What kind of dogs do you all have? I'm just curious.

I have a very sweet-tempered English Mastiff. Her temperament isn't the issue, but her size will be. She's a puppy now, but if she decides to dart off as a 160 pound adult dog, I might be dragged. She's well trained and well behaved, but she's still a dog, so...

I used a chain collar (pinch), and I will invest in a Herm Sprenger collar soon.

pp here. I also recommend this online class: https://yourdogsfriend.org/product/online-reactive-dog-class/
It helps you learn how to manage the reactive behavior. You may also want to try some anxiety meds for your dog.

Good luck with managing your dog. It's heartbreaking to see your sweet pup turn into a ferocious beast whenever they see another dog.

This will sound very odd, but what helped my dog reactive dog, was taking her to the dog park. She stopped seeing all dogs as her enemy, and as a result she stopped lunging at dogs while on a leash. after the dog park I realized that the leash was 90% of the problem. She was off leash and the dog park and had no issues at all

We limit walks to once per day at off hours. Our dog would love more walks but it's not worth the stress for us. We use a lot of distraction and avoidance. I try look out for other dogs before my dog sees them, then we immediately change our route or hide behind a parked car. I always have a bag of treats with me so I can distract her with the treats. If we can't avoid another dog, I'll dump a bunch of treats on the ground so she eats them facing the other direction. I guess that only works if your dog is food-motivated. Could try some high value treat like cheese or chicken.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Prong collar
Shock collar
Muzzle

This.

Prong collars and shock collars only make reactive dogs more reactive.

Then wTf should we do? Seriously, can’t give them to shelter, cruel to rehome them, cruel to shock them, just let them run around and bite whomever and pay the person off?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Prong collar
Shock collar
Muzzle

This.

Prong collars and shock collars only make reactive dogs more reactive.

A strong arm!

Prong collar
A lot of training
Avoid busy areas/ areas where people let their dogs off leash
I will actually have my dog sit and I stand in between my dog and other dogs going by if on the same sidewalk/trail - I can see that she wants to get up and run at the dog going by, but the training took and if I have her "sit-stay-look at me" she stays calm.

Walk off hours or a park where we avoid the other dogs.

If you use prong, use a double ended leash with it. Second end connects to reg collar for safety. Prongs snap open for no reason all the time. It is a well known fact.

Definitely walk off hours - there are a ton of dogs out 7-10 AM, and 4-7 PM, and some out for a lunch walk 12-2PM.

Do you walk on off hours?

Anonymous wrote:Prong collar
Shock collar
Muzzle

This.

Prong collar
Shock collar
Muzzle

What time do you walk your dogs? Do you use tools on a walk to manage?