Guides for reactive and anxious dogs
Plain-English, reward-based guides. Each one is training education, not veterinary advice. Want to track your progress on paper? Get the free printable threshold log (PDF).
How to stop your dog lunging at other dogs
A calm, reward-based plan for dogs who bark and lunge at other dogs on walks, built on distance, food and small steps.
What is threshold in dog training?
Threshold is the point where your dog stops coping and starts reacting. Here is how to spot it, measure it and train below it.
A separation anxiety training schedule that starts where your dog is
A week-by-week shape for gradual-absence training, from finding your dog's calm baseline to building time alone without panic.
Signs of separation anxiety in dogs, and what to do first
How to tell separation distress from boredom, why a short video is the best evidence, and the first three steps to take.
Desensitization and counter-conditioning, in plain English
The two techniques behind most fear and reactivity training, what they mean, how they fit together and the mistakes that slow them down.
Trigger stacking: why your dog's bad days come in clusters
Stress adds up. Learn how small worries stack into a big reaction, how to spot a stacked day and how to give your dog a reset.
Decompression walks and rest days for reactive dogs
Why slow, sniffy, low-trigger outings help reactive dogs recover from stress, and how to plan them when you live somewhere busy.
The Look At That game for reactive dogs
A step-by-step guide to the Look At That game, a reward-based way to teach your dog that seeing a trigger is a cue to check in with you.
The emergency U-turn: teach it before you need it
How to teach a cheerful, reliable U-turn cue so you and your reactive dog can leave a surprise encounter quickly and calmly.
Pre-departure cues: when keys and shoes start the panic
Some dogs get anxious as soon as you pick up your keys. Here is how to make leaving routines boring again, one small cue at a time.