When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images How can you help support your reactive dog? It’s something many dog parents ...

If your dog seems to melt down out of nowhere, you are not imagining it. What looks like random bad behavior is often a build ...

Training your dog isn’t always easy, and in particular it can be difficult to know how to get it right when they struggle with reactivity. It can be easy to put off training if you’re not looking ...

In the video above, you’ll meet Penny, a shelter dog struggling to get adopted due to her kennel reactivity. When people walk by, she barks and lunges—making it hard for potential adopters to see her ...

It’s one of the tougher issues to deal with, reactive or aggressive dogs. Increasingly some might sooner or later seek out a trainer who says, “I will help by using a shock collar.” Dr. Zazie Todd ...

A normally reactive dog surprised his owner after consistently not barking at their new neighbor's tied-up pet. TikTok user @jeranitorres shared in a January 24 video that her dog is "severely ...

BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio — We consider them our babies or best friends. But nothing will put a damper on that relationship quite like your dog - acting like a fool. We're talking about reactivity. It ...

According to the SPCA, reactive dogs are often described as dogs that bark, pull, or lunge towards people or animals. It is not uncommon for friendly dogs to become more reactive only while on leashes ...

A woman who was often brought to tears by her reactive dog's behavior made the difficult decision to introduce a puppy into the family, and now they are an inseparable duo. In February 2022, Rocky, a ...

It happened in a hardware store. My Great Pyrenees puppy, Mosey, was 6 months old, had been there several times and had always been comfortable with unfamiliar dogs. But this time he barked — a big, ...