One tip on training...

Right now, almost 100% of Lily’s behavior (both good and bad) is a result of getting my attention ...or trying to get my attention.


To Lily, ANY attention is good attention.

And you can try this simple principle to identify and solve almost all bad behavior in your dog.

Let's take jumping for example.

When Lily jumps on me, I most likely say "Lily, get DOWN!" ...and then pet and praise my dog once

the jumping is finally over. And that is exactly what my dog wants.

When that happens, Lily is thinking, "AWESOME! All I have to do is jump on Mike and I get some attention... and after it's over I get my head rubbed!"

And guess what? I noticed that Lily and myself have a little pattern going on.

Every time Lily jumps on me, I most likely do the same little "ritual":

1. Scold Lily

2. Possible take my Dog's front paws and place them on the ground

3. Pet Lily once the jumping is over.

(This is how most Dog owners I know handle their situation)

So, if you do this every time your dog jumps on you, do you know what they are thinking now?

"Hey - THAT WORKS EVERY TIME!" ...And the jumping continues.

And this is why most people never have a well behaved Dog.

It's because they accidentally reward problem behavior by giving their dog attention.

Fortunately, there is a *really easy* fix for this.

There are quite a few ways you can stop jumping behavior - and I will tell you the easiest one.

When your dog starts to jump on you, turn to one side and look elsewhere. Don't speak a word -

neither positive nor negative.

Only when he/she goes back to the ground and stands on his/her four feet, look at her and say 'Good'.

So, you are ignoring their attempts to draw your attention.

And slowly, increase the time between them going back to the ground and you looking at them and saying 'Good'.

There are many other equally effective ways you can stop your dog from jumping.

And there are certain things you should NEVER do when they jump - like step backwards, sit down on your knees, etc.

You will be encouraging her bad behavior if you do that.