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
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