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Please help me with my dog's

Reactivity

Owning a dog that overreacts to the world is challenging for any guardian. Your dog-owning dream is shattered, your dog is often labelled as aggressive, and you are frequently made to feel like a failure in the eyes of others.


Don't despair. You can transform your dog through positive dog training to achieve calmness.

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Transform Your Dog's Reactivity

Why is my dog reactive and what can I do?

Reactivity in dogs refers to their tendency to react very strongly to certain stimuli or triggers, often resulting in barking, lunging, or pulling on the leash when encountering other dogs, people, or unfamiliar situations. When stimulated, your dog's nervous system releases cortisol and adrenaline, causing your dog's emotional bucket to overflow and resulting in bursts of extreme behaviour.


While normal, these behaviours can stem from fear, anxiety, or overstimulation and are a common challenge for many dog guardians. Reactive dogs may display these behaviours due to past negative experiences or a lack of exposure to triggers.


Reward-based, force-free, positive reinforcement dog training techniques offer an effective approach to addressing reactivity in dogs. Guardians can reinforce calm and disengagement behaviours in their dogs by using rewards such as food, praise, or toys. Training encourages your dog to associate triggers that typically cause reactivity positively.


For instance, when a reactive dog sees another dog but remains calm and attentive to its owner, it can be rewarded immediately, reinforcing the desired behaviour. Over time, this helps the dog learn alternative, more relaxed responses to triggers, reducing its reactivity and improving its overall behaviour in challenging situations.

I want to help my dog's reactivity today!

Great, you've taken your first step towards helping your dog with their emotional and behavioural struggle.


The next step is to book a FREE chat with Tom from Heeling Hounds to discuss your dog and how reward-based, force-free, positive reinforcement dog training will help develop your dog's skills to become calmer and no longer react.


While you wait for your appointment, please download the Calm eBook from Absolute Dogs to learn more about why dogs react and how you can begin your dog's transformation success.

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