Aggression & Reactivity Training

Resource Guarding a Pet Parent: Why Dogs Guard People From Other Dogs or Family Members

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Dog sitting with a pet parent on a couch while watching another dog approach, illustrating resource guarding of a person at home.

Resource Guarding a Family Member or Pet Parent: Understanding When a Dog Guards Access to a Person A dog can resource guard more than food, toys, bones, beds, or stolen objects. In some cases, a dog may guard access to a family member, pet parent, resting location, social interaction, or a preferred person. This can happen when another dog, visitor, child, spouse, partner, or unfamiliar person comes within a certain distance of the individual the dog values. At first, the behavior may be subtle. The dog may become still. The mouth may close. The eyes may harden. The dog may …

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Behavior Modification for Dog Aggression and Reactivity | Phoenix

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Illustration comparing behavior modification in dog training, changing feelings and skills, versus corrections using an e collar to suppress symptoms in a reactive dog.

What Behavior Modification Is and What It Is Not: A Phoenix Guide for Aggressive and Reactive Dogs What Behavior Modification Is and What Behavior Modification Is Not A practical, science based guide for pet parents trying to find the right help If you are dealing with dog aggression training in Phoenix, barking, lunging, growling, snapping, panic when left alone, resource guarding, chasing wildlife, or a dog who loses their mind around strangers, you have probably heard the phrase behavior modification. It gets thrown around like it is a magic credential. It sounds advanced, and it sounds like whoever says it …

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LAT Dog Training for Reactive & Aggressive Dogs |

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Dog practicing Look At That (LAT) training with pet parent during reactive dog training session in Phoenix

LAT (Look at That) Dog Training: A Practical, Personable Guide for Pet Parents and Trainers Table of Contents Listen to the (LAT) Look at That Podcast I still remember the first time I saw a pet guardian use “Look at That” with their anxious rescue pup. We were standing in a quiet little park, and their dog—let’s call him Charlie—would get worked up the moment he glimpsed a skateboard or even heard a skateboard’s wheels in the distance. It was like clockwork: he’d see the trigger, bark his head off, and lunge at the end of his leash. It wasn’t …

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