Empower your dog to gain confidence and social skills. With BAT 2.0 trainer/author Grisha Stewart has completely overhauled Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT) to create a new efficient and practical tool for dog reactivity. BAT 2.0 builds resilience and self-reliance by giving dogs safe opportunities to learn about people, dogs, or other "triggers." Clear enough for all readers to follow, this book also includes technical tips and bonus chapters just for dog behavior professionals. Learn how to: Rehabilitate aggression, frustration, and fear. Use survival skills to prevent reactivity on walks and at home. Use a long line to safely maximize your dog's freedom of movement. Apply Grisha's BAT philosophy to all dogs and puppies...and get your life back! Dog reactivity can make a dog hard to live with or even take out in public. Here is your roadmap to helping these animals by building resilience and confidence to overcome their fears. Get even better results with this 2016 revision.
"When I ask behavior professionals, What are your eyes for? They enthusiastically reply, To see! But when I ask, What is your behavior for? Conference rooms fall silent. In BAT 2.0, Grisha Stewart provides the essential answer to this all-important question: Behavior is to have an effect, that is, to be effective. By safely allowing dogs more control over their own outcomes, especially in challeng
Susan G. Friedman, Ph.D., Professor Utah State University
"BAT 2.0 is a must-read for anyone who has or works with reactive dogs. For years, dogs all over the world have benefitted from the successful philosophies and empowering techniques in BAT, but Grisha Stewart has taken it to the next level. A clear appreciation for the canine experience and easy to follow, pratical techniques is what makes BAT 2.0 so beneficial for dogs that experience frustration
Victoria Stilwell, author, Train Your Dog Positively
