My Reactive Dogs · Paradigm K9 Dog Training

My Reactive Dogs

Boy are these videos helpful. No other trainer I consulted started off with the basics like this. It was straight to sit, stay, etc. and I completely missed engagement.

So I have another questions. My ex and I foolishly got two puppies (now 7 years old) and they are insanely bonded. How do I get them to work with me one on one when they freak out at being separated? If I keep one indoor or out in the pen, he/she will bark and howl for the other one, and the one with me is more interested in their brother/sister than in me. Do you have any tips or strategies to address this basic issue first? I'm going to try working on engagement when I HAPPEN to have one in or out without the other because they want to, but I know I'll make more headway if I have a strategy to get them to accept being separated when I want to.

By they way, I'm no good with videos, but here are Max (the littler yellow one) and Terra (likely a pitlab mix). They are 7 years old and huge lovebugs, but have major anxiety and behavior issues. It's bad enough that I've considered having to surrender them as I can't have company and can't leave them with a petsitter - and my ex has abandoned them. :-(

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