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@skycentrism In some situations, not all, reactivity can be worsened by dogs not having boundaries, clear expectations, and routine. One thing our trainer really stressed was our dog would never become confident if he didn’t have clear set rules. And I do believe that to be true, we saw a marked...

@jyoooohs The eye contact part is huge, it helped my dog a lot and now when we walk he just looks at people hands. If they get close enough he nudges them with his nose to see if they have treats. Any other dog and I’d correct them for doing that but since he used to be scared of people I let...

@jyoooohs Small tip for the barking at people: our trainer doesn’t suggest having strangers feed them treats when they’re doing this. She has us toss them on the ground in front of the dog, and has us avoid eye contact with the dog. It helps a lot.

@ccampbell I don’t feel like we have a boundary problem but part of progress is always learning, being open minded, taking in new info so I’m making sure I’m not missing something.

@baohomotorprovn250932 Can I ask what your routine is for passing other dogs? I don’t know your dog but our trainer has managed to successfully train like 95% of the dogs that go through her program if the handlers work through her steps. Maybe I could try to spell it out for you if your current...

@booboo222 I’d have to disagree, jumping and leash pulling (without a command/being asked for) aren’t appropriate, it shows the dog lacks impulse control which is a clear example of a lack of boundaries. You are correct, boundaries are different for everybody, each dog and handle is different...

@aspiegrace Boundary setting leads to a healthy relationship with your dog in general. It also provides structure and this gives a dog more confidence to know their expectations so their reactions become more predictable and less of an outburst, in some situations. I imagine we don’t see it here...

@imagebeastmarkbeast I do think the advice holds some merit for certain situations. I also know not one influencer or whomever is going to have one statement/advice that’s applicable to everybody.

I follow a trainer I generally like, and he’s posted about not letting dogs on furniture/in your bed if you can’t verbally ask them to get “off” or if they have separation anxiety or other various reasons. But today he posted about reactive dogs not being allowed in your bed and I’m conflicted...