Sometimes the best way to react is not to.
| | | | | | Stopping an Undesirable Behavior | | | Sometimes the best way to react is not to. | | | Has your dog ever gone faster than you wanted, tugging vigorously enough on the leash that it's annoying — or even a bit dangerous? Has he ever nudged you from behind to get you to pick up your pace? Just as we like to train our dogs to do things when we want them to, they like to train us. And since they can't use words, they often use their bodies, pulling and pushing us along at the rate that feels right to them. Our instinct is to tell them we don't like it by saying to "Stop it." But "Stop it" and similar admonitions don't have much meaning for dogs. They hear those phrases so often, and in so many different contexts, that they're not words canines can learn to apply to a specific situation. A better bet is to respond with our own bodies — never with physical punishment but simply by passively reacting to their action. Or, to put it another way, by not reacting. Here are a couple of scenarios. | | | | | | | | | | |
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