Aggression and reactivity training- cocker spaniel (sound on)

Reactivity with Max.
Hugely proud of this team. Three sessions, each two weeks apart. Max and his human have worked diligently over the past few weeks to turn around the stress Max was feeling.
There's lots of commentary in the video explaining what we are doing, so please watch with the sound on.
What we concentrated on
1. Slowing down- giving all of us more time to observe, prepare, make decisions and act
2. Paying attention to the environment (other dogs) and letting Max make decisions which we supported
3. Allowing him to be a dog - encouraging sniffing, watching etc
What we didn't do
1. Verbal corrections- not once did we tell him."no" or "eh eh" or other such unnecessary and counter productive nonsense
2. No physical corrections- no slip leads, garotte/grot collars, no prong collars, no choke chains, no shock collars. These too, are unnecessary and counter productive despite what the uneducated and unethical may tell you.
It can be done. You and your dog deserve better.
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