reactive dogs

I have a roommate (X) who has a 5 year old dog that is just the bane of my existence. X and I have been friends for years, and they moved in about a year ago. Their dog looks a bit like a basenji, but is def a mutt of some sort. And I am getting so fed up. He is constantly barking at everything...

This question was inspired by a viral vid of a dog boutique in NY that gives private shopping sessions to reactive dogs and it sent me down a rabbit hole of wondering why NOTHING caters to dogs/dog owners in this demo. I made a mock-up of some ideas here but it’s all just scratching the surface...

Ugh. I hate people. This morning, I (26 F) was out walking my 1 year old Chow Chow named Leia. In our apartment complex, we have some nice egg chairs by the water, so I decided it would be nice on a Saturday morning to sit there with Leia and enjoy the view. Leia was sitting very nicely at...

I have a 4 year old German Shepard I got from the animal shelter. He is a sweet dog and loves humans. He also likes to play with other dogs. My problem is that during walks he is reactive with other dogs. He starts with staring at the dog and when they react to him that is when he starts...

I was walking my puppy to work with my girlfriend in the morning (thankfully we left our adult dog at home) when we see a walker with a dog in a cheap cloth muzzle come out of a treed walkway then quickly backtrack up it and disappear into the trees. We stopped and waited to give her and her...

This is an update to a previous post It’s been about six months since I found a stray dog and brought her into my home, which includes my husband, me, and our six year old dog, Martin. We’d been working with a vet behaviorist to manage Martin’s reactivity when the new dog came into our lives...

Just wanted to put this out there for anyone that has a reactive dog and is struggling. I heard this saying a while ago and it really opened my eyes that my reactive dog just has big feelings about some things and its not her fault for not knowing how to control them on her own. When I was at...

My dog has seemed less and less like himself as of recent. He’s constantly on edge when he’s not asleep, which is actually pretty often these days. He went from cooperating at training sessions to ignoring HIGH VALUE treats. He growls when certain people in the house pass him while he’s lying...

Recently posted about our new 1 yo rescue Mastiff mix (H), who attacked another dog on a walk (completely unprovoked). Got a lot of super helpful advice, I ordered a muzzle and was ready to put in some training with the muzzle for future walks. But then, H attacked our other dog (C) and bit...

I have a 3 year old maltipoo (i think), S/M size, 15-20 lbs. He is very smart, learned a bunch of tricks, very obedient, sweet, and always by our side. Got my dog from a seller on craigslist during covid. Think he was raised in a bad environment. The person who sold him to us gave us a birth...

Knocking on the door has become less of the nightmare shitshow we all probably know and love, but I could cry I'm so happy. CARE and careful, systematic counter conditioning works. It's a rainy day and I was having expensive paper delivered, so I've been anxious waiting on a knock at our...

Seriously, how ignorant and selfish do people have to be?! Lets take a test! You see a reactive dog pulling towards you and barking and the owner is crossing the street away from you and pulling the dog away while trying to calm her down, do you: A. Stay across the street until the dog passes...

I have 2 dogs a golden retriever (5.5 years old, 88 lbs) and a Potcake (4 years old, 65 lbs). I’d fed them Blue Buffalo for years, but a trainer we recently worked with informed us that it was really low quality dog food and suggested we switch to a high quality brand. She recommended Open...

I'm looking for advice if I should search for professional help with my pup. I will start with some background and will describe the behavioural issues and how do we work on those. My pup is 8 mo male pug. Not spayed as our vet so far doesn't see the indications for it. He didn't show any...

I adopted a dog about 3 weeks ago, and he’s so wonderful I love him! He’s a 4 y/o mini Aussie that I rescued after his owners could no longer care for him. Despite being told he walks well on a leash, I noticed that my pup is VERY leash reactive towards dogs and and on occasion towards people...

I adopted my My ~1.x y/o rescue about 5 months ago. I'm lucky enough to have a fenced in yard so that's how he got most of his exercise. However, I just came across this trainer Sarah Stremming's podcast, Cog Dog Radio. She has a lot of episodes about reactivity, and one of the things she talks...

Many other subs are starting to ban mentions of r/reactivedogs because of the rules and treatment regarding aversives here. The description says we promote LIMA and the wiki talks about types of training while still not once recommending aversive training tools and methods, many times saying no...

Tl;dr: Littermate has started attacking her bonded sibling at age 5. Could be littermate syndrome but could be rage syndrome. Last time I got in the middle and was bit. Is it better to rehome or keep pushing? What do we do next? At a loss for what to do. Our GSD/Collie-mix girls were adopted...

Reposting from puppy subreddit per someone’s suggestion. The folks over there have given some great advice such as a muzzle and seeking a behaviorist. I am trying to figure out what her triggers are. She goes from 0-100 and it seems to be seemingly random. She could be sniffing the ground then...

Hello! As the title says, our Border Collie goes to daycare 3 times a week and does great there. This involves being picked up, going in the back of the van with a bunch of other dogs and spending the day running around with his dog friends/chasing balls. He gets nervous with new handlers but...