7 Steps To Help Reactive Dogs When Caring For Others - Expecting Mothers, Caregivers and Adopters

Life changes can be exciting but challenging—especially when adding a baby, child, or grandparent to your home.

For families with reactive dogs, these transitions require preparation and adaptability. Without planning, stress can overwhelm human and canine members of the household. This episode focuses on 7 essential steps to help your dogs adjust to a growing family, creating harmony, reducing stress, and ensuring safety.

📍 The Key 7 Steps Answered:

• 0:00 to 1:49 - Introduction: Preparing your home for new family dynamics.

• 1:50 to 4:55 - Step One: Introducing new items, scents, and routines.

• 4:56 to 6:24 - Step Two: Creating safe, relaxing spaces for your dogs.

• 6:25 to 8:00 - Step Three: Teaching all family members to interact respectfully with dogs.

• 8:01 to 8:28 - Step Four: Reassessing boundaries as dynamics evolve.

• 8:30 to 9:00 - Step Five: Gradually introducing your dogs to new activities.

• 9:01 to 10:19 - Step Six: Using sensory-based positive associations to prepare for changes.

• 10:20 to 12:00 - Step Seven: Building calm, predictable routines to support impulse control.

• 12:01 to 12:30 - Family as a system: Understanding behavior through relationships.

• 12:31 to 15:30 - Final tips, insights, and reflections on Season 1.

This episode isn’t just about adjustments—it’s about fostering long-term harmony and ensuring your dog feels secure as your family evolves.

💡 Free Resources to Help You Today:

• Free Interaction Signals Guide: Spot subtle signs of tension before fights escalate.

• System Patterns Tracker (for Patrons): Map out behavioral loops and find leverage points for change.

🔗 Links:

• Free Interaction Signals Guide

• Support us on Patreon

Together, we can stop breaking up families due to life transitions and give every dog the chance for a harmonious home.

Episode List from Season 1:

Episode 1: Dog Parents’ Secrets: Systems Thinking and Psychology

Discover why your dog really acts the way they do—beyond treats and commands.

Episode 2: Who is Controlling Your Dog’s Mind?

Meet the four hidden forces running your dog’s brain: Tom, Conrad, Reggie, and Viv.

Episode 3: Reactive Systems: Triggers and Long-term Solutions

Explore how sleep, family, and environment create reactivity and master NeuroBalance strategies.

Episode 4: Healing Your Dog’s Trauma-Induced Behaviour

Using neuroscience and the NeuroBalance Framework, learn to help your dog heal and build positive behaviors.

Episode 5: The New Science for Developing Impulse Control

Discover the revolutionary “Something Better” technique and HLCPM for lasting impulse control.

Episode 6: When Your Dog Bites: From Betrayal to Understanding

Understand the real reasons behind biting and learn the path forward for you and your dog.

Episode 7: How to Stop Behavioural Euthanasia: 6 Steps to Save Multi-Dog Families with Systems Thinking

Discover 6 essential steps to decode conflict, manage resource guarding, and keep your dogs safe and balanced.