| Do |
Don't |
| 1) |
Eat before you feed your
dog. |
1) |
Feed
your dog first. |
| 2) |
Restrict
access to your bedrooms
and furniture. |
2) |
Let your dog sleep in or
on your bed. |
| 3) |
Take the shortest route to
destinations and make the dog move out of your way. |
3) |
Let
your dog restrict your access
to anything in the house
or take up residence in
doorway. Teach, "MOVE." |
| 4) |
Proceed
first through narrow passages. |
4) |
Let your dog bound out ahead
of you. |
| 5) |
Run in the opposite direction
if your dog "takes
off" on a walk. |
5) |
Chase your dog yelling, "COME!" |
| 6) |
Take
your dog's prey
(stolen articles or food)
away from him. Teach,
"DROP." |
6) |
Allow
your dog to keep or play
with toys after tug-of-war
games are done. |
| 7) |
Call
your dog to you to earn affection. |
7) |
Give your dog
lots of "free"
affection. |
| 8) |
Ignore
or discourage pawing, nudging,
and whining. |
8) |
Give attention when your
dog demands it |
| 10) |
Ignore
your dog the first thing in
the morning, when you get
home, or when you come in
the house. |
10) |
Make
a large fuss when you
leave, arrive, and
whenever he demands that
you do so |
| 11) |
Restrict his movements and
teach relaxation with
the long down-stay" exercise. |
11) |
Give
more than one Instruction or
give up on training
session before getting a
positive response. |
| 12) |
Make sure you initiate
games with your dog, win, and end
up with the prize (toy). |
12) |
Play
games, especially tug-of-war, if you can't win, or
give in to the dog as a
way of saying, "the game is over." |
| 13) |
Reward
your dog for completing
and doing an exercise
well. |
13) |
Give
cues, or
any Instruction if you are not
prepared to insist on it. |
Adapted
from
"Canine Good Citizen"