Reactive dog issues
Owning a reactive dog is confusing & frustrating! I’ll always tell you that the most reactive, dramatic dogs are normally the frustrated/excited/highly social ones! Here’s Weimaraner Lottie to demonstrate! She is spinning and jumping and doing a loop-the-loop when she sees other dogs and it tricks owners into thinking this is aggressive behaviour! So the last thing anyone would try is to let her off around other dogs! But that’s exactly what I do under controlled conditions to test her skills! Daphne at first and then Evil Edna and then as you see on her 2nd session my foster Rottweiler Bruno! Look how fantastic Lottie does! In 2 sessions we’ve managed to assess her safely and correctly to ensure I understand the underlying issue - it’s obviously a different route to rehabilitate a frustrated dog than one reacting out of fear or actual aggression! Lottie will be practicing her social skills with us and joining our neutrality classes to practice being calm on lead when other dogs are near!! That sweeet moment when she lays next to the dark destroyer is absolutely priceless ❤️❤️
Bruno
Bruno’s love language is booping 😆 This gorgeous boy is ready to spread his wings and leave us after a month! He is the best boy and someone is going to get an incredible dog! We think he’s around 13 months old and he is full of life! He loves children and dogs! He needs an active adventurous home with a strong owner who can help him reach his potential! He is house trained, now crate trained, fun, playful and desperate to please! Can live with large breed female dogs and really adores the company of other dogs in or out the pack as you can see! I love this lad! If you are interested in adopting him please click the link below to the rescue page - please note we only fostered him so do not message the Impackt page we are not rehoming him!! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeulHCVT9H5vt7FBOqL6llsJ51UkFzejexTq-FJ44lac9s__A/viewform?
Bloopers
We love a Sunday blooper but Evil Edna will be taking legal action for defamation of character 😆😆😆
Slip leads
So much hate for all training equipment in the dog industry and one of the most controversial oddly enough is the good old fashioned slip lead!
Cruel, aversive, barbaric, outdated and harsh allegedly!
Well here’s Turbo walking on one at the weekend cos I got caught short without the dog’s proper leads - I had a makeshift lead tied round frog doubling up as a slip lead!
Are my dogs distressed or unhappy with the situation? Nope! Why?
Well because any leads or equipment can be misused! My dogs are trained to walk with me, near me, close to me whether they’re on or off lead so they can walk on any improvisation I have to use! The training is the crucial factor! The intention of how you’re using the tool is the other priority!
So I’m off to crufts this weekend where, if you watch, every show dog will be on a form of slip lead - that’s what show leads are!
Some are super happy on them
Some are super stressed on them!
Some have been trained well some haven’t!
It’s the intention that counts - as I’ve said before it’s the Tool at the end of the lead that makes it cruel or not so don’t be swayed by emotive language used by extremists to scare you into not using slip leads!!
Oh and Every rescue in the country uses slip leads on high flight risk dogs as they’re the safest option! 🥰
Southern dates 2025
Evil Edna is here to tell you some important news - We have 3 dates available to book for London/Kent/south East!! We had to postpone due to Frog being poorly but we are now in Oxford on March 26th 27th and 28th for aggression assessments and home visits!
Me and my team will be at the facility run by our Impackt Behaviourist Marcie and she will also be present for all sessions how exciting!!!
If you would like to book please message the page or contact my PA Jodie on 07729 113313
Fear based reactive dogs
Sometimes reactivity comes from fear or nerves, and we all know that fear can really restrict your life and potential!
Imagine being scared of flying your whole life and never travelling, missing out on all the adventures that flying opens up for you!
Then imagine there’s a simple fix that means you could fly and visit all the places you’ve dreamt about - even if the solution is uncomfortable and you have to directly face your fear to conquer it- you’d take it wouldn’t you!
Same for fearful dogs - sometimes the absolute best remedy is to face the fear and break down the barriers! Stop practicing the behaviour that has kept them safe… in most cases barking/lunging and making a lot of noise! And work through the scary situations!
Learn new coping mechanisms and strategies and come out the other side happier and with a whole new world opened up!
Look at Bear the GSD he came to see us with a really big reactivity issue but he was just scared behind all the noise and floof! So my GSD specialist Evil Edna taught him that dogs aren’t so scary after all and Bear spent 2 days with us learning how to dog! ❤️
Home visits!
If you book a home visit with us, Now it’s spring if it’s a blue sky day you can expect me to turn up on my company vehicle 😆😆arriving in style for sure!
This is my GSXR1000 🥰
Top dog
How do you know if you own a high ranking dog? A top dog? An alpha female? A pack leader or as I like to call them a Decision maker?
You just know 😆
They have a regal demeanor, a grace, a standing, an attitude, a superiority and other dogs behave differently around them!
My decision maker Daphne had a quick sun puddle bathe and all the dogs gravitated to her I managed to quickly catch it on film!
They just want to be near her, to be around her stunning energy and to benefit from her presence!
Sitting back and observing dogs just being dogs is priceless!
Frustration reactivity
Every year I see an increase in reactivity from frustration/excitement…. Especially from foreign rescue dogs! It’s almost. 99% cert that they’ll actually be friendly but frustrated causing the reactivity!
Foreign rescue street dogs have an incredible intuitive ability to be around other dogs and their emotional intelligence is wonderful to watch! Why? Because they were raised without human emotion and interference!!
Here’s Alice who has been very lead reactive and dramaticly screaming and jumping around on lead when she sees another dog!
In her aggression assessment We tested her with the Evil one and no surprises here she is super friendly!! More friendly than the dark destroyer for sure 😆😆
But due to her reactivity and some avoidance advice Alice has been kept away and not allowed to interact with other dogs as the reactive behaviour made her owners worry she would be aggressive! Reactive on lead dogs DO look aggressive!!
Anyway enjoy 3 mins of Evil Edna bringing a dark cloud over the dog park and Alice having to think on her toes to try and make friends!!
Alice’s owner said Evil Edna is like Nan from Catherine Tate and I can’t unsee that now 😆😆😆😆
Nationally renowned aggression specialist & Approved Reactive Dog Expert. Reality Based training!
