Leash Reactivity?

Reactivity can feel overwhelming, embarrassing, and frustrating—but it doesn’t have to stay that way.

There are 3 stages to addressing Leash Reactivity. If we skip or rush steps. we can become stuck - either we or our dogs can end up facing challenges that set them up for failure because we don't yet have the skills to succeed.

Stage 1 - Prepare to Learn

Before we can start training the hard stuff, we need to be in the right mindset.

Both ends of the leash need to be ready. Is your dog in a state to learn, or are they stuck in fight-or-flight mode? Do they have the confidence to look at challenges with optimism?

What about you? Do you feel a knot in your stomach or tense up at the idea of walking your dog?

If either you or your dog is unready, training stalls. But when the foundation is solid, everything flows more smoothly and progress comes faster.

I will be discussing this as well as stages 2 and 3 in an upcoming webinar on November 20th. It's only $19.95USD to join and you can ask questions about your own situation and your dog. You can even watch it later if you can't make it live, but you have to sign up ahead of time because Fenzi does not sell webinars after the fact.

Read more about the webinar HERE or register HERE.

In the next post, I'll discuss Stage 2 - How to successfully anticipate and prepare for surprises. The world isn't set up for our reactive dogs - but we can prepare for that!

~ Christina

2738 Holden Corso Rd, Nanaimo, BC v9x 1n5
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