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31/01/2025

Thank you, Kurt ❤

When I adopted Kurt he had quite a nasty bite history. In fact, he put his last owner in hospital after a full blown attack …. I use the word "attack" … Not a bite / release … A full on attack, up & down & all over her body.

I lost count of the amount of times he had me backed up against the wall, baring his teeth at me. Those early months were really scary at times but one thing I am hugely thankful for is the clear warning signs he always gave me and the clear list of triggers that upset him. He always gave me a chance to figure out I had overstepped the mark for whatever reason and I always had plenty of time to move away.

This made training him so much easier:

*He'd lunge at other dogs - I knew how to help him with that.
*He'd hate visitors coming in the home - I could help him with that.
*He didn't like it if I went too near his food - That was ok, dealt with that before and I could help him.
*He'd NEVER share his toys with me - S'ok, I could help.
*He'd go absolutely CRAZY if you ever accidently brushed your foot against him or disturbed him whilst he was sleeping - I mean seriously, he'd go berserk! - But that's ok, I've solved that.

We had a list of stuff to work through and we got there, slowly, slowly with plenty of set-backs but we got there.

See, in all the years I've owned him he's never actually bitten me. Its been close. VERY close at times but I always knew it was coming so it never got that far …. And for that, I'm extremely grateful.

Thank you, Kurt for every single time you growled at me.

Thank you for all of those lip curls.
Thank you for every tense muscle & stiff body you showed me.
Thank you for that hard, intense stare in your eyes.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for without all of that I would not have been able to train you & work with you and turn you into the most amazing dog that you have become.

I see new puppy owners tapping their pup on the nose or telling him off for growling.
I see dogs barking at others in the street and being yanked on the lead by their owner.
I see dogs barking at visitors in the home and having a loud Rattle Can shaken at them to shut them up.
I see owners taking food away from their dogs in a bid to prove you're the boss and then tell the dog off if he snaps.

I see it all the time. Dogs being punished for communicating …. Dog trying to tell their owners that they are unhappy and no one is listening or, even worse, being punished for it.

What have you just done??

You've just taught your dog not to bother communicating to you …. No point in your puppy growling because you just shout at him and tap him on the nose so he learns not to growl …. He still has the same emotions but he just holds them in until one day he snaps "out of the blue"

If your dog is communicating to you please be thankful NOT angry.
You don't know how lucky you have it …. To have a dog that communicates to you and asks you to change things.

You should be thanking your dog not punishing him.

Some dogs don't give any warnings or any form of communication and these are the real sad, heart-breaking ones because its almost impossible to know when they are angry or what has upset them and therefore almost impossible to live with them.

Thank you, Kurt for being so easy to read & to understand and for coming into my life

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31/01/2025

When I go to a Behaviour Consult for dog reactivity I often feel that the owners want to know "How do I stop my dog when he is barking at other dogs?" or "How do I stop my dog from lunging at others?"

My answer is always the same: YOU DON'T

What we should be asking instead is: How do I help the dog feel better whenever he sees a trigger so that they don't feel the need to react in the first place?
We shouldn't be punishing a dog for communicating to us that they feel scared or anxious but we CAN help to change their emotional response so that the reactivity doesn't happen and we can help them to cope better when they do see a trigger.

The first thing to look at is what else might be going on in that dogs world that is causing the stress levels to build.

This diagram is based on my own dog. She has a whole lot of things that bother her and I need to carefully manage her environment on a daily basis. Some of the things on this list are nothing at all to do with other dogs but I need to remember that these things cause her stress and so they must be taken in to consideration.

How many times do we hear "But he's fine some days, walks straight past other dogs without issue but on other days he really reacts & lunges at everything"
The answer could be hidden in the bigger picture …. If your dog is barking out of the window at people / barking at the postman / barking at birds in the garden / hiding from their harness AND THEN going out for a walk (full of stress!!) then its highly likely they may be more reactive on that day.
If you can help to reduce the barking around the house and train your dog to love the harness then when you go out for a walk they are not ready to snap & not full of stress.

*I don't walk my dog every day.
She can't cope with it. Too many things bother her in the big, wide, world and its almost impossible to train her when she becomes so unsettled so I keep her home and we do enrichment activities / scent work / training around the home.
*I rarely let her greet visitors to the house - It would take me hours to settle her afterwards.
*I don't let her have access to the front of the house so that she can't bark at everyone walking past.
*I never walk her without a muzzle.
*I keep her routine as strict as I can day after day.

All of these things play a part in how she reacts to other dogs / humans in the street. If I didn't manage her home environment so strictly then she would be far more reactive outside because her stress levels would be overflowing - make sense??

What would be on YOUR dogs list around the home?
What changes can you make at home to help reduce your dogs stress levels?

Have a think. Its a real thing! When we get stressed our behaviour goes pear-shaped and when we get stressed CONTIONIOUSLY, day after day after day it becomes really difficult to control your emotions …..

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31/01/2025

My dog barks & lunges at people.

And my Dog Trainer told me to just stop going near people then ....!!!

How will my dog ever learn how to behave around people (dogs / cars / children / *enter any other object here!) if I just continuously avoid people??

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I hear it all the time.

"But surely the behaviour will just get worse if I just avoid people?"

"He's never going to learn if I just keep avoiding people, is he!??"

"I watched another Dog Trainer on the internet and they said that avoiding the issue is never really going to help"

Here's the thing ....

It's the use of the word "JUST" in those sentences above which always seems to be the only word that is heard.

You don't JUST avoid other people and *boom* that's it, job done, your dog is fixed!!!

Of course that's not it.

But that's what people hear.

When I ask folk to avoid the triggers for now whilst we work on the actual Training Programme it's often met with "Rubbish!! That's never going to help fix the problem, is it"

They never hear or never understand the rest of that sentence ..... "Whilst we work on the actual Training Programme"

I don't use, promote, recommend or support "quick fixes" in Dog Training.

Anything that is a "quick fix" is likely going to cause harm or distress to your dog.

So, for example. In this situation your dog may be doing the undesirable behaviour of barking at people (so has already been placed in a state of emotional distress) just for your Dog Trainer to show you how to shut them up .... How to yank the lead .... How to choke your dog a little around the neck .... How to pull them & drag them away .... How to say firm, loud words to them ...

ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE!!!!

So much distress all round and your poor dog will be so stressed. You will likely feel awful at having to harm your dog or you may possibly weigh it up and conclude that it was worth putting him through this little bit of distress just to have the problem "fixed"

At no point has THIS training ever actually addressed the root cause of the issue .... The reason as to why your dog was barking & lunging in the first place.

Was it fear? Anxiety? Protection? Who knows?!! And your dog is still feeling those exact same emotions only now he is too bloomin scared to tell you.

He's now a boiling pot on the stove and one day, eventually, he's going to boil & bubble over.

But this Dog Trainer has long since left the building and is leaving you to deal with the aftermath alone ....

So, then you have the other option.

Yup ... You'll need to avoid people *for now*

If nothing else this at least brings all of those stress levels down.

It changes how walks look. Your dog learns that he never gets stressed with you. You all begin to chill. To relax. You bond better. You become a team. You're a partnership. Your dog learns to trust you. He trusts your judgement. You enjoy walking together. You start to have good times together.

And then .... Then the magic begins.

You start the actual Training Programme to change how your dog feels whenever he sees people.

No stress. No harm. No pain. No choking. No firm voice. No putting your dog into a situation where he cannot cope.

No quick fixes!

Just actual skill. Actual training. Actual work. Actual behaviour modification.

Not a "quick fix" but your dog will thank you for it

Go on this journey together and come out the other side with a best mate who will love you unconditionally without ever fearing you.

Your dog deserves better.

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31/01/2025

I enjoy checking my facebook account a few times per day - Do you?

I like logging on and seeing what my friends have been up to. I enjoy looking at everyone's photos. I read my messages & I scroll through my newsfeed. I'll give a little "like" or an "angry face" or some times I'll just scroll on past .... Its up to me though. If I want to stop and read something I can. If I don't want to, I won't!
Sometimes, I can be right in the middle of a really important message or I can be halfway through reading a post when something happens and I have to stop mid-way through .... ARRGHH! Thats annoying, I was really interested in that message but no worries, I'll come back to it a bit later when I have more time.
I have that choice .....

Now, imagine your dog having access to THEIR facebook account just once or twice per day. They want to read their messages. They want to leave a reply or a "like" on their friends posts. They may want to scroll through some of the information but sometimes, they find a really important message which they really need to read.
Someone is nagging them to hurry up. Someone is pulling on their lead and dragging them away half way through a message .... AARRGGHHH! Thats annoying .... They'll never get a chance to read that message again! We might not be walking back this way. We might be doing a totally different route tomorrow. Even if we do the same route the message will be different by then. How frustrating!!

Isn't the main reason we take our dogs out for a walk for their own benefit? Isn't it for their wellbeing? Isn't it because we adore them and we want them to be happy & fulfilled and to enjoy life?

How many of you own a dog and think to yourself: I know what I'll do today, I'll make my dog feel really frustrated!! I'll cause him some upset by taking him out .... I'll show him his facebook account ..... I'll let him see all of those messages & all of those photos waiting for him but I won't allow him to stop & read any of them ... Or, worse still, I'll allow him to read half of a message and then I'll just drag him away, right at the important part ...!"

Who does that?!! WHY would you do that?? For what purpose would you want to build that frustration in your dog?

I want my dogs to return from their walk relaxed, fulfilled, happy. I want them to have enjoyed the walk as much as I possibly can. I want them to have that enrichment - we all know how utterly amazing a dogs nose is and I want my dog to use his nose as much as he wants to and to take in all of those exciting smells. I want him to explore & investigate so that he feels safer in his environment ..... I don't want him to be wondering whats over there .... Is it safe? I've never smelt that before! It might be scary. What is it?? I want him to go and check it out if he wants to so that he can rest his mind.

Pee-Mails are a thing.

Let your dog read his p*e mails. Let him read the whole p*e mail. Let him leave a reply or a "like" or a "angry face"
Even if it means you don't get very far on your walks some days. Its up to your dog isn't it? We're only out for a walk because of him! If he wants to spend 10 minutes on one lamp post reading & re-reading the same p*e-mail over & over today then thats OK. It must be a really important message.

Let them sniff

31/01/2025

Specialist help for your aggressive dogs. Covering all of the UK.

Aggression towards humans or other dogs.
Resource Guarding.
Stranger Suspicion.
Family members .....

Anything at all to do with aggression.
These are mostly the cases I work with now and I will be concentrating on these cases more & more into the future.
I've developed a love for the biters.
I live with the biters. I've been rescuing & rehabilitating the biters for the past 15 years. My own personal dogs all have a bite history prior to me adopting them and I've developed my own unique skill set, an understanding, and an absolute love for these misunderstood dogs .... They're good dogs ..... They're just misunderstood and I can help you to understand your dog on a whole different level and give you the skills you need to help your dog.

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31/01/2025

Do you ever punish your Kangal?

What even *is* a punishment??

We automatically think of the obvious, harsh, awful things such as using a prong collar or an electric collar or hitting the dog with a stick and because you don't ever do any of those things you will confidently say, "Oh yes, I never use punishment on my dog, I love him to pieces!!"

But what about if your Kangal is lunging at other dogs & barking as you walk past them.
What do you do?
Are you tightening up on the lead? Yanking them back? Telling them, "NO! That's enough!!" Possibly tapping them on the nose or forcing their butt down into a "sit" position ....
They're all forms of punishment.
If the dog finds it unpleasant then, by default, THAT is a punishment.
If your Kangal is barking at a stranger and you say, "Oi, that's enough!!" then you have just used a form of punishment to stop an unwanted behaviour.

I would go even further and say that if you KNOW your dog is going to react towards the other dog coming towards you and you *only* choose to stand to one side then that is already a punishment in itself. You KNOW that your dog is going to find this experience unpleasant. You KNOW that he will struggle & that he will react ..... You KNOW that you'll tell him, "no" ..... So you are fully aware that a string of negatives are about to happen and yet all you chose to do was to stand to one side .....

And you will likely repeat this over & over.
This becomes how your walks are.
Day after day.
You'll have good days where your dog copes better than others but mostly, for the next 10 years of your life and that of your Kangal, this is how your walks will be.

Daily punishment.
Negative experiences over & over.
The trusted human who your Kangal loves more than life never really learning to fully trust his human because his human never really helps him out.

What if there was another way?
A kinder, gentler, way that didn't use any punishment at all.
No, I'm not talking about shoving loads of sausages into the dogs mouth to distract him.
Distraction is not a training method I ever use or recommend however, we can use rewards to positively change the emotional state of our dogs and to turn those nasty, negative experiences into neutral. That's always my aim. To get the dog to be neutral. To just not care that another dog is approaching.
You don't have to go full circle and be best mates with every dog you see. You don't even have to stop & greet other dogs. But I just want you to be neutral. To be ok. To walk past and to not fret.

There's never any need to use any form of punishment in dog training. Not even on these types of dogs. I cringe every time I hear the words, "yeah, but these dogs need to know who's in charge and I need to be firmer with him because he's a Kangal"
No, you don't need to be firmer.
Or be in charge.

Form a partnership & become a team that works together. It's far more beneficial all round and far less stressful especially for the dog.

If there's a kinder, more ethical training method available that works and that doesn't involve using punishment anywhere on the scale then why wouldn't you opt for that method??

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31/01/2025

"I blame the owner"
Or
"Its not the dogs fault"
Or
"There's no such thing as bad dogs just bad owners"

How many times do you hear these most ridiculous words??

Thing is, there are MILLIONS of wonderful dog owners out there who have done absolutely NOTHING wrong and yet they still have "difficult" dogs.

Owners who bought a puppy & took him to Puppy Classes. Owners that adopted a Rescue dog. They trained him. They socialised him. They walked him. They played with him. They cuddled him. They fed him good food. They loved him. They did everything right and yet, suddenly, one day, from out of nowhere, their adorable, lovable, playful dog attacks another dog over the park...... What on earth just happened?? Where did that come from? What caused this beautiful dog to suddenly hurt another dog?
A photograph of you & your dog is plastered all over Social Media with everyone commenting about how irresponsible the owner is and that the dog needs to be muzzled.
Well, yes, now that we know that this dog causes harm to others he should be muzzled but to blame the owner for that behaviour is just so unfair.
Most dog owners I work with are completely devastated that their dog has turned "aggressive" towards others. They are heartbroken. Confused. Beating themselves up, wracking their brains trying to think of a reason - was it because of that other dog that had a go at him a few weeks back? Was it because we didn't socialise him enough? Was it something we did or didn't do??
Blaming themselves over & over.

One thing I can promise you is that it is entirely possible to have anything to do with the owners.
Most people don't want an aggressive dog. They don't intentionally cause their dog to be aggressive. They don't train him to attack. They don't purposely screw up their dog..... They don't do anything different to those of you with perfectly behaved, friendly, social dogs.... They did everything right just like you did. They tried their absolute hardest and behind closed doors they are sobbing into their dogs fur because daily dog walks are becoming so stressful, day after day.
You'll preach "well you just need to train your dog"..... But these owners already know that. They are trying to train their dog..... They've been trying for years but some dogs will just never be the kind of dog that runs & plays with a bunch of other dogs.

If you're lucky enough to own that friendly, social, loves-everyone type of dog then good for you but please do not assume that those other owners are bad people or that they did anything wrong.

If you're lucky enough to own those special, loving, frightened, nervous, anxious, over excited reactive dogs who lunge & snap at others then HERE'S TO YOU!! You're doing great. It's exhausting owning a dog like that. All of your dreams of long, countryside walks with other dogs have been crushed. Taking the dog out has become a dreaded chore instead of a pleasure but one thing to remember is.... Its not your fault and you are not a bad dog owner.

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30/01/2025

I think I train dogs differently to most folk. Especially folk who own giant, powerful, guardian breeds.

I watch videos & see content on Social Media and it is always the same:

"You have to show these dogs who the Master is"

"You have to become the Pack Leader"

"They need a firm hand"

"He's trying to dominate you"

"Well you can't just wave a piece of hotdog at one of these dogs to fix their aggression"

It's all about the doom & the gloom and how you have to be a tough, firm, handler in order to own one.

What if I told you that was rubbish??

I've been a professional Dog Trainer & Canine Behaviour Consultant for over 15 years.
I consider myself a modern Dog Trainer. I don't support / use / recommend any of those outdated methods - things like "dogs trying to dominate you" is just a pile of rubbish. Your Kangal IS NOT trying to dominate you. I can assure you.
Your Kangal does not need a firm hand either. Nor a firm voice. Nor someone to be in charge or yank on the lead or tell them off.
I'd consider myself an ethical Dog Trainer and I have a clear Code of Ethics which includes to NEVER cause harm, fear, or intimidation to any dog I am working with.
Let that sink in for a minute.
Actually hear those words and understand what they mean.
TO CAUSE *NO* HARM.
TO CAUSE *NO* FEAR.
TO *NEVER* USE INTIMIDATION.

So, if I'm working with a reactive dog who is lunging, barking, rearing up etc do you think that dog may be experiencing harm? Or Fear? I'd bet good money that whatever the dog is experiencing in that EXACT moment of time is not pleasurable. It won't be a positive, happy experience.
It will be a stressful, anxious experience.... And the knock-on effect from those emotions is that the dog DID experience harm ..... He DID feel fear ..... He WAS intimidated....
So, therefore, I have failed as an ethical Dog Trainer and my Code of Ethics ....
The only way for that dog to recover from that experience is for either the cause of the reactivity to move away (however, your dog has still experienced a high level of distress so he won't be in a good place) or, for you to drag your dog away from the cause - you may need to use some force to do this .... It may cause some harm .... Fear .... Intimidation .... Plus, you're possibly using a form punishment on top of all that, too.
You may be saying, "Hey! , that's enough, come on!" ... You may be yelling or shouting or you may be quietly saying "no, that's enough" but either way, whatever you are saying (to reduce the behaviour) is, by default, a punishment.... That's what a punishment is ..... Something ..... Anything ..... To reduce a behaviour.

Whether you like it or not.
Whether you agree with it or not.
Whether you one million percent protest that you "never punish your dog" .... If you are doing or saying things with the aim of reducing a behaviour then it is pretty much a punishment to the dog (or the person!) recieving it.

I'm not arguing whether those methods work or not. Of course they absolutely CAN work!! If you're punished enough times for getting something wrong you COULD eventually learn to stop doing it .... OR ..... You could make the problem even worse & create even more behaviour problems.... Even less of a partnership between you & your dog.
It's a bit of a gamble, isn't it?

You've got two paths in front you.

Both paths will get you to the exact same destination.

If you chose PATH "A" you will need to cause harm to your dog. Your dog will experience fear. He shall feel intimidated and you will need to use punishment of some kind. Your relationship may become weakened and your bond may not be the absolute best that it could be. You're bond breaks down and this makes further training even more challenging as the trust has gone.

Or

If you choose PATH B you will not cause your dog any harm. He will not experience any fear or feel intimidated. You will not need to punish your dog at all, in any way. Your bond will grow. Your relationship will be built on trust & the most incredible, amazing partnership will be formed which can be transferred to other training scenarios and you'll have the most awesome connection with your dog.

Two paths.

One destination.

Both paths lead to the exact same destination.

Which path do you choose??

(Or ... Why on earth would anyone choose PATH A over PATH B??)

I mostly work with aggression cases. I rehab the biters.
I live with & share my home with the multiple biters - not just my current Kangals but those before , too. And the ones before that! I work with aggressive dogs, professionally every single week as my job. It's what I do and I do it well.
I have a high success rate.

And I NEVER cause harm, fear or intimidation to achieve results.
I dont need to punish a dog to get results.

I use actual skill & behaviour modification. Positive reinforcement.
I will ALWAYS set the dogs up to succeed ..... I would NEVER walk a reactive Kangal into a busy park .... KNOWING he will fail & KNOWING he will react just so that I can use punishment now to stop the behaviour.

Instead, I'll stand at the edge of the park where my Kangal feels safe.
And THEN my training programme can begin ....

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30/01/2025

JUST STOP FEELING ANXIOUS ...!!!

When dogs bark at other dogs / people / cars / cyclists / joggers / children / *enter any other random thing here* it is often because of their emotional state – They may be fearful or anxious or possibly over aroused & excited. There’s almost ALWAYS a reason for any behaviour. There will be something causing it. It will be an emotional response to something ….

I don’t suffer with panic-attacks but I know people who do.
They have no control over those feelings. It’s an emotional response to the environment they are in and, for whatever reason they start to struggle. Maybe there’s too many people, too noisy, a memory suddenly smashes into your stomach and knocks you for six or a hundred & one other reasons but one thing is for sure and that is that these people do not start panicking / screaming / crying / shouting for no reason. There’s always a reason.

Imagine shouting at your friend “NO! THAT’S ENOUGH!! JUST STOP FEELING ANXIOUS!!”

How crazy is that??
You can’t just STOP feeling anxious.
And neither can your dog.

Punishing your dog for showing you emotions which he has absolutely no control over is just the saddest thing.

Work on fixing the emotions and the behaviour won’t happen.

Your reactive dog IS NOT giving you a hard time.
Your reactive dog IS HAVING a hard time.
https://www.kangaldogtraineruk.co.uk/blog/stop-feeling-anxious

29/01/2025

When Hunter first arrived he was a growly, barky, lunging soul who was very unsure of many situations. He trusted nothing & no one.

No one could walk up to him for a fuss without him barking at them, confidently approaching them whilst doing so (not cowering away) he was ready to take on the world and would defend himself with all of his might.

Hunter went straight from zero to a hundred. He'd see a threat and within seconds he was ready to attack it.

No weighing it up. No thought process. Just straight: DONT LIKE THE LOOK OF THAT - MUST ATTACK IT.

A year later and I can't remember the last time he had a meltdown like that.

As part of his training over the past year we've done a lot of "nothing"

Just sitting together on a park bench. Lots of standing still when he has needed a moment to process a new situation. Lots of turning around & moving away BEFORE he felt the need to shout rather than during or after.

We've literally been out for an hour before and only got 2 minutes from home because he has needed to stand still & download his environment and I've always allowed that.

A couple of weeks ago we were out walking past a large, industrial carpark and one of the car alarms was going off. I spotted the tell-tale signs in him. He stiffened up, froze on the spot, I could tell from his body language that he was really spooked by this car alarm and he didn't want to walk past the carpark.

He looked at me and I had a nano-second to make a decision:

1) ignore his feelings / carry on walking, (perhaps even dragging him!) / watch him go into full meltdown mode / teach him that his feelings are ignored and that this is the only option he has

Or

2) Say, "OK, bud. You want to move away?? Come on then...." And turn around to walk back in the opposite direction.

I chose option 2 and something amazing happened. In that nano-second Hunter went from stiff, defensive, ready to attack mode and switched into happy, swishy tail, loose body, trotting away, looking up at me with his happy, relaxed face ..... In that nano-second, Hunter learnt that if he tells me when he is unsure of something then I will listen to him and I will get him out of there. He learnt that he doesn't need to attack everything he's unsure of. He learnt that he has another option and that he can just walk away but most importantly he learnt that I understood his communication.

A week or so later we saw a guy with his children cycling their bikes towards us. This was fine, Hunter has no issue with that. They reached the fence, got off their bikes and lifted them up in the air to lift them over the fence - Hunter didn't like that and I had 2 options again with just a nano-second to make my decision. He looked at me for guidance (which I bloomin love!!) and I said, "OK, let's go" and he instantly relaxes and walks away with me. It's a beautiful, magical thing. It's a special "moment" between dog & human ..... He told me he didn't like the bikes in the air and not only did I understand what he was saying but I actually listened to his request.

I hear a lot of people saying things like "oh, come on, don't be silly, it's just a bike" (or insert any other object here!) and dragging their dog closer to the scary thing even though the dog is desperately telling the owner that they don't like it.

Hunter now communicates with me all of the time.

Previously, no one listened and so he learnt that the only way to be heard was to really, REALLY shout.

These days, Hunter knows that a little sign (usually a freeze and a head turn back to me) is enough ..... There's no need to shout when a whisper is enough.

If Hunter could speak he'd be so chuffed and would be saying "wow, you actually speak dog??!"

That's all he needs.

That's all he asks for.

Someone to understand him and listen to him.

Be your dogs advocate.
They'll love you for it 🐾🐾🐾

When you own a reactive dog, having their back changes everything for them 💕💕

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Reactive Dog Training PART 3 of 3 #TurkishKangal #AnatolianShepherd #Karabash #Malakli #Kurdish #LivestockGuardianDog #LGD #Aggression #AggressiveDog #ReactiveDog #DogsOfTikTok #DogsOfTurkey #Turkish #Turkey #Kangaling #CutePuppy #Puppies #LapDog www.KangalDogTrainerUK.co.uk

Reactive Dog Training PART 2 of 3 #TurkishKangal #AnatolianShepherd #Karabash #Malakli #Kurdish #LivestockGuardianDog #LGD #Aggression #AggressiveDog #ReactiveDog #DogsOfTikTok #DogsOfTurkey #Turkish #Turkey #Kangaling #CutePuppy #Puppies #LapDog www.KangalDogTrainerUK.co.uk

Reactive Dog Training PART 1 of 3 #TurkishKangal #AnatolianShepherd #Karabash #Malakli #Kurdish #LivestockGuardianDog #LGD #Aggression #AggressiveDog #ReactiveDog #DogsOfTikTok #DogsOfTurkey #Turkish #Turkey #Kangaling #CutePuppy #Puppies #LapDog www.KangalDogTrainerUK.co.uk

Allowed to watch. Given the time he needs to assess. Make his own choices. History of being rewarded for watching. Predictability. No tension. Trust in his human. Feeling safe. Can only be successfully achieved in the early days when you give your dog enough distance from his triggers. So, when your Dog Trainer asks you to "cross the road" or "turn around" or "walk away from other dogs" it *is not* because they are telling you to "just avoid difficult situations" it is because it is exactly what your dog needs to begin the learning process. Don't feel disheartened or say, "but how will my dog ever learn if I continuously avoid his triggers" .... No one is asking you to CONTINUOUSLY avoid the triggers .... We are asking you to avoid them for now because your dog needs this amount of distance to feel safe. Build on that. Every day. Every walk. And then gradually, over time, the distance needed can begin to be reduced. Or .... You just chuck a prong collar on your dog and claim to have "fixed" him when actually he is just too scared now to show you how he's really feeling. There is NEVER any need to use prong collars in Dog Training. Kind, ethical, reward based training with the dogs emotional well being considered at all times 💕💕 Hunter 💕 www.KangalDogTrainerUK.co.uk

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Reactive Dog VIDEO 3 **SET YOUR DOG UP FOR SUCCESS** #TurkishKangal #AnatolianShepherd #Karabash #Malakli #LivestockGuardianDog #LGD #Aggression #AggressiveDog #ReactiveDog #DogsOfTikTok #DogsOfTurkey #Turkish #Turkey #Kangaling www.KangalDogTrainerUK.co.uk

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