255 | Stop Training Your Reactive Dog!

Beyond Obedience | Dog Training, Dog Body Language, Anxious Dogs, Scared Dogs, Reactive Dogs · Nov 9, 2026 · 23m

Hey Dog Lover 🐾

What do you do when your dog starts reacting?

Do you immediately start asking them to sit, look at you, leave it, or do something—anything—other than what they're doing?

And what if all that effort to control the behaviour is causing you to miss something incredibly important?

When our dogs react, it's natural to focus on what they're doing.

We watch them. We anticipate their next move. We try to redirect, reward, correct, or manage the behaviour before things get out of hand.

And when that doesn't work?

We're usually told we need more training.

But what if the most important…