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Podcast: The Canine Paradigm
Episode: Episode 70: Living with a reactive dog
Description: Living with a reactive dog can be difficult and for some, upsetting. When most people think of reactivity, they are immediately drawn to aggression.
Reactivity is beyond the scope of just aggression as it is really about how any species responds to stimuli. For example, you may have a dog that is very quiet normally, except when a cat is present. In this example, the focus is now on predatory drive rather than that of fear based aggression.
Many forms of reactivity are associated with frustration and sometimes the end result is different than initially...