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Sara Scott
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CPDT-KA, SAPro | Dog Behavior Coach
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Join date: Dec 6, 2018
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Sara Scott is a CPDT-KA certified dog trainer and SAPro certified separation anxiety specialist with 25+ years of experience. Based in Oakland, California, Sara specializes in reactivity, resource guarding, fear, anxiety, and separation anxiety in dogs. She offers virtual behavior coaching nationwide and writes a monthly column for Bay Woof Magazine.
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May 25, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Dog Training for Reactive Dogs: The Move and Reward Protocol
Sit and look keeps your reactive dog frozen in place. The Move and Reward protocol works with what your dog is actually trying to do instead.
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May 18, 2026 ∙ 6 min
The Biggest Mistakes People Make With Resource Guarding
Resource guarding is easy to make worse — even with good intentions. Here are the five mistakes I see most often, and what to do instead.
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May 11, 2026 ∙ 7 min
Why Reactive Dogs Struggle With Separation Anxiety Training (And What To Do About It)
If your reactive dog keeps blowing up their separation anxiety training, external triggers might be why. Learn how trigger stacking derails your progress and what to actually do about it.
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