by Jessica Wheatcraft | May 21, 2025 | Podcast
Listen Now The term reactivity is a label, that is used to describe a variety of behaviors. And because it’s a label, your definition of reactivity is likely different from someone else’s. In this episode, I bring in Laurie Lawless CDBC, CPDT-KA to discuss...
by Jessica Wheatcraft | May 14, 2025 | Podcast
Listen Now If you have a dog who is reactive on leash, you may have wondered if they were feeling frustrated. And you’re probably right – frustration is often a big component for dogs who are displaying leash reactivity. But what exactly is frustration,...
by Jessica Wheatcraft | Aug 6, 2024 | Blog
This blog post is associated with the Guarding Types infographic. Scroll to the bottom to view/download Your leash reactive dog might be the guarding type if… They are suspicious of new people, but eventually warm up They don’t display the same degree of...
by Jessica Wheatcraft | Jul 21, 2024 | Blog
This blog post is associated with the Frusrated Types infographic. Scroll to the bottom to view/download Reactivity on leash can stem from many different motivations on the dog’s end, and one of the most misunderstood “types” are dogs who are frustrated....
by Jessica Wheatcraft | Jul 5, 2024 | Blog
Are Reactive Dogs Aggressive? by Jessica Wheatcraft, CDBC July 5th, 2024 I have something embarrassing to admit. When I was a baby trainer first starting out I thought that dogs who were reactive towards other dogs on leash were displaying dog aggression and should be...
