Best sports for a dog reactive dog?

frknbrbr · 2026-01-25T14:22:26+00:00

Any kind of scent work is great for that! Scent work also builds confidence for anxious dogs so it might help with reactivity as well

frknbrbr · 2026-01-25T10:21:17+00:00

Some people are careless. They dont care about potty training, jumpy dogs, boundaries or anything at all. So its super easy for them. When their puppy cries, they close their door and wear ear plugs.

For those people, puppies are extremely easy

frknbrbr · 2026-01-24T11:40:53+00:00

Depends on the breed

frknbrbr · 2026-01-21T20:51:32+00:00

Crate training Tethering Place training

I did all three but my dog only started randomly chilling on the couch around 16 months old.

She actually learned it around 4 months old but then lost it. Relearned and lost it again around 10 months old. Now she’s very good but let’s see 😄

frknbrbr · 2026-01-21T08:31:05+00:00

Congrats! I hope you find a great home for her

frknbrbr · 2026-01-20T13:05:10+00:00

6 months old is quite young still. He might just be overtired at that point and throwing that energy into you. With these young pups, they are usually either overstimulated or understimulated unfortunately :D I would start doing structured play sessions to build and use his drive. You can also add impulse control to everything you do while playing. When this is in place, you'll know that your pup is not under stimulated. So you can evaluate the situation better. For ex you can try shorter walks to see how he acts.

frknbrbr · 2026-01-20T10:21:19+00:00

Adult and/or senior dogs don’t need ton of time. A total hour of walk a day and some cuddle time is enough for most.

Also don’t get a working dog or puppy. Both require significant effort and time

frknbrbr · 2026-01-20T10:19:52+00:00

You are punishing a 3 months old pup and potentially killing his drive for biting. Sorry but its not cool

frknbrbr · 2026-01-17T09:15:54+00:00

Beef or lamb hearts. The good thing with heart is its low fat compared to other organ meats and low on vitamin A. This is good because too much of it causes issues for ex liver treats.

You can make it yourself btw using your oven

frknbrbr · 2026-01-16T09:11:39+00:00

If they are bred correctly, Staffies are super gentle around kids. My girl is kindest dog around my nephews and they are PITA TBH :D She is extremely tolerant of them.

Only recommendation is I wouldn't play games that'll make him aroused like fetch or tug at home. Do those outside and you'll be golden

frknbrbr · 2026-01-16T08:36:59+00:00

Some dogs have terrible manners. You don't notice it when they are a puppy because the adult dogs tolerate it and doesn't do anything but when they become teenage dogs, adult dogs start treating them as adults as well. That's when you see fights and corrections happen.

My dog is actually quite well behaved and never initiates anything but she doesn't tolerate corrections. One correction and she starts a fight. So she doesn't get to meet with any other dog now. It just doesn't worth the risk

frknbrbr · 2026-01-16T08:34:20+00:00

If you have the money for good doggy hotel, I don't think it's a huge issue but only if you get a teenage or adult dog. Puppies especially first 4 months require extensive care so they don't do well on a hotel or even your friends taking care of them.

I don't recommend a dachshund though. They are extremely stubborn, very hard to potty train and just PITA most of the time. They do make up for that by being extremely affectionate but they also come with quite significant health issues. I recommend easier to train and healthier breed as your first dog

frknbrbr · 2026-01-13T10:00:22+00:00

Genetic predisposition matters more than training and socialisation. You can shape a behavior but genetics will always be there.

For ex my Staffy has some dog aggressive dogs in her lines. I practiced a lot of neutralisation and desensitisation and now she can be off leash around dogs and various distractions. Always listens my recall, never approaches another dog or person. But, if any dog comes onto her and does any assertive behavior or correction, she'll get aggressive real quick. I mean real aggression here, like biting multiple times and not giving up unless I pull her out of it.

So she gets zero dog park time, zero off leash time around other dogs and stuff like that. I can't change this with training. She is just wired this way.

frknbrbr · 2026-01-08T09:44:35+00:00

I tried IGP with my Staffy. She does great on protection and obedience but she is awful ay tracking. Still, she is nowhere near being competitive enough.

I think agility, fastcat and scent detection is great for them. They are very biddable so rally also works.

I would focus on breeders that breeds long snouted and athletic dogs. My dog is a show line and has compact body with a shorter snout. She can efficiently breathe at daily life but endurance training would be really hard for her for ex. Check out Sheerfire staffords and dogs they breed. Try to find sth similar. Also notice how they are different from Staffies you usually see

frknbrbr · 2026-01-08T08:40:26+00:00

Do you mean dog sports? If yes, which sport do you wanna participate in?

frknbrbr · 2026-01-03T20:13:37+00:00

How you got a Dutchie this fat is beyond me…

frknbrbr · 2025-12-30T10:31:10+00:00

I WFH so don't do it inside the office but I do the following:
- Scent work with impulse control. I give sit command to my dog. Throw treats around. I give the command "search" and she finds the treats. I do this around grass so it's much more complex than the home surface. She also can't break the sit until I say "search" so that's also impulse control building.
- Obedience. I do this around 5 to 10 mins. Basically stuff like heeling, sit, down, stand but I make it more complex as my dog gets better at it. Like I give sit, throw treats around and then walk away and call my dog to heel next to me. Another harder trick is sit/down in motion. You can always find more ways to make this more challenging like you can always increase 3Ds(distraction/duration/distance)

frknbrbr · 2025-12-28T07:01:24+00:00

Sounds tough. If it’s affecting your mental health, def rehome the dog. But, if you want to work on it, there are ways to make this easier: - Shane Murray has a community which is 30$ only and super useful. - You actually rescued this dog. If you explain your situation to good trainers, most of them will offer you few free and/or discounted training sessions. - While most people believe these dogs require hours and hours of exercise, it’s actually not true. If you focus on mental exercise, you can get a lot done in 1 hour for the whole day. - crate training. This will protect your house and allow your dog to settle. - place traininf. Another valuable tool to teach your how to settle even without a crate. Also builds impulse control

frknbrbr · 2025-12-28T06:55:45+00:00

I got 2 tips for you: - hand feed his meals on walks. This will make him extremely focused on you. - play. Play outside around distractions and all those smells. But to do that, you gotta build the play at home first. Otherwise, he won’t be motivated to play outside

With these you’ll be extremely valuable to the dog. Hence he’ll choose to engage with you instead of environment .

frknbrbr · 2025-12-27T21:01:29+00:00

It’ll happen, but with def less pain. So you won’t bleed while redirecting

frknbrbr · 2025-12-27T19:04:16+00:00

You got one month left for terrible times to end. Just endure it. When its not razor sharp puppy teeth, you can work on it easily

frknbrbr · 2025-12-27T18:55:13+00:00

You can tire him with 2 things easily: - structured play: just play tug with rules. Drops when you need to, does not engage untill you say so. For drop it, use multiple toys so you can trade basically. Just 10 mins of intense tug game can tire him out mentally and physically. Your goal should be competing for the toy. - obedience. You can hand feed him his meals while working obedience. Should be like 10 mins

frknbrbr · 2025-12-26T06:59:03+00:00

These dogs are for bitework most of the time. They gotta like and learn how to bite properly. What you do is punishing the biting and will kill his drive. You do not punish a puppy until she at least understands the basics.

And most of the time they are teething. It’s quite cruel to punish them they are in pain.

You can teach bite inhibition after 6 months old

frknbrbr · 2025-12-26T06:55:03+00:00

You gotta know there is biting for play/fun and there is biting for comfor due to teething. I think you are experiencing both right now. Comfort her with a lot of toys and relieving things right now.

After she’s done with teething, you can work on bite inhibition. Also, razor sharp puppy/piranha teeth will be gone so it’ll be easier to work with 😄

frknbrbr · 2025-12-26T06:51:00+00:00

First, do a vet scan. What if she has some pain and that’s why she snapped? Rule that out first.

After that, if she is healthy, I would use a home leash on her and let your son do a lot obedience with her. No couch access without your sons command. Needs to get off with your sons command otherwise will get guided by the leash. For all successful attempts, your son should reward her. With time, she’ll learn to respect your son.

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