Grisha Stewart Academy

It was a very engaging and informative webinar! Put the spot light on an area we (I) often miss! The human emotion involved for our clients when they are dealing with a reactive dog. Excellent information and new ways to reach out to the client to make sure they are getting their emotional needs met! And ours, as consultants.

As the parent to a reactive pup, this webinar was so validating and helpful for me. Hearing about others who share in similar struggles and learning tips to re-frame my own thinking on the situation was incredibly informative and I am looking forward to reaping the rewards of a better connection with my pup. Thank you Marissa!

I believe that supporting our human clients is even more important than "training" the dog. It's very stressful to be a caregiver to a dog that struggles with reactivity. Marissa Martino really dives deep into this topic and gives us so much to think about, and also provides ways that we can support our clients even more. So much good information, but more importantly, she has a lot of compassion and empathy for humans and dogs.

I could have left this seminar after the first 19 minutes already equipped with a seminar's worth of content to think about and work on. And the content ideas just kept coming. This material, as advertised, is supportive of our clients with reactive dogs. Additionally, there is a lot to support us as trainers of these dog/owner teams. And owners themselves will find a lot of ideas and acceptance in this discussion.

Thanks so much for this webinar, lots of food for thought.

Big feelings come up when living and working with our reactive dogs. This webinar is fantastic at normalizing what we feel, understanding it, and giving actionable advice on how to navigate it to improve our and our dogs day to day lives. I really appreciated hearing how important it is to recognize and acknowledge neutral behavior not just focusing on achieving the next step of the training goal. Highly recommend this one!

Many trainers and behaviorists talk about supporting the human end of the leash, but as a reactive dog Mom and dealing with all those Big Feelings, I feel like Marissa really gets what we struggle with at the deepest level. I took away so much from this webinar and plan to watch it again, pause, and talk copious notes. I look forward to reading her book and listening to her podcast. Thanks to Marissa and Grisha for providing and presenting this.

Positive reinforcement training is still relatively new to a lot of dog guardians in my country, so being able to listen to a recording of this webinar, and learning from Marissa about how to ask questions, get curious, and support clients through their reactivity journey, has been invaluable to someone like me who is learning primarily through resources. Thank you so much, Grisha and Marissa and everyone on the Grisha Stewart School, for this opportunity.

Although well presented, I found this webinar to be geared towards dog trainers and not so much to dog owners. Too much theory and not really any practical information for owners, which was disappointing.

I love training my own dogs but I'm not a dog trainer. However I found this webinar so impactful for life in general. I'm a dental hygienist and sometimes we see people who are disappointed by their lack of dramatic Improvement with regards to certain aspects of their oral health. Yesterday, when someone I saw hadn't made as much Improvement she had hoped, I was able to use Marisa's "celebrate" concept with her. I think that felt good for both of us. My goal is to stay positive, encourage and empower all the people that I see. I think using that word celebrate means a lot. Thank you