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How a Long Walk Can Leave Your Reactive Dog More Wired | Dog Training
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Episode How a Long Walk Can Leave Your Reactive Dog More Wired | Dog Training
Does your reactive dog come home from a long walk even more wound up than when you left?
The usual advice is always more: more walks, more exposure, more practice. But for some dogs, every outing piles on more than they can process, and the pacing and restlessness at home are the result. This episode looks at how overstimulation can pass for bad behavior, the signs your dog may be overwhelmed rather than defiant, and what changed when Fitz got a break instead of another walk.
You’ll hear:
• What Fitz looked like after an hour of walking and training, and what Em finally recognized in his eyes • Why pressing pause on walks isn’t giving up, and what took their place at home • The simple change to the windows that gave his nervous system room to recover • How walks came back later, shorter and on his terms
Press play if you’re doing everything you were told and your dog still can’t come down.
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This podcast explores dog training, dog behavior, dog behavior problems, dog obedience, dog training advice, dog training tips, dog training methods, dog training at home, service dog training, dog anxiety, dog separation anxiety, reactive dogs, dog reactivity, and dog body language. Episodes also cover canine nutrition, dog food, dog enrichment, mental stimulation for dogs, senior dogs, pet loss, and life with dogs. It’s a dog community for people who want to better understand the dog in front of them, make sense of conflicting advice, improve the relationship with their dog, and figure out what actually works for their dog.
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