Rethinking Reactivity

About Rethinking Reactivity

A podcast designed to empower, educate, and equip the modern handler of reactive dogs. Jessica Wheatcraft is a certified dog behavior consultant dedicated to helping reactive dogs and their humans.

Publisher

Jessica Wheatcraft

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 May 2025

Latest episode

31 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Aug 2026

   The Emotional Toll of Living With a Reactive Dog with Jess Adam

   Caring for a reactive dog, or any dog that exhibits maladaptive behaviors, is hard. It often puts a high emotional toll on the person, who may already be struggling to meet their dog's needs while trying to juggle their own lives. And worse, so many go through this journey facing judgment from people who mean well, but don't truly "get it." If you have ever felt alone on this journey, this one is for you. 👉 In this episode, I talk with Jess Adam from Handlers and Humans about: What the ...

2. 

   11 Aug 2026

   Barking at Delivery People

   Alert barking. Territorial barking. Attention barking. Demand barking. There are many "types" of barking that occur inside of the home, but what is actually happening in these scenarios? Why do these types of barking occur so frequently, and why it so hard to get dogs to stop? In this episode we cover: - How to unpack barking to identify what is maintaining that behavior - How the environment is reinforcing your dog - Strategies for reducing barking towards foot traffic and delivery peo...

3. 

   24 Jul 2026

   How Humans Have Created Reactivity

   You might be wondering - what do free living dogs have to do with leash reactivity? Before the current life we have with pet dogs in Western countries, dogs were free living. And in many countries around the world including India, Turkey, and Mexico, you will still find tens of millions of free living dogs whose lives are drastically different than those of pet dogs in the U.S. What does it mean for a dog to have a good life? Is it the autonomy to move about as they please? Or is ...

Who has been a guest on Rethinking Reactivity

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Michael Shikashio
• Laura Hanrahan's client
• Jessica Wheatcraft
• Kim Brophey
• Laurie Lawless

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 15 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

17

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

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