Pepper is starting to lunge at people/ animals again. We have tried to stim her at a lower level and also just turning it up to a high setting but we haven’t seen improvement. Is there a way to fix this?

Before starting at Arsenal Pepper was not able to look at any dog near us without barking and lunging. She is now able to continue enjoying her walk while noticing dogs! We were even able to walk by a dog park with her still focused on her walk.

We’ve been exploring new parks with Pepper to build her confidence. Quick clips of progress of a swing she went on.

How can I help pepper understand that when she is in a free off leash she can wander around? She seems to stay by me every time.

I think Ozzy is the happiest dog in the universe. He spends the entire day with a huge smile on his face and his tongue hanging out. On our walk yesterday, he found the last few inches of snow and ate it and rolled around in it - see attached video. The look he gives us halfway through the video is so priceless. The video is a good representation of Ozzy's developing confidence in the world. I have spent a lot of time reading about dog behaviour and dog training. One of the things that sticks out for me - that really good trainers that actually understand dog behaviour all consistently say - is that once you are a strong loving leader for your dog, your dog can actually be a dog. Before Arsenal, Ozzy was always on high alert. He pulled on the leash ahead of me scanning his environment because he felt he needed to be in charge of his pack. This is so much stress and pressure for a puppy. Arsenal taught him, and more importantly me, that I am in charge. Ozzy is so different now. He is so relaxed and having so much fun on our walks because he knows I am in charge and he can just be a dog. It's quite a remarkable and profound difference and of course very emotional for me to watch him blossom into a happy confident dog. Arsenal trained me as much as they trained Ozzy. Because I know that Ozzy is accountable and empowered to make the right decisions, I am more confident as his leader, which makes him more confident in life, and the circle then continues to builds on itself. We both continue to get better every day.