🐾 Reactive Dog Recovery
Your Weekly Action Checklist
This program works best when you follow the rhythm.
Not perfectly.
Just consistently.
Here’s exactly what to do each week.
📌 MONDAY — SEE
☐ Watch the See lesson in full
☐ Take notes on what feels familiar in your own dog
☐ Observe your dog in one real-life situation this week without trying to change anything
☐ Write down what you notice differently
Focus: Observation over intervention.
This isn’t all about fixing.
It’s about recognising patterns you may have missed before.
📌 WEDNESDAY — UNDERSTAND
☐ Watch the Understand lesson
☐ Identify the function behind one recurring behaviour
☐ Ask yourself: What is my dog gaining, avoiding or controlling here?
☐ Reflect on how your own response may influence the outcome
Focus: Clarity reduces emotion.
The goal is to replace “Why are they like this?”
With … “What purpose is this serving?”
📌 FRIDAY — APPLY
☐ Watch the Apply lesson
☐ Choose ONE strategy to implement (not five)
☐ Practice in a controlled setting first
☐ Keep sessions short and neutral
☐ Record what changes — even small ones
Focus: Better decisions, not dramatic transformation.
Consistency beats intensity.
📌 THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
☐ Rewatch any part you need
☐ Avoid binge-watching future modules
☐ Practice in short repetitions
☐ Notice your own stress levels before training
☐ Step away if emotion is high
Progress is cumulative.
Small changes compound.
📌 SUNDAY — LIVE GROUP CALL
☐ Review your notes before joining
☐ Bring one pattern or question (if needed)
☐ Listen to others’ scenarios — they will mirror your own
☐ Leave with one adjustment to try next week
If you can’t attend live:
☐ Watch the replay within 48 hours
☐ Write down one takeaway
☐ Implement it within the week
🔁 Weekly Reset
At the end of each week, ask yourself:
• What did I see differently?
• What do I understand better?
• What decision did I change?
If you can answer those three questions, you are progressing.
Even if behaviour hasn’t dramatically shifted yet.
🚫 What Not To Do
✘ Don’t jump ahead to “fix it faster”
✘ Don’t compare your dog to others
✘ Don’t expect elimination of instinct
✘ Don’t judge progress week by week
This is recovery.
Not suppression.
🔑 Remember The Rhythm
See.
Understand.
Apply.
When you follow the rhythm, clarity replaces panic.
And clarity changes outcomes.