Thanks for sharing Colby's training session. Addictive choreography is exactly what it is. I've never heard that term. Much appreciated demonstration and advice🤗🐾💚
My holistic practitioner introduced me to that term regarding doing things we shouldn't out of habit. Of course being an animal person the lightbulb came right on thinking that is what we do when training (wrong) our horses and dogs.
Very informative! I didn’t know that circling another dog is the preferable way to approach. That helps explain why my reactive maltipoo is much less reactive when we don’t approach another dog directly
This is great but she doesn’t seem all that reactive to me. My dog goes ballistic. And the oncoming dog or person can be 1/4 mile away and he still goes crazy getting up on his hind legs. He’s got high levels of anxiety when we are out and about on leash. At the beach when he’s off leash he stays close to me and comes on recall no problem. Oh and driving in the car he goes absolutely nuts. It feels like he’s learned to just pull on leash and so now it’s normal for him and I don’t know how to break it. All of the reactive behaviors, he’s got them. He’s now 14 months and seems to be getting worse. He’s also intact so I don’t know how much of that is in part why he gets that way. He’s not mean to other dogs or people he just wants to get to them to say hello. Once they sniff each other out he’s content and walks on. I have been told by a trainer and the breeder that he will likely grow out of it but I don’t think that’s accurate. All the training schools around here want to charge an arm and a leg for private training before they’ll put you in group training but I a) cannot afford that and b) seems counterintuitive to have a dog train in isolation when it’s his reactivity we need to work on. Plus I am the one who needs to work with him since it’s our relationship that needs the work. Anyway, thanks for your suggestions in advance. Just don’t know how to establish those boundaries.
Hi Annette, Thank you for your comment and sharing your experience. Trust me, this dog is very reactive! BUT I am shutting it down BEFORE the dog goes off. Noticing when the head comes up, noticing when the ears come forward, noticing when the dog stiffens. You did not mention the breed of dog you have, but i am guessing you have a high energy breed. If your dog is just wanting to meet and greet you don't have a reactive dog, you have a very frustrated dog! Can you put your dog in a daycare once a week where it can play with other dogs? Can you take your dog to a safe dog park where it can run off leash and meet people and other safe dogs? Can you set up play dates with other playful dogs? Your dog does need training, but it also needs interaction to be less frustrated and more inclined to show interest in training.
It’s so helpful to see this demonstrated, thank you!
Thank you, Karen.
Very educational video! I'm gonna start to try this. Thank you❤
You’re welcome 😊
Great priceless tips!!! This is so challenging and hard to break our own instinct of tensing up too
Yes it is, we don't realize how much OUR reaction is influencing a sensitive dog.
Thank you Sheila for another great video
Thanks for watching Michelle!
Thanks for sharing Colby's training session. Addictive choreography is exactly what it is. I've never heard that term. Much appreciated demonstration and advice🤗🐾💚
My holistic practitioner introduced me to that term regarding doing things we shouldn't out of habit. Of course being an animal person the lightbulb came right on thinking that is what we do when training (wrong) our horses and dogs.
Very informative! I didn’t know that circling another dog is the preferable way to approach. That helps explain why my reactive maltipoo is much less reactive when we don’t approach another dog directly
Hi Lack of Sleep, See, you already knew this!!
This should have more views! Thank you :)
If you share it, it will get more views, thanks!
So interesting!
Glad you think so SamiKBoden!
Where are you located?
Raleigh, NC.
Is it wrong that my toy aussie is barking out the window at other dogs passing by?
If you don't like it, it is wrong.
This is great but she doesn’t seem all that reactive to me. My dog goes ballistic. And the oncoming dog or person can be 1/4 mile away and he still goes crazy getting up on his hind legs. He’s got high levels of anxiety when we are out and about on leash. At the beach when he’s off leash he stays close to me and comes on recall no problem. Oh and driving in the car he goes absolutely nuts. It feels like he’s learned to just pull on leash and so now it’s normal for him and I don’t know how to break it. All of the reactive behaviors, he’s got them. He’s now 14 months and seems to be getting worse. He’s also intact so I don’t know how much of that is in part why he gets that way. He’s not mean to other dogs or people he just wants to get to them to say hello. Once they sniff each other out he’s content and walks on. I have been told by a trainer and the breeder that he will likely grow out of it but I don’t think that’s accurate. All the training schools around here want to charge an arm and a leg for private training before they’ll put you in group training but I a) cannot afford that and b) seems counterintuitive to have a dog train in isolation when it’s his reactivity we need to work on. Plus I am the one who needs to work with him since it’s our relationship that needs the work. Anyway, thanks for your suggestions in advance. Just don’t know how to establish those boundaries.
Hi Annette, Thank you for your comment and sharing your experience. Trust me, this dog is very reactive! BUT I am shutting it down BEFORE the dog goes off. Noticing when the head comes up, noticing when the ears come forward, noticing when the dog stiffens. You did not mention the breed of dog you have, but i am guessing you have a high energy breed. If your dog is just wanting to meet and greet you don't have a reactive dog, you have a very frustrated dog! Can you put your dog in a daycare once a week where it can play with other dogs? Can you take your dog to a safe dog park where it can run off leash and meet people and other safe dogs? Can you set up play dates with other playful dogs? Your dog does need training, but it also needs interaction to be less frustrated and more inclined to show interest in training.