How a simple game of 'Spot The Dog' stopped my dog's reactivity
How a game of ‘Spot The Dog’ stopped my dog’s reactivity When it comes to training our dogs or dealing with dog reactivity, I've found that the thing that has the biggest impact is when we shift our mindset. We can follow all the training techniques but if our mindset is still stuck in blame, shame, concern and worry, we are not performing at our best or able to help our dogs in the best way possible. So the ability to shift into a more positive mindset has made the biggest impact in resolving my own dog's reactivity. That's how a game of ‘Spot The Dog’ not only changed my dog from reactive to friendly, but improved my abilities and confidence as well. It helped me shift my mindset so I didn't panic when we saw dogs. Back then, as soon as I saw a dog, my initial thought was ‘Oh No!’ because I knew my dog’s reactivity was like an explosion. It was so bloody embarrassing! What made it worse for me was being a dog trainer who specialises in improving dog behaviour,...