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At GD Dogs, my business plan is NOT 'fixing your dog for you'.
Instead, my focus is on teaching foundational skills to heal from reactivity and empowering clients with enough tools and knowledge to continue making progress on their own.
These FREE, non-afiliated resources were instrumental in my reactivity journey with Kitty the Dog, and I highly recommend them to anyone struggling with their dog's reactive behaviour.
In particular, following the listed Facebook pages is worth the few clicks! Worst case, you get more dog videos and less bad news crossing your feed. Best case, you stumble across posts and people that you resonate with and that help you in your reactivity journey!
A Note for Clients-to-Be: Your first piece of homework is to follow the listed Facebook pages and groups!
The eXtrOrdinary Dog (Blog)
The eXtraOrdinary Dog Community (Associated Facebook Group)
Reactivity is very often the result of combining fear with an inability to flee! This blog centers helping fearful dogs feel safer.
Its sister group is a wonderful community full of folks who are going through, or have been through, experiences like yours.
Having a reactive dog is isolating. Build community to support you!
'The Bitey End of the Dog', Michael Shikashio CDBC (Podcast)
Despite what certain outdated studies may claim, dogs do not seek conflict. They would rather flee, freeze, or fawn to de-escalate a dicey situation.
Aggression occurs when stressors stack and no other defense mechanism has been successful.
Shikashio and his guests dive into the many 'whys' of how this happens, as well as how to prevent it!
Reactive Together (Facebook Group)
A great space to celebrate your wins and to offer encouragement to other pet parents struggling with reactive behaviour!
Caution: This group, while majority force-free, does sometimes include 'balanced' training advice from members. GD Dogs does not promote, agree with, or advise any aversive methods intended to 'correct' reactive behaviour.
Bite-sized bits of information and encouragement, in the form of adorable comics!
Dog Centred Care: The Emotional Experience of Dogs and Their Caregivers (Facebook Group)
A Facebook group created and moderated by certified Force Free trainers, focused on maintaining our dogs' mental and physical wellbeing.
Renee Rhoads, MSc (Facebook Page)
Debunking common dog behaviour myths and challenging the way social media has shaped the way we treat dogs.
Training Canines LLC (Facebook Page)
A GREAT page if you need to fill in gaps in your dog's socialization or training!
Short videos cover how to teach fundamental skills and basic behaviours.
Plus, it's all PUPPIES!
Darwin's Dog Training School (Facebook Page)
Beautiful dogs, hilarious commentary, and great breakdowns of how to work through 'mistakes', snafus, and stumbles in training!
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