Extreme Reactivity One Week Progress

Louie has training behind his back but he was still struggling a bit with having explosive outbursts when he would pass dogs. From the beginning clip to the end clips, you can see the massive strides Louie has taken in order to not only help himself with being able to go on walks, but to help his owner have confidence when taking him. Now Louie is able to pass dogs who are barking, coming at him through fences, running or walking by.

From our video earlier, his owner and David discussed implementing rewards into his training. As you can see, we added treats, not as a bribe but because we got Louie past the hurdle of being able to shift his attention onto the handler rather than expoding at the barking dogs passing by.

In two sessions, we learned a lot about him and his reactivity. Although we have some ways to go, his progress only goes up from here. Go Louie!

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