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Reactive Dog Training šŸ• Claire Lawrence: Head Trainer for Reactive Dogs
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We’re not here to play it safe. We’re here to break the silence around reactive dogs, challenge outdated industry standards, and build a movement — through music, merch, and message — that turns judgement into understanding and shame into strength.

22/10/2026

Something I wished more people did with their dogs šŸ• šŸ«¶šŸ»

15/10/2026

It’s incredible! 🤩

13/10/2026

A little update

Your dog isn’t giving you a hard time. But …what if they’re not simply having a hard time, either?What if there’s someth...
11/10/2026

Your dog isn’t giving you a hard time. But …what if they’re not simply having a hard time, either?

What if there’s something much deeper going on?

Something that explains why your dog can be absolutely fine one minute and completely lose their mind the next.

Why they bark, lunge, growl, guard, chase, panic or seemingly ignore everything you’ve spent months teaching them.

And why, despite doing everything you’re told, you still feel like you’re missing something.

Here’s what I’ve learned from working with dogs over the years…

We spend far too much time trying to change what dogs DO, without properly understanding WHY they do it.

We label them reactive. Aggressive. Stubborn. Dominant. Anxious.

Then we start training.

But behaviour is also biology. Genetics. Emotion. Instinct. Learning. Conflict. And sometimes pain.

And until we start looking beneath the behaviour, we’re often trying to solve a problem we haven’t fully understood.

That’s exactly why I wrote The Dark Side of Dogs. šŸ–¤

Not to give you another collection of training exercises.

Not to promise that three simple steps will fix your dog.

But to challenge the way you think about dogs in the first place.

Because when you change the way you understand behaviour, you start making very different decisions about how to work with it.

And sometimes, that’s the breakthrough you’ve been searching for.

šŸ“– The Dark Side of Dogs is available now for just Ā£11.99.

If you’re the kind of dog owner who wants to understand more, question what you’ve been taught and look beyond the obvious…

This book was written for you.

🐾 Get your copy here: https://reactivedogtraining.co.uk/pre-order-now/?fbclid=IwVERFWAU4EhRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWZkaWQWUQGnFiCBEI-QBo_ddksyW62khCzE-nNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR42wZLilTpma4EjrH-_MR3XFc9e18VM6uv1nhpXQLcbfZDQlZVRZ2o34B1t1g_aem_c00gPoP0yZ_7wY9FiWkC7A

The behaviour you see is only part of the story.

10/10/2026

Life with new dogs doesn’t always go to plan šŸ˜‚

Thankfully, I have been working on Logan’s recall, but this morning he decided jumping the wall to try and find the rabbits was THE BEST game EVER šŸ˜µā€šŸ’«

Also grateful that the main road outside of us is closed as it’s usually a busy road šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø šŸ˜®ā€šŸ’Ø

Bloody teenagers šŸ˜‚

09/10/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions in dog training is that a dog who pulls on the lead hasn’t been taught to walk properly.

This is Logan, learning to walk nicely to heel on his collar.

But, you’ll often see him pulling ahead in his harness.

Why? Because he’s training to become a search and rescue dog, specialising in finding lost dogs.

And for that job, I actually WANT him moving ahead, following scent and taking the lead.

Different equipment. Different jobs. Different expectations.

Good training isn’t about making your dog behave the same way everywhere.

It’s about teaching them to understand what’s expected in different situations.

Some dogs can also pull due to discomfort and undiagnosed pain, so if you’ve been working on lead training for a while, with no to little results, it’s probably time to get the vet check and rule that out too 🐾

If I wanted to make more progress with my dog’s training, here’s the first thing I’d do.I’d make sure they were physical...
06/10/2026

If I wanted to make more progress with my dog’s training, here’s the first thing I’d do.

I’d make sure they were physically comfortable enough to do what I was asking.

Because, if my dog was suddenly struggling with their sit…

Reluctant to lie down.
Slower getting into the car.
Crabbing when they ran.
Always sitting with one leg kicked out.
Finding one direction harder than the other.
Becoming more reactive or irritable.

Or suddenly struggling with training they previously understood…

I wouldn’t immediately assume I had a training problem.

I’d want to rule out a physical problem first.

Because you can improve your timing.
Increase the reinforcement.
Change the environment.
Practice more often.
Break the behaviour into smaller pieces.

But… if performing that behaviour is uncomfortable, more training isn’t going to fix the reason they’re struggling.

And sometimes, it’ll make things worse.

So, if something in your dog’s training suddenly wasn’t adding up?

Before changing the training plan, I’d look at the dog in front of me and ask:

Could this be uncomfortable for them?

You can’t train away pain and dogs are masters at hiding it

05/10/2026

When something hasn’t worked, you don’t just thrown your hands in the air and said f**k it.

Nah…You’ve gone looking for another answer.

Because that’s who you are.

You don’t give up.

But… here’s where that strength can actually start working against you ā¬‡ļø

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