Counterconditioning can be the answer to retraining reactive dogs. I’m a dog behaviorist and still find the results almost magical, as do many dog owners I work with. If you’re one of many owners ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Much of my work is helping reactive dogs. In dog training, reactivity is a negative emotional response to some sort of trigger in the environment. Some ...

More than a few older dogs came into me over the long winter months, with their families requesting a working evaluation. Though the individual histories were varied, these senior citizens experienced ...

This video dives into Lesson 7, where confidence building, counterconditioning, and desensitization come together to transform anxious dogs. Viewers learn how controlled exposure paired with positive ...