties. They don’t advertise it but they do bring it up if you talk to...