Yogi vs. Venus

Yogi vs. Venus "I think I am too close?!"

Yogi is a dog overreacting to certain stimuli what in his case it is the sight of other dogs. His reaction to these stimuli is usually a bark and lunge type of behavior that scares the pants off both the person or dog being barked at and the person holding the leash. Reactivity may be part of the dogs genetic make up or could be from a lack of social experience or a particularly scary experience.
Since January I am trying to desensitize Yogi to other dogs. We have lots of friends with small and big dogs willing to help with this complicated process. Dogs like Yogi that are reactive can benefit from lots of training and socialization and some simple management tools as well.
One of Yogi's helper is Venus with her great owner, super peacefull Karen.

Oh Venus you are so beautiful, sight...

Hi Karen, may I have your permission to look at Venus one more time...