This is such a down played bit of training In fact very rarely spoken about But SO much can be gained from it !! For reactives and over excited dogs alike But in this video I have linked for you I show how I have used it with my reactive dog to my advantage. Dogs were a MASSIVE trigger for Skipper. He would bark, lunge, bare teeth and nothing I did would get through to him when he was in that state. So we gave ourselves space from the “trigger” distance away from it allows your dog to regulate his “zones”. So say 1-4 metres from the trigger he will immediately hit RED Zone and you can’t work with him, 5m to 10m out you are in ORANGE zone and it depends on the dog and what they are doing, GREEN zone (these distances differ for every dog) is what you are aiming for so you can effectively work you dog around the “trigger”. In the video we are in a class environment. Dogs are working with their owners, we are watching. Every single time Skipper looks at the “trigger” then back to me he is rewarded/praised. He has acknowledged the thing he isn’t happy about but looked away and back to me. Try it! You will be so surprised at how incredible this simple thing will change your dog