🧰 The Reactivity Toolkit
This page is your go-to spot for practical tools you can use when things get loud, intense, or just plain overwhelming. These aren’t training shortcuts—they’re skills that help you support your dog in the moment, while building long-term trust and progress.
Whether you're just starting out or already deep into your reactivity journey, this toolkit is here to help you feel more prepared, more confident, and more connected to your dog—even on the hard days.
🔑 How This Toolkit Helps
Reactivity can feel unpredictable—but that doesn’t mean you have to feel unprepared. These strategies are designed to support you in the moment when your dog is overwhelmed, overstimulated, or already reacting. They’re not about “fixing” behaviour. They’re about helping both of you get through tough moments safely, calmly, and with as little fallout as possible.
Start small. Pick one tool this week, try it out, and see how it feels. You don’t need to master everything at once—and you’re not doing it alone. ❤️
Over time, these little moments of support build safety, trust, and confidence—for both you and your dog.
🎥 Real-Life Strategies for Reactivity
Simple, practical tools to help you support your dog.
🎯 The Up & Down Game
A simple pattern game to lower arousal and keep your dog focused.
Just toss, mark, and feed—no cues needed.
🍗 Treat Scatters
One of the simplest, most effective tools out there. Great for interruptions, redirection, and calming things down—fast.
🎥 Walkin’ & Talkin’ – Training in Action
Real-life walk clips showing how to handle reactivity in the moment.
🚗 Hanging Out in the Car – An underrated, low-pressure way to build calm focus and work around distractions from the safety of your parked car.
When another dog shows up unexpectedly, your dog’s reaction isn’t inevitable. How to spot the moment early, move strategically, and keep your dog under threshold.
Recall, Reinforcement & Focus In this video, I’m talking about: How reinforcement value shifts when the environment is this exciting, capturing check-ins and using recall in the middle of real-life distractions
Capturing those natural check-ins so they stick, using recall in real-life walking situations, adding treat toss games for focus and fun and calling your dog from different positions — even when they’re behind you.