Reactivity, excitement, aggression... we call it a lot of things, but I just call it what it is - barking and lunging. In any case, these behaviours can be stressful for your dog, provoke aggression in other dogs, be embarrassing for you, and typically worsen over time without intervention. Working through these behaviours requires keen observation skills, an up-to-date understanding of dog psychology, and effective and practical methods that keep everyone safe. Comfortable with even the most challenging cases, I can work closely with you and your pup to identify triggers, reduce anxiety, and replace aggression with confidence and trust.

While my focus in on improving aggressive behaviours, this can't be done without fostering the strong trusting relationship between you and you dog. My positive reinforcement based techniques make learning fun for your dog. Whether it's honing the basics or advanced tricks, learning new skills together increases your dogs ability to focus on you, hear you through the fear and/or excitement, trust that you have things handled, and gives them alternative things to do when things might otherwise get tense.