reactive dogs

Hello! We’re on a trip atm (See last post for context) and my dog (1.5 year old Dachshund rescue) has been doing spectacularly so far! We stayed at the first house with the other dog and he was so well-behaved - around both the other dog and the child living there. Now, we’re staying at the...

Hi fellow reactive dog guardians, I am curious as to what this community prefers in general, the BAT technique or doing the engage-disengage game. From my understanding, BAT is more of a 'philosophy' where you let the dog explore on their own and make the decisions. On the other hand...

I’ve now had two encounters in the last week with kids under 12 walking their dogs. I don’t blame the kids, but they end up not knowing how to handle their dog being reactive, which has, both times, sent my reactive dog into a 7/10 barking and lunging fit. I understand that some people get dogs...

This may not read well, I’m pretty upset. I’ve made the heartbreaking decision to go ahead with BE for my boy. I’ve tried my absolute hardest over the last year to do my best by him and others around us, and this final decision was made with that same aim. He started displaying reactive...

Feeling like a failure for misjudging my dog.. Spoiler, nothing terrible happened but I am definitely feeling less confident. I had been having a ton of trouble doing CC with my dog, and because it was unstructured it actually seemed to make her anxiety around kids WORSE. She used to be totally...

Just wanted to share the PDF handouts from the behaviorist: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RlNdhSrzR_hAwW3nJDD7FQXHHP9zbnsF After 3 months of following the behaviorist's protocols, learning the pup's body language and having my pup on 30mg of fluoxetine, my 65lb German shorthaired pointer...

I’m just feeling pretty bummed out about all the things that are so hard or off the table bc of my dog’s reactivity. When I got my dog I really wanted to be able to go solo camping with them and just generally get out more and have adventures. I was naive. Camping really doesn’t seem like an...

There’s a couple living right next door to us and they have a very reactive and I guess I can say aggressive dog now. As soon as they go outside with the dog she starts howling and barking for no apparent reason. Lunges at dogs and people and her owner (a woman) can barely hold her. It’s not a...

LAT, or engage/disengage, is the best thing I ever taught my dog! We’ve been walking this way for 10 months and we can pass people (adults) on the same sidewalk within a few feet, and dogs on the other side of the street aren’t difficult to pass, provided the treats come fast and often. My dog...

Background: We adopted a dog 5 years ago (L). She’s a Doberman Pinscher/ Great Dane/Rottweiler mix. She’s 29 inches tall and weighs 95 lbs. We didn’t discover until we got her home that she has MAJOR fear aggression. And she is afraid of EVERYTHING!. Toenail trimming, plastic bins, vacuum...

It's been around three months on Fluoxetine, and holy hell the difference is insane. Our dog is a rescue with a traumatic past, and has anxiety-based reactivity towards strangers - especially towards tall men. We've already noticed that she's more attentive, less barky, and overall way less...

I’ve had my 4 year old (F) chihuahua poodle mix since she was 8 weeks old, so her aggression isn’t related to any previous trauma. She’s grown up with our family dog, 11 year old (F) shihtzu. They can be perfectly fine, and out of no where, my chipoo snaps. I’ve noticed it happen when eating...

I think it’s an anxiety thing. He’s very persistent and won’t take no for an answer. Has anyone else experienced anxiety bathroom requests? How long does your dog go between asking to go out for the bathroom?

I have a 5yr (M) German Shepard that has been stuck in a separate room and yard from the rest the household and the other dogs due to a dog fight within the first year of living with them and while j was away serving. I recently got out of the Army and have begun working with his obedience...

Guys! I posted not too long ago talking about taking my reactive dog to his first obedience class. I was freaking out trying to find a way to prepare both of us, in hope we wouldn’t get kicked out in 10 min. A lot of awesome people on this forum gave me advice to reach out and discuss w the...

Earlier this year I saw this news story making the rounds: "Missing-dog mystery sparks police investigation" The TL;DR is that a trainer had a client's GSD for board and train, and when it came time to return the dog, she returned a different GSD (with the correct GSD's apple air tag collar...

*B.E. is Behavioral Euthanasia We put down our sweet 2.5 year-old Pitbull/Rottweiler mix today after a few level three bites. We had tried everything for a year. I am eight months pregnant and we had nowhere else to turn. I remember our trainer had called him majestic, and that was what he was...

Don’t want to write the word so the post doesn’t get flagged. They use a pog collar. Go to a trainer who suggested it. Don’t think they even tried force free. Their dog has bit 3 people and tried to bite my dog. This number is likely higher!!! Now they are using this. I told my partner I don’t...

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I just realised that this is quite long and I hope it makes sense. Sirius is my 6 month old Border Collie x 1/4 Cattle Dog. Named after Sirius Black from Harry Potter and also the constellation. We lost our 12 year old Cattle Dog X Luna in May. Luna was abandoned underneath my SIL car in 2011...