06/17/2026
Honored to be featured! 🐾
Reactive dogs aren’t giving us a hard time—they’re having a hard time. I was excited to contribute to this article discussing common mistakes that can accidentally increase reactivity and what owners can do instead.
If you’ve ever struggled with leash reactivity, barking, lunging, or overexcitement, this is worth a read.
There’s so much information out there that it’s easy to get overwhelmed, mix up methods, or come up with new patterns that end up hindering progress. To help reactive dog owners better combat this negative loop, I spoke with professional dog trainer and behaviorist Brooke Fagel.