Problem Lab

Reactive Dog Distance Ladder

Reactivity plans fail when the handler chases obedience inside an impossible environment. Build from workable distances outward.

What matters most

  • Distance is information, not avoidance failure.
  • Track the exact point where the dog can still take food and think.
  • Use short exposures and fast exits.

Working sequence

  1. Start where the dog can observe without exploding.
  2. Mark calm checks back to the handler.
  3. Leave before arousal snowballs into lunging or screaming.

Keep moving