Hello and welcome back to another episode of Talking Dogs with me Graham Hall.

I'm also known as the dog father and that's because I spend my days travelling the country

meeting dogs and owners in need of my help in fact I've helped 5,000 odd

dogs over my career and they have all been very odd indeed I do that training in

person one to one and on the TV show dogs behaving very badly and I also give

advice remotely through this podcast.

This is the place where I get to answer your questions directly, as well as hear from those that I've helped in the past in the hope that their success stories might inspire you to

try a new training technique with your dog.

Stick around, because in a bit, I'll talk you through the various reasons your dog might be reactive.

But first I want to catch up with the dog owner who found herself in one of the most extreme situations.

I think I've ever been called in to try to help.

I met Lorna for the TV show Dogs Behaving very badly.

Now Lorna, you got German Shepherd Dog Marvel at a particularly low point in your life

and you credit him with helping you pull through.

And then it was your turn to support him when he got a life-threatening illness as a puppy.

The bond between you two was, well, it was incredible to see, but that lack of socialisation

in those early months when he was confined, it meant that by the time I met you, he was

an extraordinarily reactive dog.

I mean, he was barking and lunging at everything in the street, even things like leaves moving.

And in the house, his bark was incredibly loud.

And actually, that was a bit more of an attention-seeking thing, interestingly.

Now, in fact, I'd go as far as to say, I think he was the most on-edge and reactive dog I've ever met outside.

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