#and that his behavior was strongly sourced in anxiety + exacerbated by other dogs' anxious reactions to him as a Big Dog

[aidenwaites]

Also when I did consult with a trainer with Renfield she did confirm that all of my theories about his behavior were correct/ that I'd been moving in the right direction with him, which was extremely affirming and a huge relief, however the way she handled him and used that slip collar on him resulted in some of the scariest behavior I've ever seen in that dog. Like legitimately both before and after that, whatever situation I've been in with him, I've never seen him that tense or displaying behavior that was that outright terrified. It's why I never went back to her 🤷‍♂️