Reactive dog training in Cornwall
Stop Planning your life around your dog’s reactivity.
A hands-on transformation programme for dog owners who are tired of stressful walks, avoiding other dogs and feeling like they’ve tried everything.
The Reality of Reactivity
Does every walk feel like
something you have to manage?
Living with a reactive dog can slowly shrink your world. You love your dog, but the constant scanning, avoiding, apologising, and worrying can leave you exhausted.
Dreaded Walks
You plan routes around quiet times, avoid certain places, and feel your body tense whenever you spot another dog, person, bike, car, or unexpected trigger.
Barking, Lunging or Pulling
Your dog’s reactions can feel sudden and intense. You’re trying to stay calm, but it can feel embarrassing, overwhelming, and impossible to know what to do.
Feeling Judged & Alone
Other owners stare. Friends and family don’t always understand. You may have started turning down walks, social plans, or places you used to enjoy.
You’ve Tried Everything
Group classes, online advice, quick tips, or general training may have helped a little - but the same real-world problems keep coming back.
A Better Way Forward
You haven’t failed your dog. You just
need the right plan.
Reactivity is not solved by forcing your dog to “get over it”, throwing them into overwhelming situations, or relying on obedience commands alone.
Your dog needs to feel safer, understand what to do instead, and learn at a pace they can cope with. You need clear guidance too - so you know how to support them before, during, and after the moments that currently feel hard.
That is what Reactive Reset is built for.
A specialist 6-week programme for reactive dogs and committed owners who want calmer, more manageable walks.
Reactive Reset gives you a clear plan, practical coaching, and a structured way to help your dog feel safer around the things that currently overwhelm them.
Introducing Reactive Reset
The Programme
REAL DOGS. REAL OWNERS. REAL CHANGE.
REAL DOGS. REAL OWNERS. REAL CHANGE.
From dreading walks to enjoying them again.
These owners know exactly what it feels like to plan your life around your dog’s reactions. here’s what changed.
Darcy’s Story
From every walk being a nightmare to freedom.
Before
Reactive to people and dogs. Her owner described every walk as a nightmare and couldn’t imagine enjoying a normal walk together.
Now
Enjoying everyday walks, attending dog shows surrounded by people and dogs, and now loving off-lead freedom.
“We now enjoy every walk. She really is a different dog and I am so proud” - Michelle
Gus’s Story
From scared to go out to walks being a pleasure.
Before
Reactivity was getting worse to the point their owner was scared to go out and was booking enclosed field for daily exercise. They were scared that he would re-direct on them.
Now
Their owner now has the training tools to confidently handle difficult moments and move on - making walks a lot more pleasurable.
“Six weeks of 1-2-1 training and all we can say is WOW” - Karla
Luna’s Story
From avoiding everything to family days out together.
Before
Walks were stressful and genuinely feared with regular reactions to other dogs making everyday life overwhelming.
Now
Little to no reaction on walks, can walk together with other dogs calmly - and even enjoying family days out together.
“Situations that once felt impossible are now part of our normal routine” - Kyle
Your walks can feel different too…
Reactive Reset gives you the training, support and confidence to stop managing every walk and start enjoying life with your dog again.
Start with a no-pressure conversation about you and your dog.
What’s Included
Everything you need to start making calmer progress
Reactive Reset is built to give you clarity, structure, and practical support - not just a list of exercises to figure out on your own.
Trigger work
Structured counter-conditioning and desensitisation to help your dog build calmer associations at a pace they can cope with.
Between session guidance
Clear homework and next steps so you know exactly what to practise between sessions.
Initial behaviour assessment
We look at your dog’s history, routines, triggers, body language, and the situations that currently feel hardest.
Bespoke training plan
You’ll get a clear plan built around your dog, your lifestyle, and the real-world situations you need help with.
In-Person training
Practical support in Cornwall so you can learn what to do in the moments that matter.
Body language education
Learn to spot the early signs that your dog is struggling, before things tip into a reaction.
How Reactive Reset Works
The Method
Reactive dogs need more than obedience commands - they need a structured approach that helps them feel safer, understand what to do, and build confidence gradually.
0.1
Understand & Manage
We identify your dog’s triggers, thresholds, routines, and early warning signs, then reduce preventable reactions so your dog has the space to learn.
0.2
Build Foundations
You’ll learn the core skills your dog needs before working closer to triggers - including focus, engagement, decompression, confidence, and clear communication.
0.3
Emotional Response
Using counter-conditioning and desensitisation, we help your dog build calmer associations with the things that currently overwhelm them.
0.4
Practise in Real Life
We gradually apply the work in carefully chosen environments, helping both you and your dog build confidence outside of controlled sessions.
Jac wasn’t an easy puppy. In fact, he was overwhelming. I couldn’t take him anywhere. Friends and family didn’t want him around, and I felt isolated, embarrassed, and heartbroken. This wasn’t the dog ownership I had dreamed of.
Jac came from strong gundog lines, but retrieving? He wanted nothing to do with it. Instead of forcing what wasn’t working, I learned to listen to him. We redirected his drive into scent work and obedience, and slowly everything changed. He became engaged, fulfilled, and finally able to settle.
But the reactivity remained. Walks were stressful. Everyday life felt hard. There were plenty of tears, and many moments where giving up felt easier but I didn’t.
Everything changed when I began working with a reactivity specialist. For the first time, I understood Jac. I learned how to help him feel safe, confident, and calm in the world. The transformation was life-changing… not just for him, but for me.
People started noticing. Friends, then strangers, began asking for help with their own dogs. That’s how Concept K9 was born.
Today, Jac is my incredible stooge dog - neutral, reliable, and calm - helping reactive dogs build confidence every single day. He went from being the hardest dog I’d ever known to the reason I now help others transform their lives with their dogs.
If Jac can do it, you and your dog can too.
Our Story: From Chaos to Clarity
This IS for you if:
Your walks feel stressful, you’re exhausted and life with your dog is hard to manage.
You want to enjoy life with your dog again.
Open to doing this differently and want to understand your dog properly rather than guessing.
You’ve tried everything and ready for training that will stick.
You’re committed to putting in the work and practising the exercises consistently.
You believe that your dog is a family member and deserves to be treated with kindness and respect.
This is NOT for you if:
You’re looking for a quick fix or magic wand without putting in the work between sessions.
You’re unwilling to change your own habits and routines at home or on walks.
You’re unwilling to take advice about things that will actually make a difference and happy to delay change.
You’re only willing to work on the train programme when you have a bit of ‘free time’.
You believe using an aversive tool with no prior conditioning will ‘solve’ your problem.