{"id":554,"date":"2025-09-27T07:22:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T07:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/petcare\/?p=554"},"modified":"2025-09-27T07:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T07:22:35","slug":"engage-disengage-the-best-reactive-dog-training-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/petcare\/?p=554","title":{"rendered":"Engage \/ Disengage: The Best Reactive Dog Training Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FBXwaAG_JaQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Engage \/ Disengage game is a reactive dog training exercise that encourages the dog to look at a trigger (aka engage with the trigger) and then disengage by looking away. <\/p>\n<p>How Does It Work?<br \/>\nThe disengage action is marked and rewarded with a treat. With this technique, the dog learns to break their focus on the trigger and receive a reward, working to counter-condition nervous or fearful emotions surrounding the trigger. This dog reactivity training game is also commonly referred to as the &#8220;Look At This&#8221; (LAT) game.<\/p>\n<p>How to Play the Engage \/ Disengage Game<br \/>\n00:27 Step 1: Let the Dog View the Trigger<br \/>\n00:46 Step 2: Teach the Dog to Disengage<br \/>\n00:57 Step 3: Mark &amp; Reward<br \/>\n02:02 Step 4: Rinse &amp; Repeat<\/p>\n<p>03:19: Working on a Focus Command<br \/>\n04:26 Why Does This Exercise Help Reactive Dogs?<br \/>\n05:23 Troubleshooting With the Engage \/ Disengage Game<br \/>\n09:10 The Reactivity Trigger Tracker &amp; Dog Journal<\/p>\n<p>More Reactive Dog Training Resources:<br \/>\nReactivity Trigger Tracker: https:\/\/www.subscribepage.com\/reactivitytracker<br \/>\nK9 of Mine&#8217;s Leash Reactive Dogs Article: https:\/\/www.k9ofmine.com\/leash-reactive-dogs\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Engage \/ Disengage game is a reactive dog training exercise that encourages the dog to look at a trigger [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - 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