Aggression/Reactivity Therapy

Demonstrations of unwanted reactivity or aggressive behavior by your dog can be a stressful and scary situation for both owner and animal. Faced with the possibility or history of inflicting injury to people or other dogs, owners often feel their only options are confinement and isolation or even euthanasia. This is not the life you envisioned with your dog. And any safety precautions of isolation or confinement are not substitutes for positive steps towards understanding the situation and developing appropriate behavior correction.

Oftentimes owners come to My Dogs Mind in a state of desperation and only a request to “make it stop.” While “making it stop” is important, it is better to understand the behavior and apply positive therapy, otherwise results are usually short lived. A growl or a bite may be demonstrations of “aggressive” behavior, but it is often the result of fear, reactivity, high prey drive, or just plain rudeness on the part of the dog.

As unpleasant as these situations are, we feel owners deserve an honest compassionate evaluation of the situation and a clear explanation of the commitment that will be required to move forward safely.

My Dogs Mind has more than 20 years of experience evaluating and working with the toughest cases of unwanted dangerous behavior. We routinely work with local animal shelters in the behavioral assessment of surrendered dogs.

If you have a dog demonstrating reactive behavior, we hope you take positive action by addressing the situation as soon as possible. Now is the time to be part of the solution. My Dogs Mind is available for one-on-one consultation to get you started.