How Connection Can Help Your Over-Aroused Dog
If you have an over-aroused dog, youâll be no stranger to emotional outbursts. Overwhelming experiences like these can trigger anxieties that make it difficult for you and your dog to move forward. But life with a reactive dog doesnât have to be this way. When Andrea Baumann got her standard poodle, Tobias, she dreamed he […]
Transforming a Family Pack Dynamic from Hostile to Harmonious
Establishing a partnership with your dog when they have behavior issues can be a real challenge. But what about building a partnership with 13 dogs all with their own unique needs? Rescuing or fostering a dog can be such a rewarding experience that itâs no wonder people get hooked! Over the last 7 years, Brilliant […]
Connecting and Calming Your Excitable Dog
Connecting and Calming Your Excitable Dog When your personality doesnât align with your dogâs in the ways you might expect, how do you communicate and connect? Beth Williams welcomed her new dog, KZ into her life with open arms and an open heart. But after years of owning earth-type dogs (and being an earth-type herself), […]
How to Transform Reactive Dog Behavior into a Real Partnership
When it comes to reactive dog behavior, it can feel like youâve tried just about everything, and nothing seems to work. A reactive dog can put a huge strain on our relationships with our beloved pets. It can significantly impact the quality of a dogâs life as well as our own. Traditional training is what […]
How to Turn Struggles with Your Dog into Triumphs
If youâre struggling with your dog, youâre not alone. We all have good days and bad days with our dogs. Experiencing life with a dog comes with its ups and downs. There is a lot of joy, fun, and adventure that comes with sharing your life with a dog. On the other hand, there […]
How 3 Reactive Dogs Learned to Live in Harmony
Bettina’s life was turned upside down when they decided to adopt Murphy, a deaf dog with OCD, after seeing his handsome face on a rescue website. It quickly became apparent that Murphy had a LOT more going on than a hearing impairment… Bettina says… “We adopted Murphy knowing his deafness meant special needs, but quickly […]
Strategies to Turn a Reactive Dog into a Trusting Partner
Stella’s wild child Henna was a special puppy who endured serious illness, affecting her brain and their relationship. Henna’s lunging and barking at everything embarrassed Stella, who became stressed about the effect this out of control dog was having on the family. Resonating with the BPA focus on heart, connection and understanding, Stella joined the […]
How BPA Helped Calm Two Fearful & Reactive Dogs
Ros adapted to life with her two beautiful but reactive Vizsla girls by avoiding encounters with other dogs and becoming hyper-vigilant. But this was not a sustainable way to live and Ros soon found herself filled with anxiety about the possibility that anything would suddenly appear. People, dogs, cyclists, joggers, wildlife all caused panic, and […]
How a First-Time Dog Mom Learned to Listen to her Reactive Dog
Paulina is a first-time dog mom who found herself with a reactive dog that she just didn’t understand. Barking at other dogs, and barking at things outside the window in their city home caused Paulina to judge herself and to compare her dog with others … creating more frustration for both of them. Now? Paulina […]
How a Troubled Rescue Dog Became a Brilliant Partner
Sue is a professional dog trainer, so she has a lot of experience dealing with and training difficult dogs. However, nothing could have prepared her for the battle that Charlie would bring to her and her family. Sue rescued Charlie and it wasnât long before she suspected that he was very different from other dogs […]
A Sensitive Dog in a Big Scary City with Ulla Kjeldgaard
Having a sensitive dog in a huge city packed with racing cars, zooming bikes, large crowds, and lots of noise, can be super difficult. Some might even say itâs impossible. However, I recently chatted with a like-minded individual who had this exact problem and was able to overcome it with her hypersensitive, nervous and fearful […]
Rehabbing An ‘Untrainable’ Rescue Dog
How can you train an âuntrainableâ dog? Do such dogs even exist? Many clients have come to me over the years with claims that their dogs are out of control and untrainable. Usually, theyâre at the end of their tether both emotionally and physically. Dogs described as âuntrainableâ are not âbad dogs.â They may be […]
