When owners see their dog pulling, lunging, and b​arking at other dogs they often label them as aggressive. Some may in fact be aggressive, but most won’t resort to any truly aggressive behaviors. These dogs are afraid or stressed and they’re making it known the best way they know how. We coin these barky-pully friends as reactive. Think of yourself when you see a spider on the wall next to you, or a snake on a gravel path. Simply p​ut, a reactive dog is a dog who displays disorderly symptoms caused by a negative emotional response to another dog, person, bike, child, or other stimulus.​ Walking your frightened friend can be difficult, frustrating, and isolating. Everyday we see dogs passing by so calmly, meanwhile your dog "Courage" is being a cowardly dog.