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"Get Unstuck!" Episode 2 is now live. Episode 2 of Get Unstuck! is now live 🎉 This week’s topic: Are you overwhelming your reactive dog? We all mean well and work hard to do the best for our dogs—but sometimes, more isn’t better. In this episode, we’ll look at how doing “too much” can actually hold you and your dog back, and what to do instead. 🎧 Listen Now More episodes of our 5-part series are on the way—stay tuned! Warmly,Christina p.s. I have some free live training coming up! Sign up to...
Welcome to the new podcast series: "Get Unstuck!" This is Episode 1 of our 5-part series on helping you and your dog navigate reactivity. Today we’re asking the big question: Is my dog reactive? How do I know—and what do I do about it? Reactivity is complex, and whether or not your dog counts as ‘reactive’ often depends on environment, expectations, and perception. But the good news is—you don’t have to stay stuck there. The first episode is live now! If you're ready to get unstuck and make...
The Truth About Resource Guarding Dogs who guard things they have—or things they want to have—are displaying what we call resource guarding. For most dogs, resource guarding is either part of who they are — often influenced by genetics — or it simply isn’t something they do. In dogs who do guard, we typically can reduce but not erase the underlying anxiety or instinct to protect resources, unless it's addressed very early in life. What we can do is teach these dogs the skills they need to...