Reactive Tails
Transform Reactivity into Calm!
Our 5-week dog-to-dog Reactivity Programme is a comprehensive training and behavioral plan designed to address your dog’s reactivity towards other dogs. Over four weeks, you’ll participate in weekly online group sessions and in-person training to tackle this challenge step by step, then on week 5, we’ll go out on a public dog walk to see how you can put all your skills into practice.
We’ll explore the causes and triggers of your dog’s reactivity, teach you how to help them cope in the future, and guide you in reshaping their responses to stressful situations. Along the way, we’ll focus on practical management strategies to support you while we address the root of the behaviour.
Punishing emotional displays may suppress the behaviour temporarily, but it doesn’t address the underlying emotions driving it. This course is designed to target and transform those core struggles, helping your dog feel calmer and more confident.
We do offer payment plans for this course, let us know if you would like to discuss this. This course has a £50 deposit.
Remember your dog is not giving you a hard time, they’re having a hard time!
Here's what the program consists of
Understanding why dogs react
Management strategies
Learning to read your dog's body language
Handling skills
What to do when things go wrong
Learning to improve your dog's behaviours around other dogs
Teaching you the skills to help your dog feel more relaxed around dogs
Improving your dogs association to other dogs
45-min, 1-2-1 in person sessions with us (x2)
Buddy training (45-min sessions with other dogs from the same course) (x2)
Online Weekly sessions with guides sent weekly (x4)
Course Package
Upcoming Course - Feb 25 start
(all sessions below are part of course)
Online course sessions (x4):
- Tuesday 11th Feb – 7pm
- Tuesday 18th Feb – 7pm
- Tuesday 25th Feb – 7pm
- Tuesday 4th March – 7pm
In-person course sessions(x5):
- Sunday 16th Feb -(individual sessions at Furry Tails between 10am and 2pm)
- Sunday 23rd Feb -(individual sessions at Furry Tails between 10am and 2pm)
- Sunday 2nd March – Sessions held at West Kirby dog field (sessions between 11am and 2pm)
- Sunday 9th March – Sessions held at West Kirby dog field (sessions between 11am and 2pm)
- Sunday 16th March – Session held at public dog walking location in New Brighton (2-3pm)
What do people say about this course?
I had a little bit of prior knowledge regarding reactivity, as we have had Luca for close to three years now & have managed it as much as possible for that time. However Rachel introduced some new techniques that we hadn’t previously implemented, and which we found incredibly helpful and effective. We have continued to use them regularly on our walks together.
Tools & techniques were all really well explained, both during the in-person sessions and also on the zoom calls (which we could access again at a later date if we wanted to review any information provided). We were also emailed information sheets which held useful & interesting information on how to approach reactivity & training.
I would really encourage anyone with a reactive dog to take part in these sessions, it really helps build a strong bond with your dog & enjoy walks together even more ☺️