Posts Tagged: reactivity in dogs August 25, 2021 by Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota Reactivity in Dogs | Part III: Tips and Tricks If you haven’t read Part I or Part II, please do so before proceeding. Part III, our final part of our Reactivity in Dogs blog series, provides specific tools that I have used to help reduce or manage my dog’s reactivity. Your mileage may vary. Positive Training Many of Polo’s behaviors can be managed by training with […] Read More Reactivity in Dogs | Part II: Resources If you haven’t read Part 1 of this blog, you can do so here. Owning a reactive dog will suck the life out of you – quickly! With 34 years of experience in veterinary medicine, I thought I was prepared to take on a dog like Polo, but I was wrong. Triggers There are as many types of […] Read More Reactivity in Dogs | Part I: The Myth of the Good Dog Meet Polo We didn’t know Polo was reactive and aggressive until we’d owned him about a week. We’d taken our family of four, plus our little dog Sally, to meet him at the adoption center. He’d loved everyone – wagging his tail happily, chasing and playing with Sally. I’ve worked in veterinary medicine for over […] Read More
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