If you own a reactive dog, you’ve probably done it. You’ve crossed the road to avoid another dog. You’ve changed your walking route. You’ve stopped visiting busy places. You’ve chosen quieter times to walk. In the short term, these decisions often feel like the right thing to do. And sometimes they are. But what happens when avoiding triggers becomes your entire strategy? At Canine Connections Teesside, one of the most common patterns we see in reactive dogs is a life built a