"How do I help my anxious dog?"

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Jasmine (questions compiled because of related issue) "How do I approach my issues with leash biting, lack of ability to relax, reactivity to cats and dogs, and noise sensitivity"

Ali suggests to start with assessing enrichment status, thinking about what your dog adores and starting by giving them more of this.

Assess the stressors in your dogs life, and manage out as much as possible. (e.g. the window may require covering!)

Reactivity will begin with desensitization and counter conditioning (aka making scary things less scary, and decreasing distance to scary thing!) towards both cats and dogs.

The material below may be useful for further reading
 
High Value Rewards

Reducing treats in positive reinforcement training

Intro to reactivity in dogs

Best Gear For Large Reactive Dogs

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