Mike Taylor Dog Training

Ivy’s trip to Tenby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Once upon a time we would have never even dreamed of these trips with Ivy, due to her reactiv...
01/08/2026

Ivy’s trip to Tenby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Once upon a time we would have never even dreamed of these trips with Ivy, due to her reactivity at pretty much everything - dogs, people, cars, kids

We either would just rule these places out and go somewhere else, or Ivy would have been left at home. We hated both options.

Now, she’s just spent 2 days walking through busy streets past dogs and people, running around the beach (with more dogs and people), and chilling at our feet while we had coffee and lunch out.

And she didn’t just tolerate it. She was genuinely calm, relaxed and if she could speak, I’m pretty sure she’d say she bloody loved going on these adventure with us 😅

It can be incredibly hard to believe your dog’s reactivity is fixable. Even just to the point of walking past a dog on your morning walk without the drama.

So if you’ve had a particularly crap walk recently, I hope this post about Ivy’s journey helps give you some belief.

If you don’t know where to start, I have a free quiz that’ll give you personalised first steps and help identify your dog’s specific reactivity type.

Just click the link in my bio, or comment ‘QUIZ’ and I’ll send it over 😁

18/07/2026

Step 1, before training even starts, is this…

Then once we have a training foundation, we can start introducing the trigger again, ideally in a controlled way.

This is why I have specific controlled exposure sessions to start your dog in easier situations, before building things up to the real world.

These sessions are golden, but a friend’s calm dog is great too.

Then from here we can gradually train closer and with more excitable dogs, if this is your dog’s trigger.

With the right training this process is often much quicker than people expect, but building things from an easier point early days is crucial.

It gives your dog a chance to understand how to process these situations at a level which is fair, which in turn means we can truly address their feelings to the triggers, rather than just spending their life being stressed and you avoiding dogs.

To understand your dog’s specific reactivity type and get free first steps with your training, comment ‘QUIZ’ and take my free reactivity quiz.

If you’re honest, which one are you probably doing more…If you’re tired of living with the contest at state of avoidance...
25/06/2026

If you’re honest, which one are you probably doing more…

If you’re tired of living with the contest at state of avoidance and you’re ready to help your dog learn the skills to live a life of freedom…

Comment ‘QUIZ’ and take my free reactivity quiz for your first steps.

22/06/2026

Meeting more dogs is not the solution to reactivity.

Whether your dog is uncomfortable around other dogs or overexcited, doing this from day 1 will likely make their reactivity worse.

Yes we can build to re-socialisation, but there are steps to take to actually address how your dog handles the situations they react in first.

To understand your dog’s reactivity type and get free steps to get you started, comment ‘QUIZ’ and I’ll send over my free reactivity quiz 👌

Collies, Shepherds and basically any dogs with strong drive needs to be playing if they’re reactive.Structured play done...
18/06/2026

Collies, Shepherds and basically any dogs with strong drive needs to be playing if they’re reactive.

Structured play done properly is one of the best ways to indirectly address reactivity, but also just have a happier dog, which SHOULD BE the whole intention of dog training 😁

10/06/2026

Is your reactive dog enjoying summer?

Or are you still stuck trying to manage their behaviour, with them living life stressed and on-lead?

Comment ‘Quiz’ to understand your dog’s reactivity type, then get free first steps on how to start changing this 👌

Maybe even stopping you giving your dog the life they deserve.I get it.For free first steps and a personalised breakdown...
05/06/2026

Maybe even stopping you giving your dog the life they deserve.

I get it.

For free first steps and a personalised breakdown of your dog’s reactivity type…

Comment or DM me ‘QUIZ’ and I’ll send it over.

The ace card for dogs to get what they want…The chin rest 🫠Works every time, and she knows it 😓
28/05/2026

The ace card for dogs to get what they want…

The chin rest 🫠

Works every time, and she knows it 😓

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