Dogs learn the right way to behave by experience. What they are rewarded for, they do again. But you can’t tell them, “This sausage is for not jumping up at me when I came in just now”.
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How do I stop my dog chasing?
In order to find the answer, we need to ask a different question. It’s not, “How do I stop my dog chasing…”, or even, “Why does my dog chase…?” but rather, “What does my dog get out of chasing?”
To understand how our dogs view their names, we must first understand why we use names and what they mean to us.
Dogs can get the impression that they are in control because they can take charge of many of the small things in the relationship, like when they eat, when they get petted, or when they want to play. These things are not that important for people, so we tend to go along with what the […]