Hi Honey, I'm Home!

"No touch, no talk, no eye contact. "  That's Cesar Millan's advice for how you should enter a house with a dog.  After doing this a few times, it is amazing how it works.  Yes, we all can't wait to see our dogs, and we love greeting them when we reunite after a long day.  And aren't they so excited, as if they haven't seen you in months, when you only left a few hours ago?  But if you want to train your dog not to jump on people, well, it's the people who have to be trained:  No touch; no talk; no eye contact.  March into the room all confident and assertively.  And you will be amazed at how much the dogs respect this behavior.

After you've had a chance to settle into the house, put down your things, change your clothes, then it's time for the wonderful greeting.  Your dog will wait, and he won't be upset if you don't do it right away.

 

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