Pet Positive Blogcast
Written by Liz Fisher, CSAT, CPDT-KA
My Top 4 Impulse Control Games for Dogs
Teach your pup how to resist those automatic impulses - grab the food, mouth the leash, play with trash! I have SO many games and exercises in my repertoire, these are some of my 4 favorites for dogs of all ages!
Why did my dog start behaving this way?!?
Some dogs may seem to suddenly develop separation anxiety, reactivity, or other surprising and undesirable behaviors.
When deciding what training or management to use, consider possible causes of the behavior change.
Body or health changes, Changes to schedule or household dynamics, New or bad experiences, Age, or Unrecognized/Ignored body language communication could all be factors.
Confinement and Separation Anxiety
If your dog chews on inappropriate things even when you are home then that is a safety that needs to be managed during separation training. That may look like management via putting things away or in containers. But that may also look like a type of confinement away from areas or items that could be potentially dangerous…