A common question is how young is too young to begin dog training (and other pet)? Well, as living beings, learning begins the day we are born. We learn from the consequences of our behavior. Behaviors that get repeated have value to the animal. It is never too early to begin your relationship with your pet by making the behaviors you want to see, the behaviors that have the most valuable consequence.
You may think you are using positive reinforcement, but if your dog or other pet is not motivated to do more of the behavior, then you may not be reinforcing the behavior.
Regulating arousal is not so natural for most dogs. To teach your dog to settle think about it like teaching
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