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The complete online leash reactivity course

From anxious and reactive to a calm companion

Understand what your dog needs, know what to do in the moment, and make walks feel manageable again. Without force, corrections, or demanding obedience from a frightened dog.

Start changing your walks

✓ Step-by-step videos   ✓ Real-life strategies   ✓ Immediate access

Walks can feel like time together again.
Does this sound familiar?

You are not failing your dog.
You are stuck in survival mode together.

Your heart starts racing as soon as another dog appears. You scan every corner, cross the road, walk at strange hours, and still feel watched when your dog explodes.

Every walk feels like a mission

You plan escape routes and never truly relax because the next trigger could appear at any moment.

You have tried the usual advice

Distracting, asking for a sit, turning around, or “being more confident” has not changed how your dog feels.

You worry you are making it worse

The more pressure you feel, the harder it becomes to think clearly and support your dog in the moment.

A different way forward

Your dog does not need harsher rules.
They need safety and a strategy.

Leash reactivity is often misunderstood. With fearful and insecure dogs, or rescue dogs in general, the outburst is the visible end of a much longer emotional process.

This course helps you notice that process earlier, lower the pressure, and teach behaviours your dog can actually use when things get difficult.

Our walks are relaxed now!

Sukha became a totally secure dog and even Tinka makes huge steps forward.
Sandra
Dogs
The path through the course

From “What do I do?” to a clear plan

You will build the foundations first, then take the skills into real encounters.

01
Create calm foundations

Reduce everyday stress, improve rest, and help your dog recover after difficult moments.

02
Build cooperation

Teach your dog to ask for help, check in voluntarily, and trust your guidance.

03
Choose better alternatives

Build practical alternatives to freaking out such as sniffing, moving with you, and calmly changing direction.

04
Handle the emergencies

Know exactly what to do when a dog appears too close, too fast, or completely unexpectedly.

05
Train around real triggers

Work with dogs, people, cars, fences, and other triggers at a level your dog can actually learn from.

06
Feel steadier yourself

Stop freezing or bracing for disaster—and become the support your dog can rely on.

Get your life back

Course Curriculum

Intro & Orientation
Welcome to the Leash Reactivity Course specifically for anxious (rescue) dogs. First, we'll find out why our dogs go nuts when they see their monsters because as soon as we understand them, we can start helping them find better strategies. And of course, you'll get all your stuff.

  • Intro
    00:00
  • Establish your starting point
  • Additional Infos
  • Starting Point
  • Recognizing Triggers
  • Equipment
  • Training Level & Hobbies
  • Eliminating Stressors
  • Stress-Release Eating – Enrichment
    00:00
  • Needs
  • Loose Leash Walking
    00:00
  • Leash Handling
  • Distance
  • Distance
  • Goal
  • Goals

Webinar

Foundation
Getting enough sleep and rest is one of the basic requirements for relaxed walks. It’s also helpful to be able to help your dog calm down a bit after an exciting situation.

Cooperation
Your dog learns how to ask you for help and trust you

Alternative Behaviors
What do you want your dog to do?

Emergencies
Some encounters are too sudden, too intense, too fast, or simply unexpected. That’s why we need emergency strategies.

The Other Players
Now we're getting serious. We're about to practice on the real monsters

Typical Mistakes
We aren't perfect after all.

For You
Now it's all about you. Because you can support your dog wonderfully on your walks

Day-to-day training examples
This is what training can look like

What’s to come
This is how the next 6 months can look like

BONUS: Extra support
Do you want more?

Real teams, real progress

What life can look like on the other side

“
Our desperation led us to Anita. She was able to analyze many of the behavioral patterns and address them perfectly. The exercises remain an important part of our daily routine to this day. Anita has shown us tips and tricks for so many situations that we can now celebrate our success. A huge thank you for all your hard work! Trinity & Talaya are also very grateful to you! 🥰
Sabrina
Dogs, Humans
“
We highly recommend Anita. With her expertise and professionalism, she helped us overcome our challenges and brought us closer to our goal. Now it’s time to keep training and reinforce what we’ve learned. The sessions with Anita were extremely informative; her knowledge helped us better understand many of our dog’s traits. We now know where to start, where our weaknesses lie, and how we can address and improve them—all while having a lot of fun. It was definitely the right decision to train with Anita.
Nicola
Humans
“
We were so lucky to meet Anita! Not only did she help us with our problems, but she also broadened my understanding of how to interact with and live alongside dogs. My relationship with my two girls has improved by leaps and bounds. Anita not only has in-depth knowledge of dog training, but she also knows how to convey it with empathy.
Sabine
Dogs
“
Highly recommended! Anita offers holistic dog training with a great deal of empathy. Instead of treating specific symptoms, she focuses on the dog as a whole and works on solutions in a playful way. Her methods are creative and loving, and there was a wealth of online material as well as great videos on the individual modules and topics.
Anna
Dogs, Humans
“
An incredibly kind, empathetic, and loving trainer with a huge heart for dogs. She joyfully shares her wealth of knowledge, surprises you with great exercises, and, with patience, a cool head, and clever tricks, helps my anxious dog overcome her fears—simply amazing! Her tips are easy to put into practice right away, and you can tell she has a lot of experience with challenging dogs! Much of her knowledge is packed into a comprehensive online course, which is very helpful and fun thanks to its practical instructions, exercise tips, and checklists. I highly recommend her and am so happy I chose her and decided to train with her!
Caroline
Dogs, Humans, Cars
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I found Anita to be a very dedicated, knowledgeable, and empathetic dog trainer. As a first-time dog mom, she gave me lots of tips and tricks that were really helpful! Thank you so much! ☺️
Gerlinde
Dogs, Humans on Bikes
Why I made this course

I remember the shame—and the constant scanning.

I know what it is like to walk an exploding dog and feel every pair of eyes on you. My heart raced at every encounter, so I started walking Sammy at night.

When endless management became too exhausting, I began learning what fearful dogs actually need. Once I understood the fear underneath the behaviour, we could train in a way that helped both of us.

That combination—skills for your dog and skills for you—is the path I teach here.

Anita · Brave Dog Training Online
This is for you if…

You want cooperation, not suppression.

  • Your dog is fearful, insecure, or easily overwhelmed around triggers.
  • You want to understand the cause instead of punishing the symptoms.
  • You are willing to work at a pace where your dog can learn.
  • You want tools for both planned training and messy real life.
  • Your dog is healthy enough to train and gets adequate rest.
Questions

Before you join

No. The course is designed especially for insecure and fearful dogs whose barking, lunging, freezing, or exploding is rooted in discomfort—not disobedience.
That is valuable information, not a training failure. You will learn how to work below threshold and adapt reinforcement to the dog in front of you.
No. The course includes ways to begin safely in ordinary daily life and strategies for unavoidable encounters.
Yes. We work with the cause, build safety and useful skills, and never rely on intimidation, pain, or suppressing warning signals.
Every dog and environment is different. Your handling can improve immediately; lasting emotional change develops at your dog’s pace.
Everything you need in one place

From Anxious Leash Reactor to Calm Companion

A holistic course created specifically for insecure and fearful dogs. Work with the cause, build practical skills, and feel safer together on walks.

  • Step-by-step training videos
  • Checklists and practical worksheets
  • Reward and distraction idea lists
  • Real-life training examples
  • Emergency strategies for surprise encounters
  • Training for your own calm and confidence
  • Bonus loose-leash walking course
$ 315.00
  • Level
    All Levels
  • Total Enrolled
    1
  • Last Updated
    31. October 2026
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Your walks can become shared time again.

Learn how to support the dog in front of you—fairly, safely, and step by step.

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