Remember to always ask for calm behavior before doing anything with your dog or before allowing them to do anything. Some examples are:

*Allowing people to pet them
*Greeting new people
*Greeting children
*Feeding time
*When putting on the leash and collar

Always remember that human psychology is very different from dog psychology and excited behavior in a dog world in not natural. Your dog does not need to be "excited" to be "happy". Whenever you give affection, cookies or any other form of reward, the behavior pre-reward is the one being reinforced. Barking and being pet; your rewarding barking, being affraid and getting pet; your rewarding fear, coming when called and get pet; your reinforcing the come command, being CALM and getting pet; your reinforcing a calm, relaxed state of mind.

Have a calm, relaxed weekend,
Maxine

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