10/06/2026
Had a session with big Harley. His owners rescued him a few years ago and were still struggling to control him on walks due to his size, strength, and his occasional reactivness towards dogs and humans. His owner was told to have him put to sleep by a previous dog trainer due to his aggression?!?!
He was presented to me wearing a muzzle, which gave his owner confidence to safeguard everyone around Harley, and also to protect himself from harm. I took the dog and worked him on my left side for fifteen minutes to take back control, and get him into a nice happy flow. The muzzle was taken off during this time before handing the leash back to his owner. We continued the rest of the session without any reactivity or incident. We also rewarded Harley with some long line recall training having been so good on the leash. Well done Caitlin. Keep up the good work!