22/10/2025
I didn’t directly address Lion Kings reactivity.
He just stopped doing it.
There was no “reactivity protocol” for this dog in particular. The environment was conducive to the growth of healthy behaviors.
This is why I don’t recommend large doggy day cares, or even free roaming the home while owners are gone. In these situations the environment cannot be catered to fostering healthy habits.
If you don’t want your dog practicing excessive barking, don’t take them places where dogs are constantly barking. Don’t allow them to free roam the house while you are gone to practice barking out the window at people cars and dogs that pass by.
If you want your puppy to have good potty habits, create an environment and a schedule where they can practice going to the bathroom outside. Don’t leave them outside without supervision just hoping they’ll go to the bathroom.
If you want your dog to recall properly when you call them, don’t allow them to run outside without supervision or some way to bring them back, a long line or some other tool.
It is simple. We are human beings who are largely in control of our dogs environments, if the dog is displaying unwanted behaviors take a look at the environment you have created for your dog and ask yourself, “What is this environment telling my dog he should be doing?”
