13/02/2023
🛑 NO! FIDO! STOP! 🛑
Do you find yourself trying so hard to stop your dog from doing XYZ, and well it's not working as well as you had hoped?
Behavior changes more quickly and reliably, while having lasting results, when you find ways to say "yes" more than you say "no".
✅ Dog training is hugely successful when you find way to teach your dog alternate behaviors to replace the bad ones instead of trying over and over to stop or punish the bad behavior.
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EXAMPLES
1️⃣ If you have a dog jumps on guests instead of punishing the dog for jumping a better solution is to train your dog to do a behavior instead of jumping. So, training Fido to lie on a mat when the doorbell rings and guests enter would eliminate his need or ability to jump on the entering guests.
2️⃣ If you have a dog that pulls on the leash instead of jerking the leash and trying to stop the pulling, give treats and rewards when Fluffy walks nicely next to you.
Train her that walking on a loose leash next to you yields treats, and then sniffs to the grass to follow then she'll look forward to walks and learn that walking on a loose leash brings on good things. She'll choose that behavior every time the more she's trained to understand this.
3️⃣ If you have a dog that barks out of the window instead of punishing him for barking, teach him to settle on a mat away from the window and/or that when he sees things outside good things happen and there is no need to bark frantically.
⁉️ Are you finding ways to tell your dog yes instead of no? If not, you should start.
Here is a great poster designed by Dog Latin Dog Training and Behavior Consulting, illustrated by Doggie Drawings by Lili Chin.
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Stacy Greer, CPDT-KA
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