Is Your Dog Reactive? You're Not Alone!

You might have imagined pleasant walks and family picnics with your dog. Instead, you have a dog who you're embarrassed or scared to bring to public places because they panic, bark, growl, or even bite.

Reactivity is one of the most common reasons people work with professional dog trainers, so you are definitely not alone. And while it's not your fault that this is happening, you can be part of the solution to support your dog to a more resilient future.

You'll learn how to read dog body language, so you can predict when your dog might be having trouble, plus humane ways to address frustration, guarding objects, how to avoid trigger stacking (and what that is), bite prevention, and many other topics in short video lessons.

  • Suitable for family dogs, professional trainers, behaviorists, shelter workers, and anyone looking to expand your knowledge and skills to support dogs.

  • Learn how to safely introduce your dog or puppy to new dogs, people, and situations.

  • BAT helps with reactivity of many kinds, including aggression, barking or whining in frustration, panicked escapes, or shutting down frozen. BAT is also useful to start out right with puppies!

  • Make your walks easier! Get an overview of the BAT Leash Skills including the new Leash Belay method. (For in-depth leash walking class, please see the Stop Pulling course.)

  • Learn how to respond if your dog barks or growls, and how your current way of reacting may be making things worse. We'll also direct you to other classes to learn even more for this part.

  • Learn how to care for your dog in a way that builds trust and promotes Secure Attachment.

  • Learn how to feel safe by improving your two-way communication skills.

  • This webinar and whole lot more is included with a Diamond Membership All Access Pass. For one low price per month, you get access to all of our emotionally enriching dog courses. See if Diamond is right for you.

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What people are saying

5 star rating

Helpful info!

Christine Martin

Lots of good advice for a variety of situations. Gets you started on ideas on how to immediately address your reactivity issues. Going to look into more sp...

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Lots of good advice for a variety of situations. Gets you started on ideas on how to immediately address your reactivity issues. Going to look into more specific and advanced info on some topics as this got me excited to learn more about how I can help my dogs.

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Lots of good info!

Kristi Corbett

Pup had a bad experience at vets during her first year. Been working on making her more comfortable. Other great info included - like adding another pup t...

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Pup had a bad experience at vets during her first year. Been working on making her more comfortable. Other great info included - like adding another pup to household.

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5 star rating

Excellent!

Camilla China

So much vital information. Totally worthwhile course.

So much vital information. Totally worthwhile course.

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5 star rating

Great course

Cristina Power

Packed with useful information setting out the behaviours and strategies for management and training. Thanks!

Packed with useful information setting out the behaviours and strategies for management and training. Thanks!

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4 star rating

Common Behavior Problems: Reactivity

Tammy Crenshaw

Really good dog behavior basics

Really good dog behavior basics

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What's in this course?

Practical, quick videos on all of the topics listed below.

  • 1

    Start Here

    • Welcome! School Overview

    • How to View This Course
  • 2

    Video Lessons

    • 10 Ways That Your Pet Says "I Need Space" (10 minutes)

    • 10 Ways That Your Pet Says "I'm Ok" (8 minutes)

    • What is Puppy Socialization and Why is it so Important? (9 minutes)

    • Scary Monsters! 3 Practical Ways to Reduce Your Pet's Fear (8 minutes)

    • Building Your Pet's Confidence With Classical Conditioning (9 minutes)

    • How to Fix a Dog's Fear of the Clicker (4 minutes)

    • Quick Intro to BAT 2.0.for (Re)Socialization (11 minutes)

    • Stress Adds Up: Trigger Stacking Leads to Reactivity (5 minutes)

    • Possession Aggression: How to Encourage Your Dog to Share with People (6 minutes)

    • Help! My Dog is Chasing My Cat (5 minutes)

    • "I Want It!" How to Stop Demand Barking or Vocalizations (4 minutes)

    • Impulse Control: On/Off Switch Exercise (6 minutes)

    • Anger Management: What to do About Dog Aggression (6 minutes)

    • Ouch! Why Animals Bite and How to Prevent it (5 minutes)

    • Get Dressed: Teach Dogs to Put on Their Own Gear (5 minutes)

    • How and Why to Train Your Dog to Wear a Muzzle (6 minutes)

      FREE PREVIEW

    • Adding a New Dog to Your Home (7 minutes)

    • How to Stop or Prevent Dogs Fighting at Home (9 minutes)

    • The Sky is Falling! How to Survive Fireworks with Your Dog (7 minutes)

    • Dog Parks: How to Stay Safe and Have Fun! (7 minutes)

    • What's Next?

Instructor

Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Author

Grisha Stewart MA, CPDT-KA, KPACTP

I'm a collaborative dog trainer, author, podcaster, international presenter, and keynote speaker based in Oregon, USA. My passion projects are grief tending, community singing, and woodturning. I enjoy developing empowering approaches to help dogs and people live in harmony.

I'm fascinated by animal behavior, somatic awareness, and psychology. I'm passionate about wholehearted living for all beings, including dogs with a history of aggression, frustration, or fear as well as puppies and my other favorite species: humans.

My Behavior Adjustment Training technique (BAT 2.0 book and the new BAT 3.0) is used worldwide to help dogs gain confidence and social skills. A conservative calculation is that well over 200,000 people have learned about BAT so far.

I have always loved teaching. I earned a Master's in mathematics and taught college courses, but I found my true calling in dog training. I have been teaching dog training and behavior since 2003. In 2010, I started traveling worldwide to teach dog trainers about BAT. In 2014 I developed BAT 2.0 and also started this online dog training and behavior school, the Grisha Stewart Academy which now has over 140 classes from my favorite emotionally intelligent dog and human behavior experts. I also co-host a podcast at The Lesson is Love.

As an outgoing introvert, I enjoy teaching at cooperative conferences and am so grateful to be able to offer classes about dogs online. I refresh my batteries by singing, expressing grief in community, and savoring life in the woods with my husband (Tom), Labrador (Joey), cat (Garbanzo aka "Adventure Kitty" and "Baby Panther"), and Little Brown Dog (Zuki).

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