Hi Debbie here so before we get started I just wanted to take a minute because there's a couple terms that I used during this episode that I'm not sure if I fully explained or if they're not going to be very clear.

So you might already know them, but I just want to make sure so you can get the most out of this episode

So one term I talk about is resource guarding and what this is is when your dog

A guard something that he feels is valuable.

The most obvious thing to say his food,

where maybe he'll growl or even snap a little bit,

or it could be as simple as some stiff body language if you go near his food or if somebody else goes near his food.

It could also be his toys, space, a person.

So if he acts a little defensive whenever you go near something he sees as valuable,

that's what we call resource guarding. The second term I use is barrier aggression,

which happens when there is a barrier between the dog and some kind of stimulus.

So if you think about if they're behind a fence or behind a gate or even on a leash,

if there's any object that's preventing them from moving freely and doing exactly

what they want, it can cause frustration and sometimes they can get a little defensive because

they don't, they may not feel like they have that flight option.

Okay, so you'll see this if say they get a little reactive when they're on a leash and they see a dog or another person.

And you'll also see this if, if you know they're behind a fence and

there's a dog walking on the sidewalk and they're barking like crazy and they

look like they want to take the dog's head off even though you know your dog's

dog's dog friendly.

So those are just the two terms I used.

I want to make sure that they were clear.

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