Week 1 – Understanding Reactivity & Building Confidence
✔️ Learn why your dog reacts and how to manage it
✔️ Foundation exercises for reactivity training
✔️ Personalised assessment of triggers and training goals
✔️ Learning how to redirect reactivity before it escalates
Week 2 – Confidence Building & Leash Control
✔️ Handling skills to reduce reactivity
✔️ Desensitisation & counter-conditioning training for reactivity
Week 3 – Creating Positive Associations
✔️ Using controlled exposure to triggers (at a safe distance) at different levels
✔️ Reinforcing calm behaviour
Week 4 –Desensitisation
✔️ Increasing difficulty level
✔️ Learning how to read the dog’s body language correctly around triggers
✔️ Controlled meet-and-greet exercises with dogs and people
Week 5 – Improving Impulse Control & Emotional Regulation
✔️ Increasing the difficulty level for triggers
✔️ Protective handling skills in the real world
✔️ Handling more challenging triggers calmly
Week 6 – Practicing in Higher Distraction Environments
✔️ Exposure to busier parks, sidewalks, and outdoor settings
✔️ Strengthening your dog’s ability to remain calm and focused
✔️ Learning how to disengage from distractions easily
Week 7 – Real-Life Situations
✔️ Controlled exposure to real-life situations
✔️ Polishing skills for reactivity training skills
Week 8 – Review of Progress
✔️ Reviewing progress and fine-tuning training
✔️ Creating a long-term training and management plan
✔️ Celebrating your progress and success so far!