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Nov14

Walking a Reactive Dog

Posted By Kelly Harding on Nov 14, 2016

What does it mean when a dog is fear reactive, does it say that the dog is a mean dog, is it a reflection of the dog owner? My dogs have always been the happy go lucky kind of dogs. They all enjoyed walks, going to parks, meeting other dogs and people. But then all that changed. I was faced with a dog that wanted nothing to do with other dogs, and definitely not an off leash dog! The same went for people he didn’t know. He was...

Mar14

How To Respect A Dog’s Space

Posted By Kelly Harding on Mar 14, 2013

I’m not the kind of person who sees a dog on the street, at the park or at the local pet store that approaches a dog without consulting the handler first. To some, I may even seem like I’m ignoring them and their dog, but to others, they are thankful that what I’m actually doing is RESPECTING the dog and it’s space! As tempting as it for people to say hello, give a pat, a hug, or get into that dogs face because...