Most of the anxiety and behavior problems dogs struggle with start long before the meltdown you see. It’s the everyday habits too much freedom too soon as puppies, constantly anticipating their needs, and staying hyper-vigilant at all the wrong times. Even a rescue dog, who had to maintain a hyper alert and reactive state of mind does not need to use these survival mechanisms once they are adopted into their new, well provided for home. This is why a sympathetic feel bad approach to helping resc

A common issue I see when it comes to dogs with behavior problems is the humans looking for a quick fix solution. They tend to want to know what the trick ia to solve a problem in the moment the problem is happening. What is often overlooked is the big picture of what is causing that problem to happen in the first place and how the human may be causing that problem unintentionally. Let's say their is a dog who has become reactive on leash towards other dogs and people. While we need to learn how