15/10/2026
Gunner ✨️ PROOF of Positive Progress ✨️
A few words from Mumma & Dad Gunner 🐶🤍
"He’s definitely listening more on walks now and is not as afraid of other dogs, which is so nice! Gunner has had such a positive experience with Wander & Wild and come on in leaps and bounds. You are honestly superheroes!"
When Gunner first started with us, he was very fearful of the big wide world. He was an inspiration behind our service Sensitive Souls 🌿 we helped to desensitise, decompress and regulate his nervous system, through; gentle exposure & positive reinforcement techniques.
After 3 months of Sensitive Souls & 1:1's with his paw-rents, he was ready to progress onto ⚡️Teenage Dirtbags ⚡️
Now 8 months on, this boy has transformed ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️
Goal One:
to be less fearful of strangers
🟢 Less woof farts (the quick puffy woofs)
🟢 Less tippy tappy toes when meeting strangers
🟢 Less leaping around in fear
🟢 Less whale eye (white bits showing in his eyes)
🟢 Less mouthing once guests are in his space
🔸️Doesn't back up, in fear
🔸️Becomes more resilient over touch around his head
🔸️Puts harness on without flinching
Goal Two:
to reduce jumping up & barking at strangers passing (same fear of humans)
🟢 Less jumping up in & out of the house
🟢 Able to 'settle' as strangers walk by (on lead)
🟢 Able to 'settle' in a quiet public cafe
🟢 More eye contact "checking in", focus and engagement with walker or paw-rent
🟢 Responds to "touch" and "between"
🟢 Excellent "heel" & eye contact
Goal Three:
space invasion conditioning & trusting hands
🟢 Less anxious over confined space, if being asked to get "OFF" the sofa- responds without fear & happily makes his own choices to get OFF
🟢 Uses "between" legs to feel more secure
🟢 Quick responses to "touch" - positive counter conditioning of hands
🟢 no longer barks nor is fearful of guests entering his home
🟢 Happy to pass strangers within 2m on lead without jumping, leaping and pounding around
✨️ Amazing positive progress Gunner- mumma & daddy, you should all be so proud of yourselves ✨️
Some snaps by 📸 J R Dog Photography