The Dog at the Door
5 cards · about a minute
You taught this one
The greeting at the gate, the raised voice, the name, the open arms, is where a dog learns that jumping is what earns affection in this house.
Excitement is not joy
Excitement and happiness are different states, and a dog held at the excited one all day never arrives at the calm that would actually settle them.
Four paws, then hello
Turn away, fold your arms and say nothing the moment the paws leave the floor; greet warmly the second they are back down, every time and by everybody.
Brief your guests
A quiet word at the door, please ignore him until he settles, protects a fortnight of work from one visitor who finds the jumping charming.
It gets worse first
When the old reward stops, most dogs jump harder for a few days before they stop, and that spike is the habit breaking rather than the method failing.
On this site
This deck is about the jumping at the door, which has a page of its own with the full detail behind these 5 cards.
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