Leash Reactive Dogs - The Quick and Easy Secrets to Making this a Simple Problem. Presented by Yvette Van Veen

• What is leash reactivity?  Define the problem to create a clear training path.

• Yes you can beat distractions with a cookie!  Here’s how.

• Why some leash reactive dogs snub food.

• The importance of creating the right cue.  Teach the dog to do an incompatible behavior when they see what triggers them.

• What drives the problem?  It’s not fear.

• Understand the importance of not training in the context until ready.

• How to build powerful behaviors that stand up to distractions.

• Avoid bad behavior chains.  It’s not bark then look at me!

• Clear criteria.  Training is a progression, not a one step skill.

Yvette Van Veen has two decades of experience training dogs, lives and works in London Ontario. She offers both group and private sessions. She has worked extensively with formerly feral dogs. Yvette’s writing has been a long-standing feature in Ontario’s newspapers, currently appearing in the Toronto Star.  Her life is shared with her son Jordan, her formerly feral dog, “Kipper the ex-crotch ripper”, border collie, “Karma” and Icarus the cat. You can reach Yvette at info@awesomedogs.ca or follow her at:  https://www.facebook.com/londondogtrainer/