reactive dogs

Sorry if this is the wrong place, but we have been through a shit few days with our pup and are looking for a solution. Our boy wes is a staffy/mastiff and so far we have tried 4 muzzles and none of them have fit correctly. The Baskerville XL allows him to pant, but he can easily pull it off...

Hello, Very long time lurker, I've been reading this sub for 4+ years because of my reactive dog. I've been through training, but still like to seek out as much outside material as I can. There is very little I've found on Youtube that promotes R+ and is helpful (I do watch Zak George, but find...

8 months, 12 days. That's how long it's been since we took in a then 1 year old GSD/Husky mix named Flynn. A friend sent me a photo last summer asking if I could help with a dog that came from a house with questionable ownership of Flynn. I've rescued animals since I was 17 and given he was...

TLDR; my dog (a pit mix, about 3 years old) has bitten 2 people in the past 2-3 months. Do we need to put our dog down now? Each time he bit someone he was in our fenced in back yard and the other person was on the other side of the fence. The first time it happened neither my husband or I...

I really liked this trainers voice over on a pretty recognisable walk to me Just kind of hope for anyone going through a difficult walk today I haven't watched the rest of this trainers stuff but I think I will. I am very jealous of those lovely grassy open roads It is nice to see a...

It's like they are speaking another language, as is my dog. I just dropped cash on another positive trainer, and I'm dumbfounded. I have tried 4 R+ trainers. I have no connection with these trainers and I can't grasp their communication styles. I'm also not impressed with how my dog is...

Golden retriever mix, neutered male, 4 years old. 5 months ago I rescued my boy, C, from an abusive home situation. His family was all too eager to get rid of him, and he’s such a sweet boy, that I grabbed him up. I knew that he had been being abused by one of the children, but after bringing...

10 year old mixed shepherd-I left my girl with our dog sitter Thursday, we flew to the states Friday…Thursday she jumped a fence (as she does) for a squirrel, Landed, yelped and stopped weight bearing. Sitter got her into the vet and she snapped her humerus. Options are surgery or euthenasia…she...

I'm not sure if this is the single best subreddit to post this but upon google search the medications I searched for came up here a lot. Anyways, I have an almost 14 year old boston terrier. He is most definitely reactive. He has a whole host of other issues as well. He has suspected sundowners...

As I write I am missing our family holiday as I have been unable to find anyone to care for our sensitive, fear reactive dog. I did find several people/kennels but there were always issues with the boarding that I wasn’t happy with as I thought he might struggle and I would have been...

My Jack Russell(?) mix I rescued (no information on his history other than he was found in Madrid) about 2 months ago, ABSOLUTELY LOVES EVERY SINGLE PERSON, but doesn't whine or bark to get at them, just pulls until I correct with a leash pop on his gentle leader. But he's very inconsistently...

My Doggo is about 2.5 years and an absolutely adorable spaz. He’s leash reactive, and barks at noises all the time, and haaaaates furry things/creatures/people with suspicious hair on the TV. I got him for free from a box when he was 4-weeks old, and I worked really hard to socialize him, but...

I don’t know what to do any more. My dog is that dog people on this subreddit often talk about. Shes happy and friendly. She goes to the off leash park and plays with other dogs every day. She greets strangers carefully then full on climbs on them for pets. She sweet and noble. And then...

My puppy (an Aussie) has been having issues with general reactivity since January when he was ~6 months old. That first bout of barking at dogs and people we saw on walks lasted about 3-4 weeks (with training) and then he was almost back to his old self. 3 nights ago, he started acting anxious...

TL;DR - those of you with reactive males that were previously intact. Did you notice any differences (positive or negative) post-neuter? Hey all - I have a 20 month old cattle dog. He has had some dog reactivity that we’ve been managing with a trainer really well. The good stuff: He actually...

I knowingly adopted a reactive dog. I've gone through hell keeping him safe and learning how to be calm around triggers. We made great progress until first the Yorkies across the street and then a few weeks later the Schnauzers down the block were allowed to run loose through the neighborhood...

Mentioned in a previous post, my 8 month old golden retriever developed resource guarding “high value” objects around 5 months. The bites are semi severe as they now break skin . He is semi anxious and once he gets into the guarding phase, he becomes fearful and gives you all the cues to back...

It’s a combo of annoying, funny & a bit ironic, I got an email this morning from sniffspots about new spots in our area and recognized our Nextdoor neighbors yard… Our reactive dog used to be an avid sniffspot visitor when we lived an apartment. I love the site and think it’s doing a ton of...

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...

The Great Big Dog Aggression Workshop: Meds, Mood, and Modification is happening September 9-10, 2023 in St. Paul MN at the Science Museum of Minnesota. See the website for more info on the talks and regarding tickets!