This morning's walk was almost too quiet. One vehicle passed. No people. One dog barking in a distance. One dog barking from their backyard.
Both dogs barking worried Zane. He would stop and stare toward the sound (couldn't even see the dog), so I did some BAT work. When he stopped and stared at the sound, I stopped behind him and waited. As soon as he gave any kind of calming signal - head turning, lip licking, head lowering, etc, I clicked and we backed up. The backing up is a functional reward. Then we would take a couple of steps forward and repeat. Eventually we could walk past the barking dog.
More information on BAT: http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/bat/
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