I really appreciate these tips, and will be implementing them with my SDiT :) He's not reactive, but he can absolutely be startled by stranger dogs getting into his personal space.

Thank you so much! My dog isn’t a service dog right now, but I am training her to help around the house, and she provides a LOT of support and comfort to me as an autistic, vulnerable disabled person. Your videos are always so helpful and clear 💜

Great advice, as always. I really like the emphasis on "training setups" for safety and creating the best adapted dogs. So many people don't see the value in slow, progressive training setups. It's really the only way to create calm, confident, safe dogs without leaving your progress, and their mental health, up to luck. Thank you again, Emily, for your continued valuable work to help people and their dogs.

My dog is hyper social and gets extremely excited around other dogs. Group classes (he does advance obedience and agility) sitting outside of dog parks and walking my local outdoor mall has helped immensely with Jim being way more neutral around dogs.

Hahaha "dogs that aren't very well behaved... frequent" 😂 Good advice! Thanks for the video

This is a great topic. My dogs are not service dogs, but it's still an important topic. I bike with my dogs and have experienced this issue more than I would like.

Thanks for sharing this - we loved it!!

Thank you so much for your content. It truly helps my service dog. We had to backtrack to in training due to stacked traumas causing reactivity. We have made it to being able to safely train in public, although she’s not confident enough to work for me in public again yet. The exercises and advice you have provided have built so much more confidence and optimism. It’s always ok to back up in your training to rebuild the confidence in a dog that has become fearful. It builds the bond as well. She was solid before the traumas, and we are slowly but safely getting her back to where she used to be.

Emily, your videos never disappoint! Great tips 🐾💕

Well Done Emily, and a most needed Topic as Usual. Cheers ~

Thank you! I'm legally blind, so I rarely have a chance to actually predict and prevent these situations. I have an issue where my dog is very good at ignring dogs on duty, but if a dog invades his space, like comes up right in his face when he is in a down-stay, he will tell the dog to back off. Understandable, but I need him to stop and I don't know how..

Very helpful. Thank you Emily

Absolutely love your insight 🙏 thank you so much for your help with my collies ❤️ all your videos have helped me so much in training and being mindful on how to react to situations my dog gets into :) 🙏

great work as always, great step by step ...we just need to be patient and not jump ahead as you reminded us throughout :). Bliss is a rock star

Thanks so much for this video! I'll practice near our dog park. My service dog in training did bark back when a reactive dog was really lunging/barking on a long leash towards us, and when the leash/yard reactive Aus. shepherd next door got out of its yard and came at us he pulled towards it. I'm trying to really work on getting him to focus more on me, during walks, too... a coonhound so he tends to get his nose down and forget I'm on the planet. Your videos have been a great help to us.

Thanks , Emily!

Thank you, Emily. Great advice!!🐶❤️

Great video and tips ❤️ I also get startled a lot when a dog suddenly barks through the windows or front screen door and it made me nervous to walk my dog. Now I would play some relaxing musics during the walks for me and my dog so it’s not super quiet and suddenly a loud barking from one of the houses we pass by.

I like so much your service dog videos they are so useful!

Thank you very much.

Thank you

❤ love this video

Very good talk

I apologize....my dog is the reactive bomb. I no longer bring him into public places.

I unfortunately had a real life situation with my old service dog Zeus. I had to do a lot of back training with him on not being dog reactive because he was around humans who refused to listen to what I asked of them while I was not in the house and he learned bad habits from their dog who by the way they train fake service dogs. So I had to reteach him practically everything and who to listen too. Before I went to the hospital with my sister and my dad to the hospital. I normally would not take both of my service dogs with me but because I for some reason didn't trust them alone at home because of the harassment I received at home from guests and neighbors I decided to bring both with me to lessen my anxiety. I didn't go inside cause we had a guest who came with us who needed a ride and I was very weak that day and I knew I wasn't allowed to take both of my service dogs in a small place like that. So I was staying outside sitting on a bench waiting. Zeus and Zenna we're totally calm. I wasn't paying attention to what was behind me but their was another service dog that came behind me and I agree obviously more well behaved than mine that day. Zeus got up and was trying to approach this dog and barking at him. I firmly held him back corrected him he stopped and came back and laid down. The lady was freaking out saying that my SDs we're fake because Zeus supposedly lunged at her dog which did not happen. She went to complain to the police and so I had to call the police myself. By the time the police came to finally talk to me. I explained to him why I was sitting out here. Yes these 2 are my service dogs and I apologized to her for Zeus's behavior I know it was uncalled for and my dog understands this. She had no right to be harassing me the way she did. The police agreed and said that if their was another problem that I would have to leave for the day and I understood that. Nothing happened and we left as soon as my dad came out. Cause I was done with the harassment and was being way overboard and understanding how she felt. Their was no need for her to treat me that way. After this experience I learned to stop taking my SDs to dog parks and do individual training and walk them on leashes more and be friends with people who are willing to help my dogs proper behavior. It was my mistake to make friends with stupid toxic people that teach their dogs bad behaviors and allow them to get away with it.

This is also great for therapy dogs!

This has happened to my Assistance Dog in a hospital gym and now she is tending towards being reactive herself. I am really worried I have spent 3 1/2 years and it could all go out the window. Thank you for this video. What do I do when she is reactive to other dogs?

Yep. Was just at Petsmart today. As I was checking out some guy wasn't watching his dog (he was getting a cart) and his dog ran straight for my Chihuahua. The dog was just out of its mind happy and excited lol. But it startled me! Luckily my dog did not react. But I still moved her away from the other dog just in case.

Thanks for the valuable tips. My dog calmly walks past another barking dog outside the fence, but at home starts barking if there is a dog barking outside the window. I think she only reacts to dogs that she can't see.

Love your videos, like always!❤️ Because of your training videos, my 7 month old Australian Shepherd is calm and collected in public, does not react at all with other dogs barking, and enjoys settling anywhere with me. I have a question, I have a front yard with a fence to bring my puppy to potty and whenever someone passes by my house on the sidewalk on the other side of the fence my dog would alert bark. I realized when I bring him outside of my fence, he doesnt care for people walking by. The fence is the boundary line of when he will alert bark in my front yard. He never barks in public or anywhere else just on my property. I was thinking to training my puppy whenever he sees someone pass by to praise him (for seeing the person and not alert barking) and give him a treat (maybe starting at my front door to create distance when he sees people passing by? I could use my friend to help me with this). Let me know if there is any better way. If you have a video regarding this that would be great.

So helpful, Lucy is great on walks, but gets very excited when we approach a house with a gate and a loud barking Doberman behind it. She does not bark back, but her pace quickens when we are near it. Unfortunately for many people, their dogs are decorations or alarms. Emily, can you share your exercise routine or daily routine to get your dogs energy out?

This is soo important! I have had 4 separate encounters locally where "animal friendly" spaces have become dangerous. Home Depot- chased by a pack.of Chihuahuas, dogs off leash and not under control of owners, and lastly had a pit Mastiff lunge for my dog's neck and got my thigh in the process. My service dog does very well- he's curious but focused. What is a good way to address an owner whose dog is creating an unsafe environment?

Thank you so much holy shit

Thank you for video.My Assistance dog has had a few incidents one where she was attacked by another service dog in a hospital and now she is starting to be reactive herself. I am so worried and as I don’t have access to other dogs. What would you recommend I do?

My dog is a rescue with a past of being attacked and is really scared of other dogs and people. It's difficult on walks bc we live in a neighborhood where other people don't socialize their dogs and many times don't keep them on a leash (or let their dogs run up to any dog and the owner doesn't care that their dog is mean).... How do I desensitize my dog to this? I'm worried there will be a fight eventually. My dog shys away and tries to avoid them, but they come up to him and I often have to yell to the owner to get their dog... It's frustrating

My dog is extremely quiet, she's weirdly not much of a barker, but recently she's been becoming a bit more reactive when on a leash (on a leash only) because our downstairs neighbor's dog is an extremely aggressive mess. hopefully this will help her out a bit

Hi Emily! I have SD clients that could really use this video. Do you add your own captions to the video, or do you have the community caption option? I would like to help add captions to these so that it is accessible for Deaf/HoH handlers. The automatic captions miss a lot of important information.

i tried these tips on my 2yr old great pyrenees he looked at me like i was crazy. than i had a friend come over with his lab an he lunged at my dog an my dog pinned him. i dont know if i have the wrong breed or hes too old but hes great at keeping the coyotes away at the farm. i dunno what im doing wrong

my dog went to more confident and comfortable with dogs to uncomfortable and reactive again, i need to work on it more for now shes just a pet again....

How would you handle any whining during this training? My dog has done well focusing on me and/or “leaving it” but omg the constant little whining 😭 I’m guessing it means she’s not fully relaxed and needs more desensitization?

Do you have any videos on managing hyper social dogs? My 7 month old puppy wants to play with every dog he sees and where I live avoiding other dogs is not possible. He drops to the ground (to show he wants to play and to prevent me moving him) when they are walking in our direction from quite far away and it makes walks quite hard.

Great Video, but I paused to comment that pets aren't allowed in home depot according to corporate policy. *Presses play to comtinue*