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I’m a great believer in allowing dogs to satisfy their instinctive needs if appropriate, but having the behavior occur on cue means I can safely control Jasmine in any environment.

Find what motivates your dog and use this while teaching.

multimotivators, such as a food/toy/praise combination.

sometimes offering supersized treat rewards.

Canine Noise Phobia Series, which pairs psycho-acoustic music and sound effects with a behavioral protocol designed to help a dog overcome sensitivities to certain sounds

However, when I taught them to ignore the barking but reward the quiet with attention and play time, they saw how effective this technique was.

I encouraged the family to play hide-and-seek games with him by hiding food around the home and sending him off to track it down. I set up some tunnels in the kids’ playroom so that he could search for the squeaky toys I laid out for him at intervals “underground.” Keeping him entertained in this way meant that he was much more content to stay