The world isn’t built for our big-feelings dogs.


❓ Do you have games that can get you out of trouble if your dog gets worked up? If you see trouble coming, can you confidently navigate your way out of the situation?

This is one of the pieces often missing in positive training plans.

Yes, it's important to try to keep our dogs under threshold—only facing them with challenges they're ready for. But let's be real: achieving this 100% of the time isn't realistic.

Being just on the edge every now and then is part of progress. In fact, if you never push boundaries, you can get stuck in a management zone and not make meaningful progress towards your goals.

The important part? Having a safe, secure, easily performed plan to get you and your dog out of trouble if things start to tip too far towards reactivity.

Do you have a plan for your dog?

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