You Get What You Pet

This is one of the easiest phrases to remember and one of the most powerful for developing desired behaviors. Anytime you interact with your dog you are giving attention to that moment. So ask yourself “Do I want this behavior to continue”? If not, then, “Before you tell your dog NO, tell them where to go” (this is where training comes in). This is going to be important for you to remember because we want your dog to understand the behavior that we want to see out of them before having to correct. 

Correcting a behavior should be quick and to the point. Corrections are an interruption of thought. If the correction is used right you can pull a dog out of an impulsive mindset and back into a calm mindset, which will allow you to reinforce the good behaviors. I typically start corrections with isolation work.

Dogs are highly social creates and removal from a social situation for bad behaviors has a huge effect (See Patterns).