Reactivity & aggression · Ottawa–Gatineau
Aggressive Dog Training. Calmer days start at home.
Lunging. Barking. Guarding. Snapping. Understand what sets your dog off and practise a clearer response in the places it happens.
30 days of phone, email, and text support included. Further in-person training requires a pass or pay-as-you-go booking.
Safety first. A clear plan for calmer days.
A walk shouldn’t feel like a fight.
You spot another dog and turn around. Visitors set off barking. The window has become a watch post. You need more than advice to “be consistent.”
We help you understand the pattern, practise clear communication and build calmer routines with your whole household. No shock collars. No intimidation.
Understand the reaction. Change the routine. Practise in real life.
The work follows your dog’s actual triggers, at home and outside.
Start with what sets it off.
Look at the moment before the barking, lunging or guarding begins.
- People and dogs
- Notice who your dog reacts to, how close they are and what happens next.
- Home and territory
- Look at windows, the front door, visitors and shared spaces.
- Food and handling
- Talk through guarding, touch and the moments that worry your family.
A clearer job for your dog.
Teach your household what to do, when to do it and how to follow through.
- Communication
- Practise clear signals your dog can understand.
- Space and boundaries
- Give your dog a way to settle without managing every door or visitor.
- Earlier responses
- Learn to respond before a reaction grows, with calm timing and structure.
Work on the walk you actually take.
Bring the communication into your neighbourhood, at a level your dog can manage.
- Your route
- Practise around the places and encounters that make walks difficult.
- Checking in
- Help your dog look to you for direction when something changes.
- Keep practising
- Follow your custom guide, then choose follow-ups or Pack Walks after your Life Changer Session.
What’s happening with your dog?
Tap what you’re seeing. Choose as many as apply — the useful cards appear right below.
Choose a situation to see how we can help.
In their own words
From difficult walks to everyday progress.
Before Jon showed up our bulldog was excessively aggressive towards strangers and other dogs. After only 1 session it was a night and day difference.
We took our reactive Aussie to BetterDog and by the end of one session he was a model citizen. We were absolutely speechless at the results.
Your questions, before we start
- Do you work with dogs who have snapped or bitten?
- Tell us what happened when you book. We plan the session around the people, dog and situation involved, with appropriate management in place.
- Will we practise outside?
- Yes, when appropriate for your dog and session. We work on the actual routes and situations your household needs help with.
The Life Changer Session
Your home. Your dog. A clear plan.
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Understand together
Jon or Nancy explains how your dog communicates, with your household’s questions in the room.
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Practise at home
We demonstrate, then you practise in the rooms and on the routes you actually use.
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Keep your guide close
Your custom After Session Report brings together the steps from your session. Ready the same day in the app.
$500
Tax-in. One household. Every dog.
About 3 hours. Jon and Nancy are bilingual. Travel included across Ottawa–Gatineau.
- Hands-on practice with your whole household
- After Session Report and BetterDog App
- 30 days of phone, email and text support
30 days of phone, email, and text support included. Further in-person training requires a pass or pay-as-you-go booking.