If you’ve been working with reactive dogs for any length of time, you’ve likely collected techniques from various sources. A desensitization protocol here. A management strategy there. Maybe some counter-conditioning exercises. Some basic obedience work.
But here’s what I’ve learned after more than 40 years of working with reactive dogs: scattered techniques don’t create lasting change. Integration does.
The Reactivity Repair Kit is different because it’s not another collection of isolated techniques. It’s a comprehensive, integrated system where assessment tools, foundation skills, and professional teaching materials all work together.
Let me show you what that actually means.
Assessment Tools That Help You See Clearly
Before you can help a reactive dog, you need to understand what you’re actually looking at. Not vague labels like “reactive” or “aggressive”—specific, observable information about this individual dog.
The **Social Interaction Scale** gives you a clear framework for evaluating how dogs interact. Instead of saying “he’s dog-aggressive,” you can identify specific interaction patterns and where they break down. That specificity changes what you do to help.
The **Think & Learn Zone** assessment helps you identify whether a dog can actually process information in a given situation. If they’re outside their Think & Learn Zone, training is futile. This simple assessment prevents the frustration of trying to teach when the dog simply cannot learn.
**”What Size World?”** examines whether a dog’s current world matches their capacities. Some reactive dogs are managing an enormous world with insufficient skills. Others are restricted to a world that’s too small and needs careful expansion. Knowing which you’re dealing with changes your entire approach.
These aren’t academic exercises. They’re practical tools that change what you see when you look at a reactive dog—and therefore change what you do to help them.
Foundation Skills That Build Real Capacity
The Reactivity Repair Kit focuses on Relationship Centered Training foundation skills that help dogs develop genuine capabilities they’re currently missing.
**Auto Check-In (ACI)** teaches voluntary attention even in the presence of triggering stimuli. This isn’t a forced “watch me” command. It’s a genuine choice the dog makes to connect with their handler. That voluntary connection creates moments where learning becomes possible.
**Really Real Relaxation (RRR)** helps dogs discover authentic relaxation through volitional behavior and social modeling. Not forced stillness, but genuine capacity to let go of tension and self-regulate.
**Attentive Cooperation** uses real-life rewards and clear communication to help dogs develop self-control that comes from within. This rebalances relationships in ways that benefit both dog and handler.
**Go Say Hi 1-2-3** structures greetings—so reactive dogs can successfully navigate social interactions while maintaining connection with their handler and learning self-control.
**PLUS:** Go Hunt, Cupcake Party, MAYDAY, and leash handling skills that round out your professional toolkit.
These skills work together. Auto Check-In builds the voluntary connection that makes all other training possible. Really Real Relaxation develops self-regulation capacity. Attentive Cooperation strengthens relationship and choice-making. Go Say Hi applies that self-control in social contexts. Go Hunt provides practical management that maintains connection.
Complete Professional Materials
Here’s where most training programs fall short: they teach you the skills but leave you on your own to figure out how to teach them to clients.
The Reactivity Repair Kit includes everything you need to teach these skills professionally:
- Complete how-to materials** with in-depth explanations of what, why, who benefits, and step-by-step teaching instructions
- Quick reference guides** for coaching reminders when you’re teaching
- Progression matrices** showing how to build each skill systematically
- Troubleshooting protocols** for typical challenges
- Client handouts** ready to use—how-to sheets, homework assignments, progress tracking
- Week-by-week curriculum** for teaching reactive dog classes
- Instructor guides** and “cheat sheets” for confident teaching
You’re not just learning skills for yourself. You’re getting a complete professional system you can implement immediately.
12+ Hours of Professional Webinars
The Reactivity Repair Kit includes extensive webinar content covering:
- Deep dives into each foundation skill
- Understanding arousal, thresholds, transitions, and triggers
- Distractions and how to work with them
- Overview introductions to CARAT and RAT assessment systems
- Treat/Retreat overview for socially shy dogs
- And more
Each webinar includes Q&A where I address real questions from trainers working with actual dogs.
Why Integration Matters
Here’s the key difference: these pieces aren’t separate. They’re integrated.
Assessment tools show you what you’re seeing. Skills address what each dog needs. Professional materials give you confidence to teach effectively. Everything supports everything else.
When a reactive dog shows up in your class or private session, you’re not guessing which technique to try. You have a systematic way to assess what’s happening, identify which skills will help most, and teach those skills effectively with complete professional support.
What This Means for Your Training Practice
When you have this complete system, your reactive dog services change fundamentally.
You stop feeling like you’re flying by the seat of your pants. You develop confidence that comes from having systematic approaches rather than scattered techniques.
Your clients see results that last because you’re building real capacities in their dogs, not just managing symptoms or suppressing behaviors.
And you offer something that sets you apart—a comprehensive, relationship-centered approach grounded in decades of hands-on experience with reactive dogs.
The Bottom Line
- The Reactivity Repair Kit gives you:
- Proven RCT foundation skills
- Assessment tools that stop the guessing
- Complete professional teaching materials
- Week-by-week curriculum ready to use
- Extensive webinar training
- Everything integrated into one systematic approach
This is what comprehensive professional training actually looks like.
See the dog. Create lasting change.
The Reactivity Repair Kit is open now, with the special introductory price of $450. Enroll now and create lasting change for reactive dogs, and their families.
