Checked August 2026 · prices drift, treat them as indicative

ThresholdDog vs GoodPup: which one for separation anxiety or leash reactivity?

GoodPup puts a real trainer on video with your dog every week for around $30 — live coaching and accountability that a written plan cannot match. ThresholdDog is a $99-149 one-time written plan with no live coaching. If you want someone watching your actual dog on video every week, GoodPup beats us, and we will say so. If a fixed one-time cost matters more than live coaching, a plan is the better buy.

around $30 a week, ongoing

What GoodPup is genuinely good at

Live human coaching and accountability. If you want someone watching your actual dog on video every week, this beats a written plan, plainly.

What it is not built for

A fixed budget. It is a subscription and the total adds up quickly compared with a one-time plan.

When GoodPup is the better buy than us

  • You want someone watching your actual dog on video every week — GoodPup beats a written plan for this, and we mean it.
  • You want ongoing accountability rather than a document you follow yourself.
  • The weekly cost fits your budget better than one larger one-time payment would.

When a personalised plan is the better buy

You want a one-time cost rather than an ongoing subscription, and what you're missing is the decisions — which protocol, what distance, what to do the week it stalls — rather than a person checking in on you weekly.

Neither of us is the right tool for these

None of this applies if there is a bite history, self-injury, or anything that looks medical — those belong with a veterinary behaviourist or an in-person professional, not any app, course, or written plan. We refund and refer those cases rather than sell into them.

Common questions

Is GoodPup good for separation anxiety?
Yes, if what you want is a real trainer on video every week — live coaching through actual absences is a strong format for separation anxiety specifically. It costs more over time than a one-time plan, around $30 a week, ongoing.
GoodPup alternative for reactive dogs
GoodPup's live weekly video coaching is the alternative if you want a person watching your actual dog rather than a document. If a one-time cost matters more than ongoing coaching, a personalised written plan is the other route.
ThresholdDog vs GoodPup
GoodPup is live weekly video coaching with a real trainer, around $30 a week, ongoing. ThresholdDog is a one-time $99-149 written plan with no live coaching. If you want someone watching your dog every week, GoodPup beats us — we'll say so. If you want the decisions made once for a fixed price, a plan is the better buy.

Find out which one your dog actually needs.

The free read routes the cases that need a vet or a behaviourist straight to the directories, with the questions to ask when you get there. It costs nothing and it will sometimes tell you not to buy from us.