Of course when Ozzy is walking to heel, he always stops and auto downs when I stop. But I notice since being trained that he also stops and waits for me when I have him in a "free" during our walks. No more pulling ahead when I stop. All on his own, he stops and waits for me to walk again. And absolutely no stimming required. Such a polite boy! Video attached.

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?

Our last two dogs never cared or reacted to thunder or fireworks so we are dealing with something new. Seeing real terror in our Danny Boy with the stormy weather. Full body shakes, eyes wide and whining that continue way past the last thunder clap heard. Would love your suggestions how best to support him through this? Looks like my LGD doesn't like any adverse elements afterall 🤔

Titus starts board & train on Monday. Can't wait to see his progress. Dog reactivity is his main problem after being attacked last year. Otherwise he is pretty chill and loves napping.

My situational awareness before having Ozzy was almost non existent. My husband was always amazed at the glaringly obvious things that I did not notice. Since having Ozzy, my situational awareness has improved considerably, but is still a work in progress. I write this post because situational awareness is so critical with a dog that it is in effect a safety hazard to not have it. Ozzy and I have recurring episodes with cyclists who have absolute no regard for people in their path and make absolutely no effort to warn of their approach. Ozzy and I had yet another incident this morning which was all too familiar. We were walking on the grass, off the bike path, when a cyclist came zooming past us on the grass. On the grass! Then, behind the first cyclist came a second, zooming by just as fast on the path. She scared the crap out of Ozzy who lunged at her full force carrying me with him and nearly knocking her off her bike. She stopped and was horrified at her own behaviour, apologizing profusely that she should have rung her bell, all while pointing to her bell. All three of us could have been badly hurt. She realized that she screwed up royally. At least one person may have learned now? I recall only one cyclist ever warning of his approach. Ozzy and I moved to the side of the path. Once he was past, we started to carry on and his buddy, right behind the first cyclist, did not warn us and again missed Ozzy by an inch. An older couple actually stopped me and Ozzy this morning on our way home to warn us about errant cyclists. I think the reason for my post is two fold. One, to comment on the interesting brain learning that has occurred as a consequence of getting a dog - i.e. needing to be aware of all of the things around me. And two, to alert all of you (who probably already know), that the cyclists of the city are the biggest hazards. Not the moose we almost literally walked into in Bowmont Park recently. Not the coyote that followed me and Ozzy on our walk yesterday. The cyclists! Please make a point of scanning behind you on your walks. As a last note, a few years ago my son's best friend witnessed a young girl, riding full speed on her bicycle down a hill, hit an unsuspecting woman from behind on the Calgary path system and kill the woman instantly (she flew several metres and landed on her head). Be safe.