This is the puppy training podcast episode number 27, reactive rover.

This podcast is for those looking to train their own dog, whether as a family companion,

a service, or a therapy dog, and I'm here to help you every step is away.

This is the puppy training podcast, and I'm your host, Amy Jensen.

Hi, everyone. I have to tell you that this is one of the most fun things I do

all week and I know what you're thinking. Amy, you should probably make these longer if that's the

most fun thing that you do all week. But really, I want you to know that I have fun recording these

for you and talking to you about dog training and obedience and how we can get our puppies to be better behaved.

So today's topic actually came from Chloe on Instagram.

She sent me a message asking about what she should do when her dog sees another dog and

barks or tries to lunge towards the other dog.

So this is something that a lot of dog owners deal with,

and I thought, you know what, let's talk about it on the podcast this week. I'm also teaching

a canine coaching class for all of my members on Wednesday. It's a video course on adolescence.

And usually this is a behavior that crops up once your puppy turns into a teenager.

So sometimes we think our puppy's just super well-mannered and sweet and calm and then

adolescence hits and we get a little bit of some different behavior cropping up.

So this is one of those behaviors that all of a sudden our puppy might be overly excited to

see another dog

or maybe he's fearful of another dog. There's that fear stage that puppies go through when they're

about six months old. It lasts a week or so and some anxiousness might be mixed in there. Different

puppies feel different emotions. But sometimes this barking and this lunging behavior occurs

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