Why You Should Run from Engage/Disengage with Katrina Per-Carruthers

Rethinking Reactivity with Jessica Wheatcraft · Jun 8, 2026 · 1h 8m

Katrina wrote a really fantastic blog post called Why You Should Run From Engage/Disengage. Quick caveat, it's not because she doesn't like the protocol.

In this episode, Katrina and I discuss:

Contingencies in training - what they are and how to analyze them

How the execution of open bar/closed bar and engage/disengage can actually create unintended consequences for reactive dogs

How to determine whether or not your procotol is working

Why and how high value food can be coercive for dogs

And so much more

About Katrina Per-Carruthers:

Katrina is a professional animal trainer with more than 15…