Dog trainer Jacob Morgan explains how owners miss the early warning signs of reactivity. Before a dog barks or lunges, it goes through a
The first habit is letting your dog load. A lot of people wait until the dog barks before they think there's a problem, but for many reactive dogs, the reaction starts long before the noise. It starts when they notice the trigger and lock on. They see another dog and stare, their body stiffens, their mouth closes, their ears prick up, they stop hearing you, they stop taking food. Everything is now about that trigger, and because they're not barking yet, The owner lets it continue. They think, "They're just looking." But the dog might not just be looking. They may be loading. If your dog gets to stare at every trigger until they explode, they're practicing the first half of the reaction every single time.
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