Tips, learnings and reflections

• What I would have done differently
• Really useful tips (that are working for us)
• Dealing with the embarrassment
• Things I wish I'd done differently (Part 2)
• 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
• Enrichment activities
• Long-lasting triggers
• Things I considered (and things I did not)
• Brushing and grooming
• Dealing with my own anxiety
• Our wonderful daycare
• "Bad" dog behaviour
• Calm and relaxation at home
• Planning for summer
• Routine and predictability
• The festive season
• Crate training
• Visitors
• Advocating for George
• End of year reflections
• The hardest times
• New Year resolutions
• Trigger stacking
• Well-intentioned advice
• Doubting myself
• Breed-specific traits
• Where did the anxiety come from?
• George the linguist
• Making a list of the positives (again)
• Dwelling on the past
• Stop scaring your dog
• Sacrifices
• Not just an anxious dog
• Getting the medication down
• Decompression time
• Recovering from triggers
• He's happiest at home with me
• Dog of the Year
• Setting your dog up for success
• The weight of decision-making
• Increased confidence, decreased obedience?
• The importance of community
• Curious George
• Indifference and neutrality
• 1 year, 9 medications, 2826 reactions
• Things my dog is not scared of
• "You can't reward an emotion"
• Bumping into people you know
• Confinement anxiety
• Patience tested
• 'Normal' challenges
• A break from reaction tracking
• Stop comparing yourself to others
• Progressing training beyond management
• Harnesses
• Personalities in tune
• Socialisation
• Treats
• Life happens
• Leash reactivity
• FOMO
• George's circle of trust
• Confidence-building
• Two dogs vs one
• Management
• What do George's reactions look like?
• Top 5 things (outside of medication) that have made the most difference
• The joy of Sniffspots
• What makes George feel safe?
• 1000 blog visitors
• Trigger stacking for humans (me)
• Another list of positives
• Running the neighbour gauntlet
• People aren't always thinking what you think they're thinking
• Yellow dogs and the power of space
• 2025 reflections
• A vet worth their weight in gold
• Why is George so much worse with me?
• Unicorn homes
• Meals
• "Don't pick the timid puppy"
• A changed worldview
• Procrastination
• Everybody needs good neighbours
• The power of 1, 2, 3
• The world we've built
• The other side of big feelings
• The special bond with anxious dogs
• My least favourite reaction
• The wins nobody sees.
• My friend the advocate 
• "Train your dog"
• It's not your fault

Webinars, classes and training

• Resources & articles
• Things I learned this week
• Scent work
• Restful Rover Masterclass
• Puppy school and group classes
• Trainers
• SpiritDog training
• Our most useful training exercises (so far)
• Reactive - or complicated?
• The Shouty Barky Dog Lady
• Caregiver burden
• Are you as triggered as your dog?
• Noise phobia
• Lessons Learned From Sensitive Dogs - Deb Bauer
• Caregiver burden update
• Canine Sensory Processing Sensitivity

George updates

• Our story so far (October 2024)
• My parents' visit and George's first road trip
• A little change in routine
• New fear unlocked
• An up and down week
• Our first vet behaviourist appointment
• Fireworks season
• The first medication we tried
• A happy boy this week
• Play dates
• Medication: current state (November 2024)
• Quite a big week
• Reassessing our priorities
• Reaction tracking update (December 2024)
• Our evil awning
• A hopeful week
• A visit to the vet
• A bit of a regression
• Christmas and NYE wrap-up
• A beautiful reunion
• Back to the daily grind
• A groom and a medication adjustment
• A couple of wins
• An explosive reaction
• Muzzle fitting
• A forest adventure
• A busy beach
• A very unexpected incident 
• A little progress
• 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
• A little under the weather & a new diary
• Scary flags and an electric toothbrush
• A week of construction
• A new groomer and medication guilt
• Birthday week!
• Big dog barks
• Medication update (April 2025)
• A cyclone and a groom
• A little run of green days
• Little jumps and a wooden spoon
• Reaction tracking update (May 2025)
• Canine cough lockdown
• Freedom...but with a dose of fear
• Vet visit, vaccines, and (a lot of) vocalisation
• A challenging time
• George's first physio
• A yellow vest, a lesson learned, and settling in
• Chickens, a ThunderShirt and an overnight stay
• Holiday prep
• George's countryside retreat
• Anaesthetic and another lockdown
• What's hurting George?
• An off-leash dog encounter
• Triggers and triumphs
• Cats, Goats, Sheep, and a Dachshund coming in hot
• First swim, projectile vomit, and a bridge incident
• Checking in on my New Year resolutions
• Swims, snuggles and snorts
• Visitors, friends, a baby, and a ham sandwich - Christmas 2025
• Beaches, barks, and black labs in the sky - a reactive dog road trip
• Back on our own again
• An emotional wobble
• A trail of triggers and tears
• Medication update (February 2026)
• End of physio
• A mini-break from the world
• The shawl experiment
• A new routine
• Back from a hiatus
• Cats on a fence
• Conquering the kayak
• An aborted walk and a low moment
• Medication update (August 2026)
• A cry for help