Help for hard walks
Short, practical and kind. Each one takes a few minutes to read and works on today's walk.
Why your dog won't take treats outside (and what actually works)
Your dog loves treats at home and spits them out on walks. It isn't stubbornness: it's stress. Here's how to get food working again.
leashjoy.com/treats · 4 min readReactive to other dogs: the distance method
Barking and lunging at other dogs on walks is common and fixable. The key is distance, not discipline.
leashjoy.com/reactive · 5 min readLeash pulling: why it works for your dog, and how to stop paying for it
Dogs pull because pulling gets them places. Change what pays, and the leash goes loose.
leashjoy.com/pulling · 4 min readWhat "threshold" means, and how to find your dog's
The single most useful idea for reactive and distracted dogs: the distance where your dog can still think.
leashjoy.com/threshold · 3 min readDecompression walks: the easiest win for a stressed dog
A slow, sniffy walk with no demands lowers stress, and makes every other walk go better.
leashjoy.com/decompress · 3 min readYour dog ignores you outside? It's overload, not disobedience
Perfect at home, deaf on walks. Here's why, and how to become worth checking in with.
leashjoy.com/focus · 3 min readAfter a bad walk: how to reset, for both of you
A meltdown isn't a step back. Here's what to do in the moment and the day after.
leashjoy.com/reset · 3 min readWhen to bring in a behaviorist (and how to find a good one)
Some situations need a professional. Here's how to tell, and what credentials to look for.
leashjoy.com/behaviorist · 3 min read