What If Freedom Requires Discomfort First

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of training a reactive dog and the importance of embracing discomfort for progress.

The fastest way to stay stuck with a reactive dog is trying to prevent every mistake. We sit down for a real coaching call with a dog owner juggling a powerful adult mix (German Shepherd, Great Pyrenees, Belgian Malinois) with prey drive and leash reactivity, plus a new puppy who feels “easy” by comparison and triggers a whole new wave of dog owner guilt. We get practical about what changes behavior: using the e-collar as a clear, fair consequence for full commitment chasing (bikes, cats, fa...

People in this episode

Host: Meghan Dougherty

Topics covered

• dog training
• reactive dogs
• e-collar training
• puppy behavior
• owner guilt

Keywords

• reactive dog
• dog training
• e-collar
• puppy
• leash reactivity
• owner guilt
• behavior change

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