Leash Reactivity 101 | Why It Happens and How to Change It

Leash Reactivity 101 is your essential guide to understanding and transforming your dog’s on-leash outbursts. Whether your dog barks, lunges, growls, or freezes when they see another dog, a stranger, a car, or anything else—this course will teach you why it’s happening and how to create lasting change. You’ll learn: • The root causes of leash reactivity (fear, frustration, guarding, and learned habits) • What leash reactivity looks like across different dogs • How to identify your dog’s triggers and threshold • Techniques to prevent outbursts and build calmer habits • Tools to change your dog’s emotional response to the world