Reactive Dog Program

Reactive Dog Program2025-05-29T13:48:17+10:00

Reactive Dog Training: The Key to a Calm, Confident Companion

Whether your dog’s reactivity stems from fear, excitement, or anxiety, this training program is designed to help you build a stronger, more trusting relationship with your dog. In my experience, every reactive dog I’ve worked with has struggled with deep-rooted insecurities. By establishing calm, consistent leadership, you can help your dog gain the confidence and security they need to thrive.

The program consists of:

  1. Minimum of 2 in home consultations
  2. Up to three 1 on 1 real life exposure walks (with an option for more).
  3. Access to Kat’s 4 Dog Pack Walks

Kat’s 4 Dogs reactive dog program is for dogs that:

  • React to other dogs/animals on lead or off lead
  • Show aggression towards people or dogs on lead
  • Get over excited towards other dogs or people on or off lead
  • Struggle to remain calm in public
  • Squeal, bark, spin, jump and pull when on lead in public
  • Struggle to stay focused when on lead
  • Chase cars, bikes, scooters on or off lead
Reactive Dog Training Sunshine Coast

If you’re looking for common sense in your dog’s journey, call Kat’s 4 Dogs NOW!

In Home Consultation and Assessment

Most people think that because they own a reactive dog that we simply target that behaviour. To jump straight into classes or head straight out for a walk around other dogs without addressing all behaviours and the most important part of the issue, the human and dog relationship, you will struggle to fully overcome this behavioural problem.

Unfortunately, reactive dogs always suffer with other behavioural problems. If you want your dog to develop and improve in all areas, it’s crucial to look at your situation holistically. Most dogs’ behaviours are very much linked.

For example, if your dog’s reactivity stems from excitement, modifications have to be made to the amount of excitement your dog practices each day.

I will first assess the relationship between owner and dog in the home. If the relationship is not based on leadership, rules and boundaries trying to modify behaviours is very difficult. After doing a full assessment, I will then write you a lifestyle program. I will give you 2 weeks to start your rehab journey and then be back to reassess. Changing a relationship can take time particularly if the association to your dog is an unhealthy one. You need to be a leader your dog wants to follow and trust. If your dog doesn’t value your relationship, rehab can be tough. This is why at Kats 4 Dogs the focus is always going to start with your relationship.

What’s important is that you no longer think as dog training as one session a day, it’s a lifestyle. It’s how you live with your dog daily, it’s how you show up every day, it’s your consistency, it’s yourself believe, it’s your ability to roll with the punches and understanding that you aren’t up for negotiation.

Establishing a solid foundation at home is what will help with your new lifestyle unfold into positive and worthwhile results.

Real Life Exposure Sessions

Prior to setting off to exposure you and your dog in the real world. It’s absolutely crucial that your dog can walk well with no triggers or distractions. If your dog struggles to preform with no distractions, then you’ll have no chance with triggers or distractions.

This is why we work in stages.

When you and your dog are ready, we will then progress to exposing you both in the real world. Understanding your energy and the impact that can have on your dog is the key to mastering reactivity. My job is to coach, guide and help you develop. Building up the human in order for the dog to trust is essential.

Seeing is believing though. It’s all about development for both dog and owner. The power of mastering the walk is where the magic happens.

Over the next 3 real life session, I will show you how to go to cafes and how to maintain your now neutral dog in public.

Training Videos

Bowie 2yr old French Bulldog male. Main issues: Territorial, reactive to dogs and birds.

Bloke – 5 year Full grown male Kelpie. Showed extreme fear on the first week. He returned the second week and all he did was bark in fear.

Scooby Great Dane x Mastiff 2 year Male Reactive to dogs/people and struggled being out with any distractions. The video speaks for itself!

Luna – reactive to dogs. Highly strung and easily triggered.

Reactive dog pack walk.

Reactive dog pack walk.

Dogs We’ve Trained

Training For Reactive Dogs
Reactive Dog Training Noosa
Reactive Dog Training
Group Walks For Training Dogs
Behaviour Programs For Walking Dogs
Reactive Dogs Training For Dogs Sunshine Coast
Learn To Calm Anxious Dog
Teaching Dogs To Focus
Training A Dog To Behave
Training Dogs To Be Well Behaved
Training Dogs To Be Well Behaved
Training Dogs To Not React

Frequently Asked Questions

What is dog psychology?2025-05-12T09:45:40+10:00

Dog psychology, not human psychology!

It is important that I think like a dog, not a human. This is why my methods are based on dog psychology not human psychology.

My main focus is on your dog’s state of mind. So often we think a dog is happy if it’s over excited or if it is obsessed or unable to calm down, in fact these states of mind are unhealthy in the dog world. In dogs with these issues you will probably notice they suffer with some form of anxiety as well.

For me, it’s important to find out why your dog has a behavioural problem. Once I’ve assessed the home environment and determined the reason behind the behaviour we can start the rehabilitation process.

Kat’s 4 Dogs is all about creating calm assertive leadership and guidance your dog will benefit from in so many ways. If we learn to fulfil our dog’s needs both mentally and physically you will have a happy stable companion.

All my sessions are designed for you and your dog and are specific to your environment. To me, a truly educated dog lover always ensures their dog’s needs are met first.

What are your dog training methods?2025-05-12T09:38:43+10:00

My dog training methods:

  • I will not ask you to throw things near or around your dog to scare them. These methods will not work.
  • You will not see me arrive with a pocket full of treats or a water bottle to spray in your dog’s face.
  • I don’t believe in harsh methods such as hitting or yelling, this will only create fear in your dogs.
  • I’m honest and up front and will only work with people prepared to make changes for the better.
  • I will help you create clear rules and boundaries in your home to establish leadership, trust and respect.

If you are truly looking to create a trusting and respectful relationship, your calm yet assertive energy is the key, your dog understands very quickly when he is in the presence of good energy. I will explain and show you how to achieve this. There is so much you need to know about dog training and I’m here to help you understand your role in helping your dog become balanced.

Can you provide on-going support?2025-05-12T09:37:06+10:00

My promise to you is I will be with you the whole way through your dog’s training and rehabilitation stage and provide ongoing support.

Customer service means so much to me and ensuring you and your dog’s welfare and happiness is my passion. I want to see more dogs stay in the family home environment and out of rescue centres.

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