Brain and Behaviour

Reactivity, Unpacking a Label

September 11, 2026·1h 29m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Daniel is joined by Lynn Hewison and Chirag Patel to question a word we all use and rarely define, reactivity. They look at why it means something different to almost everyone who says it, and what a more useful approach looks like when the dog is in front of you.Lynn Hewison is a Clinical Animal Behaviourist who led the MSc in Clinical Animal Behaviour at the University of Lincoln. Chirag Patel is an internationally recognised behaviour and training consultant.Links from this episode:Lynn Hewison, The Pet Behaviour Company, for her reactivity webinars and courses: https://www.petbehaviourcompany.co.uk/the-teamLynn and Chirag's coaching for professionals, BYS Coaching: https://www.byscoaching.com/The B.F. Skinner Foundation, recommended by Chirag for its free resources and quarterly magazine: https://www.bfskinner.org/Find more from Brain and Behaviour Academy at https://www.brainandbehaviouracademy.co.uk. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a colleague.

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