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  • Our story so far (October 2024)

  • What I would have done differently

  • Really useful tips (that are working for us)

  • Resources & articles

  • Dealing with the embarrassment

  • Things I wish I'd done differently (Part 2)

  • Things I learned this week

  • Looking back to the puppy blues

  • 3 daily wins

  • Reactivity tracking

  • How I (try to) manage triggers at home

  • Being scared to leave the house

  • Separation anxiety

  • What we are prioritising and why

  • Ideas for trigger-free walks

  • Our journey with noise reactivity

  • "Has anyone ever told you that you don't need to walk him?"

  • Reactivity in the car

  • Adjusting my expectations

  • When you try your best to avoid triggers (and it doesn't work)

  • Keeping on top of life admin

  • My parents' visit and George's first road trip

  • Enrichment activities

  • A little change in routine

  • Long-lasting triggers

  • New fear unlocked

  • Things I considered (and things I did not)

  • An up and down week

  • Our first vet behaviourist appointment

  • Fireworks season

  • The first medication we tried

  • A happy boy this week

  • Brushing and grooming

  • Play dates

  • Medication: current state (November 2024)

  • Quite a big week

  • Reassessing our priorities

  • Scent work

  • Dealing with my own anxiety

  • Our wonderful daycare

  • Reaction tracking update (December 2024)

  • "Bad" dog behaviour

  • Our evil awning

  • A hopeful week

  • Calm and relaxation at home

  • Planning for summer

  • A visit to the vet

  • Routine and predictability

  • A bit of a regression

  • The festive season

  • Crate training

  • Visitors

  • Advocating for George

  • End of year reflections

  • The hardest times

  • New Year resolutions

  • Christmas and NYE wrap-up

  • A beautiful reunion

  • Trigger stacking

  • Restful Rover Masterclass

  • Puppy school and group classes
  • Back to the daily grind
  • Trainers
  • A groom and a medication adjustment
  • A couple of wins
  • An explosive reaction
  • SpiritDog training
  • Well-intentioned advice
  • Muzzle fitting
  • A forest adventure
  • Doubting myself
  • Breed-specific traits
  • A busy beach
  • Where did the anxiety come from?
  • A very unexpected incident 
  • A little progress
  • George the linguist
  • A visit from George's friend
  • A rough day
  • Chaos at the groomer
  • A medication change (March 2025)
  • Happy vet visit
  • Creek vs paddling pool
  • Making a list of the positives (again)
  • A little under the weather & a new diary
  • Dwelling on the past
  • Stop scaring your dog
  • Sacrifices
  • Not just an anxious dog
  • Getting the medication down
  • Scary flags and an electric toothbrush
  • Decompression time
  • Our most useful training exercises (so far)
  • Recovering from triggers
  • A week of construction
  • He's happiest at home with me
  • A new groomer and medication guilt
  • Caregiver burden
  • Birthday week!
  • Dog of the Year
  • Setting your dog up for success
  • The weight of decision-making
  • Big dog barks
  • Reactive - or complicated?
  • Increased confidence, decreased obedience?
  • The Shouty Barky Dog Lady
  • Medication update (April 2025)
  • The importance of community
  • A cyclone and a groom
  • A little run of green days
  • Curious George
  • Indifference and neutrality
  • 1 year, 9 medications, 2826 reactions
  • Things my dog is not scared of
  • Little jumps and a wooden spoon
  • Reaction tracking update (May 2025)
  • Canine cough lockdown
  • "You can't reward an emotion"
  • Bumping into people you know
  • Freedom...but with a dose of fear
  • Confinement anxiety

 

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