Explosively Reactive Pitbull Transformed In 4 Weeks

Well Peeps!

We have another dramatic transformation for a one time, fiercely fearful 5 yr old dog, with some serious reactivity towards strange dogs, and anything making noise and moving!

Miss Daisy was the typical mixture of insecurity, high anxiety, high energy, and the hair that always breaks the camel’s back—ENTITLEMENT. Put all of these ingredients together and you have a dog that feels entitled to defend anything she claims is hers…even the sidewalk across the street!

So what can happen in a handful of highly structured weeks for an insecure, nervous, reactive dog?

A whole lot!

Miss Daisy spent 4 weeks at PAWSitively Calm,LLC, undergoing a full behavioral makeover. As with every dog with major behavioral issues, the primary ingredients for a complete transformation are clear relationship dynamics, boundaries and rules that are consistently enforced, a permission-only lifestyle, settling the overactive mindset, proofing mindset around unpredictability, cultivating SOLID impulse control, reliable on and off-leash obedience, the right tools to ensure compliance, and a bit of dog whispering magic.

Of course, we also insisted upon play and snuggles with us!

And last, but certainly not least, we educated the Miss Daisy’s owners — not just how to “Say” a handful of fancy parlor tricks, nor how to function the tools necessary for reinforcement, but the incredibly important “why’s” behind Miss Daisy’s tendencies, and how the owner’s interactions contributed to her unhealthy behavior, or hindered the potential for any progress.

Put all that juicy stuff together, and you’ve got a pretty solid map for continued success. We’re not talking about the success behind solid obedience. We’re referring to the success of a dog that has found true wellbeing and an owner that has done the work to become the person her dog requires of her!