{"id":2170,"date":"2022-01-11T12:08:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T20:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birchbarkdogtraining.com\/?page_id=2170"},"modified":"2023-03-21T14:42:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T21:42:33","slug":"reactivity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/birchbarkdogtraining.com\/reactivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Reactivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/strong>This is our jam.
We LOVE working with dogs who are reactive on leash.
We love woking with dog reactivity almost as much as you hate living with it.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Our Dog Reactivity Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Living with a dog who has reactivity to other dogs is frustrating, embarrassing, stressful, and exhausting. We know this first hand. We know what it’s like to schedule walks to avoid other dogs, to hide behind cars until your neighbor and their easy-going pup stroll on by, to hold your breath around blind corners, to come home near tears because it’s just so hard<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know what it’s like, and we know how to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You gave us freedom and confidence. Thank you.”
-Martina, mom to Charlie and Lucy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dog reactivity at its heart is not a behavioral problem: it’s an emotional<\/strong> problem. When your dog sees (or hears!) another dog they have an emotional response that causes them to behave in a certain way. At Birch Bark, instead of only caring about what’s happening on the outside, we shift focus to changing what’s happening on the inside<\/em>. When your dog no longer experiences extreme fear or rage at the sight of another pooch, their behavior will naturally become calmer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to changing your dog’s emotional experience of other dogs, we will coach you on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n