
Dog Training & Behavior Tips

"My Reactive Dog Is Ruining My Life”: An Open Letter
When life with a reactive dog feels overwhelming, it’s easy to believe you’re doing something wrong or that your dog is too far gone to help. This open letter speaks directly to the emotional weight of that experience: the grief, the guilt, the exhaustion, and the deep love that keeps you trying anyway.

Two Types Of Leash Reactivity In Dogs: Which One Is Your Dog?
If you are holding onto your dog’s leash for dear life on every walk because your dog tends to bark, lunge, or growl at each passerby, your dog could be displaying leash reactivity. This can make daily tasks like exercising your dog; or taking your dog to potty nearly impossible and oftentimes, embarrassing. However, people rarely know that there are actually two emotional states that can cause this behavior and it doesn’t always mean that their dog is a truly aggressive dog. This blog post will discuss two types of leash reactivity, frustration-based reactivity, and fear-based reactivity, and their differences.