05/05/2026
If you’ve got a reactive dog, or a dog with rubbish recall. This is the best advice you will EVER read, that wasn’t just spat out of ChatGPT
Most dogs with these issues struggle to regulate and make good decide once adrenaline starts flowing. They kick off, they ignore us. We’re left embarrassed, allowing to other dog owners and wondering why our dog is like this when others just listen to their owners.
The secret is to teach them to operate while in a state of high energy/arousal, not just to listen when there’s no distractions.
How do we do that?
Play! It’s the one time you get your dog fired up on purpose and when YOU have control.
Teach them to wait to be released to the toy, teach them to follow instructions to get to the toy. Don’t worry about highly accurate to start with, just make sure the focus is on them using self control to access the play, not just impulsively chasing/pushing for the toy.
This will do more reactivity/recall issues than any bulls**t halti or calming treats that you’re being sold. 💩
If you’re serious about getting these issues sorted this year, we have LIMITED spaces left for our Behaviour Bootcamp starting in June, shoot us a message to secure your slot.