Reactive / Aggressive Rehabilitation

Transform reactivity into control, chaos into calm — with clear structure, daily training, and safe exposure in the real world.

If your dog is lunging, barking, snapping, or completely unresponsive around triggers — we can help. Our Reactive / Aggressive Board & Train program is designed to create clarity, rebuild trust, and give you a structured path forward.

This isn’t basic obedience. It’s behavioural rehab.
Your dog stays with us in a controlled environment where we assess, unpack, and begin reshaping their emotional and behavioural responses — replacing stress with structure, and confusion with confidence.

Program Options:

Each program includes safe housing, full daily training schedule, targeted behavioural protocols, enrichment, and structured social exposure. We provide video updates throughout the stay and a detailed handover plan so you can maintain results.

3 Week Program – Reset & Assess
Build emotional regulation and initial behavioural control.

We identify your dog’s triggers, teach alternative responses, and start shaping calm engagement. This is ideal for moderate reactivity, fear-based aggression, or dogs needing a clear behaviour reset.

  • 3 Week Program – Reactive / Aggressive Rehabilitation

    This intensive program is built for dogs showing reactivity, fear-based behaviour, or aggression towards dogs, people, or unpredictable environments. Over three weeks, your dog receives structured, consistent training designed to rebuild emotional stability, improve behaviour, and develop calm responses in everyday life.

    This program also supports dogs with leash issues, impulse control problems, separation anxiety, or nervousness in social settings — creating safer, more predictable behaviour at home and in public.


    Program Outcomes

    • Targeted behaviour modification for reactivity and aggression
    • Foundational obedience: Sit, Down, Stay
    • Calm leash manners and structured walking
    • ‘Place’ training for stability and control
    • Crate training for calmness and confidence
    • Strong recall under distraction
    • Neutrality around other dogs and people
    • Reduction in:
     • Separation anxiety
     • Barking or vocalisation
     • Resource guarding
     • Leash reactivity
     • Aggressive or fearful behaviour toward dogs or people
    • Clear systems for long-term management and progress at home


    Payment Info
    Booking Deposit: $350
    (required to secure your booking)

    Remaining Balance: Split into two instalments:
    • 50% due one week prior to program commencement
    Remaining balance of 50% upon completion of program and handover


    Payment Methods
    • EFT to business account
    • Cash accepted


    Enrolment Requirements
    • Completion of an Initial Consultation is required before enrolment

4 Week Program – Deeper Rehab & Rebuild
This extended stay gives us time to target deeper issues — impulse control, threshold sensitivity, confidence under pressure, and social neutrality.
You’ll receive clear tools, language, and systems to stay in control once home.

  • 4 Week Program – Reactive / Aggressive Rehabilitation

    This extended program is designed for dogs with more entrenched behavioural issues, including fear, anxiety, reactivity, or aggression toward people or other dogs. Over four weeks, we focus on reshaping behaviour through calm structure, consistent exposure, and balanced handling — creating lasting change through stability and routine.

    It’s ideal for dogs who require more time to decompress, build trust, and develop new behavioural patterns in a safe, structured environment.


    Program Outcomes

    • Behavioural reset for reactivity, aggression, and fear
    • Structured obedience: Sit, Down, Stay with distraction
    • Calm, consistent leash handling and public walking
    • Crate training for calmness and decompression
    • ‘Place’ training to improve control and focus
    • Reliable recall in high-pressure settings
    • Controlled social exposure to build neutrality
    • Behavioural improvement in:
     • Separation stress
     • Barking or vocalisation
     • Resource guarding
     • Leash reactivity
     • Dog- or human-directed aggression
    • Practical systems to support progress at home long-term


    Payment Info
    Booking Deposit: $350
    (required to secure your booking)

    Remaining Balance: Split into two instalments:
    • 50% due one week prior to program commencement
    Remaining balance of 50% upon completion of program and handover


    Payment Methods
    • EFT to business account
    • Cash accepted


    Enrolment Requirements
    • Completion of an Initial Consultation is required before enrolment

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Melbourne, Australia

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