Not exact matches
«Start off
by playing the offending sound, like thunder, at a low volume and
reward him with food treats and praise him if he remains
calm,» explains Marie.
By controlling her environment and setting her up for success, we showed Pebbles how being
calm and relaxed around her bowls brought great
rewards for her.
By keeping your voice
calm and calling him over to you for a pat or two, you are
rewarding him for being vigilant while teaching him how much barking is appropriate.
To solve this dilemma, start with teaching them to sit for any attention, then when they are barking, if we distract them (maybe with
by whistling or making a smooching noise), they will look to us for attention and offer the behavior which has been previously
rewarded — a
calm, quiet sit.
Start
by «desensitizing» him to travel,
by taking short car trips often and use treats to
reward calm behavior.
We
reward the
calm response
by allowing the dog to move away from the umbrella.
I adapted this game
by removing the run and just
rewarding the
calm signals.
However,
by using a Gentle Leader you should calmly and safely be able to get your dog to focus on you and the
rewards with a gentle pull and release and
reward when your pet is
calm.
Teaching gradually
by rewarding split seconds of
calm behaviors and then building on duration.
(Pro tip: This is also a good way to stop unwanted barking,
by rewarding your dog when they're
calm.)
Calm behaviors can be
rewarded by opening the crate only once the puppy is quiet.
The dog must be trained that lunging does get him closer to the stimulus and alternatively,
calm behavior will be
rewarded by being allowed to socialize.
The reduced amount of conflicts may be because the family has found a functional approach to the child
by avoiding conflicts, using avoidant strategies to balance the child's temperament to motivate and
calm down, or as
rewards.