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chowmama

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18. The substitution technique is a good one

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 12:18 AM

Dec 16

Known around my place as "Don't do that, do this, good dog." Repeat approximately 10,000 times. Eventually they get it.

But the important point is to let them know not only what they can't do, but what they can do. Praise the desired behavior a lot. Like a kid, the attention is the important part - if the choice is between good attention and bad attention, they choose the good attention. If it's between bad attention and no attention, they choose the bad attention.

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