If walks have become hard work because your dog barks or lunges at other dogs, people or traffic, you’re in good company. Every trainer here lists reactivity as something they help with, and each one is labeled by how they train, so you can see their approach before you get in touch.
What happens on your walks?
Trainers are ranked by member recommendations, then BarkScore. The BarkScore rates each trainer from 0 to 5, mostly on training methods and reputation. How we score
4.9BarkScore
Lists a behavior consultant credential (CBCC-KA). Trains force-free, with private lessons, group classes and board and train. They also help with aggression and separation anxiety.
4.9BarkScore
Trains force-free, with private lessons, group classes and board and train. They also help with fear, aggression and separation anxiety.
4.8BarkScore
Trains force-free, with private lessons, group classes and board and train. They also help with fear, aggression and separation anxiety.
4.6BarkScore
Trains force-free, with private lessons, visits to your home and group classes.
4.5BarkScore
Trains force-free, with private lessons, group classes and board and train. They also help with separation anxiety.
4.2BarkScore
Trains force-free, with private lessons and board and train.
4.0BarkScore
Trains force-free, with private lessons, visits to your home and group classes.
4.0BarkScore
Trains force-free, with private lessons, online sessions and board and train. They also help with aggression and separation anxiety.
3.9BarkScore
Trains force-free, with private lessons and board and train. They also help with fear and aggression.
3.7BarkScore
Uses balanced methods, combining rewards and corrections, with private lessons, board and train and day school. They also help with fear, aggression and separation anxiety.
3.6BarkScore
Offers private lessons, group classes and board and train. The listing doesn’t say how they train, so it’s worth asking.
3.6BarkScore
Offers private lessons and group classes. The listing doesn’t say how they train, so it’s worth asking. They also help with fear.
3.5BarkScore
Offers private lessons, visits to your home and board and train. The listing doesn’t say how they train, so it’s worth asking. They also help with fear, aggression and separation anxiety.
3.5BarkScore
Offers private lessons, group classes and board and train. The listing doesn’t say how they train, so it’s worth asking. They also help with fear.
3.5BarkScore
Uses balanced methods, combining rewards and corrections, with private lessons, board and train and day school. They also help with fear, aggression and separation anxiety.
3.5BarkScore
The listing doesn’t say how they train, so it’s worth asking. They also help with aggression.
3.4BarkScore
Offers board and train and day school. The listing doesn’t say how they train, so it’s worth asking. They also help with aggression.
3.4BarkScore
Offers private lessons and group classes. The listing doesn’t say how they train, so it’s worth asking. They also help with fear, aggression and separation anxiety.
3.3BarkScore
Offers private lessons and board and train. The listing doesn’t say how they train, so it’s worth asking. They also help with aggression and separation anxiety.
3.3BarkScore
Offers group classes. The listing doesn’t say how they train, so it’s worth asking. They also help with aggression.
3.3BarkScore
The listing doesn’t say how they train, so it’s worth asking. They also help with aggression.
3.2BarkScore
The listing doesn’t say how they train, so it’s worth asking. They also help with aggression.
offer private lessons, where a trainer can work at your dog’s pace
can come to your home, which helps if walks have become difficult
can train with you online by video call, which is handy for coaching between visits
also help with aggression, such as growling, snapping or biting
Counted from all 22 listed trainers on this page, from what their listings say. Credentials are self-reported.
Reactivity usually comes from worry or frustration. Reward-based training works on that feeling, while corrections can quiet the barking and leave the worry in place.
We don’t list trainers whose training is built around an electronic (shock) collar.
Rewards and positive reinforcement, without prong, choke or shock collars.
Rewards combined with corrections, such as leash pops or prong collars.
The listing doesn’t say how they train. Ask what happens when a dog gets something wrong; their answer tells you more than any label.
Questions from the forum, answered by owners and trainers.
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