I read a book the other day that spoke about how are brains are trained to find the bad and not the good. It said you actually have to train your brain to observe the good. I think this is an important part of dog training.
I will take as an example a new beginner class coming into the room. Most people will correct their dogs multiple time per minute. Leash pops, bum squishes, hey hey, etc. For most of these dogs they have never experienced that many dogs in that small a room while they are on leash. Even more confusing to the dog is the behaviours they are exhibiting have been rewarded in the past.
Instead wouldn't it be great if you rewarded your dog for any good behaviour. I am sure at some point your dog was not pulling, or barking, or lunging. That is an improvement and I guarentee you if you continue to reward the good, the good will happen more often.
Remember any behaviour that is rewarded will be repeated.
I will take as an example a new beginner class coming into the room. Most people will correct their dogs multiple time per minute. Leash pops, bum squishes, hey hey, etc. For most of these dogs they have never experienced that many dogs in that small a room while they are on leash. Even more confusing to the dog is the behaviours they are exhibiting have been rewarded in the past.
Instead wouldn't it be great if you rewarded your dog for any good behaviour. I am sure at some point your dog was not pulling, or barking, or lunging. That is an improvement and I guarentee you if you continue to reward the good, the good will happen more often.
Remember any behaviour that is rewarded will be repeated.
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