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That is the way I wish my dog to think of me: as a companion and pal, rather than as a terrible and uncertain-tempered god. When I whistle him in he must come promptly, not with his tail between his legs, and belly to earth, but joyously and eagerly, with his body doing an Oriental shimmy in sympathy with his vibrating tail.
It required three months of daily endeavor to accomplish this, for he was a shy pup, but I made it a rule to play with him every day, boisterous and breath-taking romps wh
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― DRUMMER IN THE WOODS. Twenty-One Wonderful Stories About Grouse Shooting
― DRUMMER IN THE WOODS. Twenty-One Wonderful Stories About Grouse Shooting
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Adapting this “counting directive” for dog training, we could advise, “Positively reinforce your dog’s good behaviors fifty times each day.”
Not bad, but it’s too technical. Instead, how about, “Fifty times each day, reward your dog when he’s doing something useful or cute?” This is better; it’s concrete and simple.
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― Plenty in Life is Free
― Plenty in Life is Free
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