Has your under-seven-months-old puppy started barking or growling at people or dogs on the street? Wondering what the heck to do about it?
The good news is that this kind of behavior is usually pretty easy to modify in puppies. So there’s no need to panic. But you do have to act fast, because it becomes harder and more complicated to deal with the older the dog gets. If your pup is acting aggressively, working on that needs to be a priority.
This webinar will explain:
- What to do, and, possibly even more important, what not to do with your barky puppy
- Jake’s experience raising his reactive puppy, River. What he did right, and what he wishes he’d done differently (includes footage of River’s training)
- What Erin’s been doing to help an extremely fearful shelter puppy
Note: The recording function was being glitchy and kept stopping, so that’s why there are some random cuts in the video. And it cut off the last fifteen minutes of the Q&A. Sorry about that. I’ll write a strongly worded letter to Zoom or something.
Academy members, here are links to relevant sections of the program:
- The Observation Game (aka Engage/Disengage or Look at That)
- River’s Socialization Adventure Vlogs: Vlog 1
- How to Tell if Your Puppy is Shy or Fearful
- The Fearful Puppy (a lesson in the Socialization course)
- How to Introduce a Shy Puppy to People (Treat-Retreat)
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Click here to learn more about Puppy Survival School
Other links mentioned:
How to Use Desensitization and Counter-Conditioning to Help a Fearful or Aggressive Dog