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Locus CODE · Volume 02

Reactivity

From lunging to calm, for the dog who barks, lunges or freezes. By Alisa Groen, dog behaviourist in Estepona.

An online book with the Locus CODE Workspace. Read it on your phone or computer.

$344With Foundation, Volume 01 Get both
$441All three books and the Workspace Get all three

Your book opens the moment you pay.

Already have Foundation? Add Reactivity for $97.

The jacket of Volume Two, Locus CODE, Reactivity, by Alisa Groen: a burgundy field carrying the wax seal above the script wordmark, with an engraved dog standing tone on tone behind it

The problem

Every walk feels like walking on eggshells.

  • He lunges and barks the moment he sees a trigger.
  • You cross the road, change your route, walk at night.
  • Nothing you have tried has stuck.
Two owners on the grass at Estepona, each with their dog on a lead and several metres between them, the sea behind
Alisa Groen on the grass in the Locus Dog Club trainer vest, watching a dog work

This will be you.

  1. Walks feel lighter.You see a trigger coming, and you know what to do.
  2. You stop planning around other dogs.Same route, same time of day, and he stays with you.
  3. Progress holds.The work happens before the reaction, not during it.
A Locus group session on the grass by the sea, five dogs and their owners spread well apart, Alisa working in the middle

On every walk, your dog asks one question

Is the person holding my lead handling this?

A reactive dog has learned the answer is no, so he handles the trigger himself. This book shows you how to change the answer.

Get the book
Reactivity, Volume Two of Locus CODE, the jacket

Inside the book

57 pages 18 chapters the Workspace included

  • Read before you label
  • Distance
  • Build it where nothing is happening
  • The recovery
See all 18 chapters
  1. The thing you are actually working on
  2. The reaction
  3. Read before you label
  4. What is your dog trying to change?
  5. How the locus got there
  6. The job your dog has taken
  7. The old road
  8. Distance
  9. Build it where nothing is happening
  10. Take it outside
  11. Guiding the walk
  12. The recovery
  13. Can you train my dog?
  14. The Locus CODE™ Workspace
  15. Equipment
  16. Questions I get asked most
  17. The road, in order
  18. Now you can see it

The Locus CODE Workspace comes with it: a private page that asks about your dog, then gives you one job for the week.

With Foundation, or all three.

Start here

Foundation and Reactivity

  • Volume 01, Foundation
  • Volume 02, Reactivity
  • The Locus CODE Workspace

$344

Get both

All three books

The Locus CODE Collection

  • Volume 01, Foundation
  • Volume 02, Reactivity
  • Volume 03, Puppy Guidance
  • The Locus CODE Workspace

$441

Get all three

Already have Foundation? Add Reactivity for $97.

  1. Pay once, at the secure checkout.
  2. Your book opens right after payment.
  3. Read on your phone or computer, Workspace included.

14 days to change your mind, until you open the book.

Questions

What do I get, and how does it arrive?

Reactivity and the Locus CODE Workspace, for one payment, no subscription. Your access link appears as soon as you pay. It is an online book, not a download or a print copy: the link opens it in the browser on your own phone, tablet or computer, and opens the Workspace too.

Do I need Volume 01 first?

Yes. Foundation is the book this one builds on, so Reactivity is sold with it: both books and the Workspace for $344. If you already own Foundation, add Reactivity on its own for $97.

Will it work for my dog?

It is written for the dog who barks, lunges or freezes at what he sees, whatever the breed or age. If he has bitten, or you cannot walk him safely today, do not wait for a book: start with a private session.

How much time does it take?

The book is 57 pages. After it, the Workspace gives you one job for the week, so there is never a long list to work through.

Can I change my mind?

Yes, within 14 days, as long as you have not opened the book. Once it is open the sale is final, and if something is wrong on our side we put it right. The refund policy has the detail.

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