4 Ways to Help Your Dog Stay Calm
Are things a little crazy around your home right now? During the summer months, many of us start remodeling, landscaping, gardening, or doing construction work on our homes. This can cause many dogs to become reactive to the new activities and environment around them. Lots of new noises, people, smells, and a disruption to their […]
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 Real Listening Can Calm Your Reactive Dog
You may think that youâre listening to your dogâs wants and needs, but listening isnât always what you think it is. We all want to do whatâs best for our dogs. However, sometimes, in the quest for a successful relationship, we can get stuck pursuing traditional training methods that just arenât working. The reality is, […]
The Best Way to Help Your Reactive Dog
How can you truly help your reactive dog? I feel really passionate about this topic. Why? Because I hear so many stories of dog moms and dog families struggling with reactive dog training that just doesnât work for them. We have these outdated beliefs in the dog training world that are harming our dogs emotional […]
How to Walk a Reactive Dog in Peace
Is your dog so out of control and/or reactive that you’re afraid to walk them on a leash? There’s nothing more stressful than walking an unruly and reactive dog who could pull, lunge, or bark hysterically at any minute. If you’re struggling with this problem with your dog, I want to help you change […]
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 […]
The Joy and Struggle of Life with Dogs
Learn how to get more joy and a lot less struggle with the 5 Steps to a Brilliant Partnership with the Dog You Love.
What To Do When Your Dog or Puppy is Afraid of Something (and What Not To Do)
It all starts with the best of intentions. We want to do our best to make sure that our dog is well socialized and can cope with all the interesting (and sometimes scary) things that are encountered in life. Things are going great…until, one day, your puppy encounters what must be a dog-eating monster. uh-oh. […]
The Holistic Toolkit for Dogs
My First Dog: Max When I was a young woman, the first dog that I had the honor to share life with ‘on my own’ was Max, a black standard poodle. What an amazing dog he was. After he died at 11 years old, it took 2 full years before I could speak about him […]
