Understanding Dog Reactivity with Renée Erdman

Dog reactivity is one of the most challenging behavior issues we face in dog rescue, but there is hope for reactive dogs! We’ve helped lots of reactive foster and rescue dogs over the years, and so has Renée Erdman of Bravo Dog Behavioral Health. In this episode, we sit down to talk about reactivity: what it is, what it isn’t, and how to help your dog. 🐶 In This Episode, You'll Learn: What is reactivity in dogs? How is it different from aggression in dogs? Why we often label this as “leash reactivity” How to help your dog’s underlying emotions that lead to reactive behavior Which types of training don’t work Why our dogs aren’t damaged — and that there is help for reactivity! 🐾 Links & Next Steps: Follow Renée Erdman on Instagram and check out her website: Enroll in Renée’s free body language and new dog adoption courses .

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Understanding Dog Reactivity with Renée Erdman is an episode from POD to the Rescue by Summit Dog Rescue.

This episode is 00:55:27 long.

This episode was published on May 20, 2025.

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