Lead Reactivity
Over-reacting to triggers while on the lead, lunging, barking or spinning at other dogs, people or vehicles. Usually rooted in fear or frustration rather than true aggression. Managed by keeping under threshold with distance, building focus and engagement, and counter-conditioning to the trigger.
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Equipment for reactivity: harnesses, head-collars, and why a muzzle is kind
The single fact worth knowing before you spend a penny is this: no piece of equipment will train your reactive dog. Gear does not cure lunging and barking, and no harness, head-collar or clever lead does the behaviour...
The reactive-dog walking plan: distance, engagement and the U-turn
A dog that lunges, barks or growls at other dogs on the lead puts you into a particular routine: scanning the path ahead, that dropped-stomach moment when another dog appears, the apology to a stranger while you haul...
Lead reactivity: why your dog lunges and barks, and what it is not
A dog appears across the road, the lead goes taut, and your dog rears up barking and lunging while you stand there red-faced and apologising. It is one of the most common scenes owners describe to us, and one of the...
Frustrated greeters vs fearful reactors: telling them apart changes everything
Two dogs are barking, lunging and straining at the end of the lead at the sight of another dog across the road. To you, to a passer-by, even to a fair few trainers, they look identical: the same noise, the same...
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