Aggression · Crisis Guide
My Dog Bit Someone. What Happens Now?
Take a breath. In 23 years I’ve worked more than a thousand bite cases, and the first thing you should know is that almost none of them are what the owner fears they are.
Twenty-three years of aggression, reactivity, and anxiety rehabilitation — the thinking behind the work, in Brian’s own words. No tips-and-tricks content. The real mechanics.
Take a breath. In 23 years I’ve worked more than a thousand bite cases, and the first thing you should know is that almost none of them are what the owner fears they are.
The lunging, the barking, the scene at the end of the leash — it isn’t disobedience. And the place you took your dog to “socialize” him may be exactly where it started.
It’s a chemical dependency — and it’s built, not born. Which is hard to hear, and also the best news you’ll get all week, because what got built can be rebuilt.
Anyone can count repetitions. Training is knowing when to do one more, when to do one less, and when to stop. The honest comparison — and who shouldn’t board-and-train at all.
Reading about a problem you’re living with?