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@canuckgramz First, talk to a trainer, best a certified trainer who uses positive reinforcement. Second, are they from the same litter? If so you may have littermate syndrome to take into account when looking for a trainer. Not all trainers will know how to go about training plans for littermate...

@alora Sounds like you haven’t faded her off the treats slow enough. For example, when a dog is first learning a cue, give a reward for each sit. When your dog knows the cue, reward Every other sit. Then reward at random while maintaining her sit. Always uses praise so by the end, when treats...

@southernrunner Thank you. And even bigger thank you because none of these people are me, they are my students. So that’s a major compliment. It’s one thing for a professional dog trainer to train with a reactive dog, but it’s an even more complex training people to train their reactive dog...

I really hope I can post links, since I can’t post the actual video here. It’s a short clip to sum up what goes into turning a reactive dog into a comfortable dog around their triggers. Often I see a lot of well meaning advice here, but it’s not always accurate. When it comes down to rewiring a...