DogSpeak: Redefining Dog Training No More Door Dashes or Counter Crimes!
Sep 23, 2025
Is your dog a counter-surfing mastermind or a door-dashing escape artist? Discover effective strategies to teach your pup proper house manners and control at doorways. Learn the importance of defining personal rules and managing dog behaviors. Explore practical techniques for slowing down dogs at stairs and exits, enhancing their safety and wellbeing. Tune in for engaging tips on training with a release word and creating enrichment opportunities to keep your furry friend happily occupied!
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Manage First, Teach Second
- Use management tools like baby gates, leashes, and closed doors to prevent counter-surfing and door dashes.
- Pair management with teaching so the dog learns desirable alternatives, not just restrictions.
Behaviors Are Information, Not Rebellion
- Dogs perform behaviors because they find them rewarding, not to spite owners.
- Frame behaviors as appropriate vs inappropriate to extract useful information from them.
Interrupt Self-Rewarding Actions
- Interrupt self-rewarding behaviors (like counter-stealing) with gentle redirection and removal of the reward.
- Ignore attention-seeking jumping when it's safe so it extinguishes if it's non-self-rewarding.