Most reactive dogs aren’t under-trained… they’re misunderstood. And sometimes…training harder is exactly what’s making it worse. When your dog lunges, guards, or locks onto movement… Your instinct is to correct it. Control it. Interrupt it. But, here’s what most people don’t realise: Aggression often has a function. For the dog, it works. It creates distance. It protects a resource. It discharges drive. So, when we just layer obedience on top without understanding the function… we don’t remove t