Tag: Reactivity
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Ways to Prevent Reactivity in Dogs
Reactivity in dogs describes intense, often rapid behavioral responses to specific triggers. Prevention emphasizes clear observation, safe management, veterinary assessment, and consistent training strategies. Understanding Reactivity Reactive behavior is an observable set of actions — such as barking, lunging, stiffening, intense staring, or rapid vocalization — that occur when a dog responds to a perceived…
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Treating Reactivity – Desensitisation and Counter Conditioning
Treating reactivity in animals focuses on changing the emotional response and observable behaviours that occur when an animal is over-responsive to a stimulus or context. What Reactivity Is and Treatment Goals Reactive behaviour is an excessive, rapid behavioural response to a stimulus that may include lunging, barking, charging, freezing, or intense avoidance and is distinct…
