Dogs who socialize with other dogs in dog parks and day cares but are reactive to dogs on leash is a more common scenario than you would think. I see it regularly here with my training clients, and it is almost always very confusing to the owner. Why would my dog be good with other dogs off leash in a dog park or at daycare but then be reactive on leash when he sees dogs? So many will ask. It’s usually two reasons: 1) As I discussed in the video, if your dog only interacts with other dogs in a d

Socializing a puppy in a public dog park is NOT something I recommend as the risk definitely outweighs the reward here. The biggest issue with public dog parks is that the humans in the park are usually not in agreement. What I mean by that is different people will allow different behaviors from their individual dogs, some that may be very problematic. The majority of the world does not have the knowledge of Dog Psychology. Therefore, people will unknowingly allow their dogs to play too rough, p