Games to play to STOP problem behaviors
Dogs and humans that play together stay together. Believe it or not, “play” can actually be considered a trainable behavior with dogs. Teaching your fuzzy friend to play with you can help build your relationship, increase trainability, provide mental stimulation and exercise (for both of you), and help to eliminate behavior problems. My training philosophy is to ‘have fun and be consistent’. I like to stress to my students, if you are not having fun your dog will know, and your training sessions will not be as effective. How many of you can tell if someone close to you is frustrated or upset just by their body language? How does it make you feel when you walk into a room and you see someone with ridged body movements or sighing? When I see someone exhibiting frustration or anger my body tenses up, I hold my breath for longer periods of
