Pattern Games
This section includes PDF reference material for Leslie McDevitt's various Pattern Games
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Resources for reactivity
What is reactivity? It's a catchall term for behavior typically exhibited on a leash or behind a barrier like a door or a fence. The dog...
Does My Dog Need Meds?
Clients often ask me if their anxious, fearful, or aggressive dog needs prescription medication to cope. Sometimes, they ask about things...
Tanzi Leary, CDBC, CPDT-KA, PMCT1, SAPT, FFCP
- Sep 26, 2022
- 4 min
What is Reactivity?
"Reactivity" is a popular blanket term to describe dogs who are less than calm and collected when passing other dogs, strangers, cars,...
Tanzi Leary, CPDT-KA, PMCT
- Dec 23, 2016
- 4 min
When It's Time to See a Specialist
I sometimes refer current or even potential clients out to specialists in certain situations. Specialists might be trainers with specific...
Tanzi Leary, CPDT-KA, PMCT
- Jul 29, 2016
- 4 min
Working with Fearful and Reactive Dogs
Working with dogs who are fearful, and who may be reactive, is an art and a science. You know these dogs when you see them because they...
Tanzi Leary, CPDT-KA, PMCT
- May 16, 2016
- 4 min
Growls are not aggressive
I get a lot of new clients because their dog has growled at someone, maybe even a family member, and they are worried that means the dog...
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