Reactivity Outdoors

I do understand the intensity of the reactions people often describe to us. Dogs may exhibit some distress at being separated from owner, a dog's lifeline. The same dogs may exhibit fear aggression toward other dogs/other people. From what such owners have described, I don't necessarily perceive that to be territorial aggression. Here's an illustration of a dog who was very reactive when outdoors.  Click the "read more" link below.

This article was written by Susan Traynor.

Using Classical Conditioning

Xxxxxx wrote: "If (dog's name) is on leash and another dog approaches on leash (ie they are face to face) ,she absolutely loses it and she becomes a whirling dervish of snarling, growling and barking on the end of my lead. If then she was to meet the same dog in the park off lead she would most probably interact sociably. "  Click "read more" link just below.

Is your dog reactive when seeing other dogs/ strange dogs in the neighborhood? Try "The Jolly Routine."  

An owner reported to us that her veterinarian had advised her to slap a 1 and a half year old ShihTsu when the dog snapped at her. As a consequence, the dog became very fearful of the owner. She asked for help from the Agbeh group because she was unable to catch her dog in the house to take it outdoors, and when outdoors, it was running away from her.