Aggression, reactivity, fear
Wicket is our 10 month old female border collie, 35lb, working bred from a small farm in vermont where she was raised around chickens, sheep, and a couple of resident barn cats until 8 weeks. we have...
Hattie is a 28lb beagle mix we adopted from a county shelter at six months old, shes now just shy of four and a half and she has lived with us in the same kitchen for the entire time. for the first...
Vexa is a belgian malinois we pulled from a county shelter at fourteen months. She came with a fear reactive presentation, growl lunge and air snap at any conspecific within roughly thirty feet,...
Birch is a 14 month old german shepherd mix (best guess shepherd and something herding, about 60 pounds, neutered at 12 months on our vets recommendation). Until about 10 months old he was the kind of...
Juno is a 2yo aussie mix we adopted at 8 months from a rural shelter. she came with bite history listed but no other details, was returned to the shelter twice before us. on leash from day one she has...
Rosco is a 3yo german shepherd mix we adopted at 7 months. He was leash reactive on day one and we did not understand what we were looking at for the first six months. We thought we had a "stubborn"...
Okay so i'm genuinely confused and kind of stressed about this. My pit bull mix Hector has been pretty social his whole life. He grew up going to the dog park, he's had dog friends, he's always been...
My 3 year old border collie Flynn has always been a little excited by bikes but for the last few months it's escalated to something i'd genuinely describe as unmanageable. He lunges hard, screams...
i have a 2 year old shepherd mix named Nova and she is the sweetest dog at home - cuddly, calm, great with my kids. but the second we're on a walk and she spots another dog, it's like a switch flips....
my 3 year old border collie mix Finn has always been great at the dog park. like legitimately great - plays well with everyone, never had a single incident in almost 2 years of going. then last month...
Luna is 2 years old and has been reactive to bikes since she was about 8 months. At first it was manageable - just a bark and a lunge, i could redirect her. In the last 3 months it's gotten...
I literally cried on the sidewalk today. My german shepherd mix has been severely leash reactive for 2 years. Lunging, barking, the whole thing. Every walk was stressful. Weve been doing counter...
My 2 year old lab walked on hardwood floors his entire life with no issues. Yesterday he wiped out chasing a ball and now he refuses to walk on ANY hard surface. Hes literally army crawling to get to...
My 3 year old pit mix is fine with his food bowl. You can take it away, add food, whatever. No issues at all. But toys? Different story. He growls if another dog even looks at his ball. Snapped at my...
So confused by this. My dog goes crazy when we pass other dogs on leash - barking, lunging, pulling. But at the dog park hes totally chill and plays nicely with everyone. What is going on here? Is...
Two years ago i couldnt walk my dog past another dog without a complete meltdown. Barking, lunging, the whole thing. After working with a trainer and lots of counterconditioning, we can now walk past...
My husky has always been friendly with other dogs but recently started lunging and barking at dogs we pass on walks. Hes fine off leash at the dog park but on leash its like a switch flips. Hes 2...
My golden retriever has always been friendly with other dogs but recently started lunging and barking at dogs we pass on walks. Hes fine off leash at the dog park but on leash its like a switch...
My rescue dog growls when anyone approaches while hes eating. Its getting worse not better. I dont have kids but worried about having guests over. Ive heard conflicting advice about whether to take...
My rescue dog growls when anyone approaches while hes eating. Its getting worse not better. I dont have kids but worried about having guests over. Ive heard conflicting advice about whether to take...