When your dog barks at the mailman.

Описание: When they lunge at other dogs.

When they lose their mind at the doorbell.

It's not personal.

They're not trying to make you look bad.

They're not being stubborn.

They're scared.

Overwhelmed.

Their body is in fight-or-flight mode.

And the more you take it personally, the more stress you add.

Your stress makes them more stressed.

The cycle continues.

I used to be so embarrassed by my dogs' reactivity.

I'd apologize constantly. Avoid walks. Feel like a failure.

The moment I stopped being embarrassed and started understanding their fear, everything shifted.

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