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Give your partner adequate time to rest. If you are as active as you should be with your dog this will be a common sight. A tired dog is a good dog...

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Start treating your cussing like a game.

If you're like me when you get angry, fuck, damn, shit, the list goes on, become more than an every other word problem. So, while you are calm begin cussing but, make it into a play fight with your dog. Get down in the floor start cussing in a playful manner. Get on all 4 then bow at your dog. This will indicate you want to play. When you bow keep your rear end high stretch your arms all the way out in front of you then put your head against the floor, looking at your dog. Then begin playfully fighting with your dog while you are cussing. This will build a desire into your dog to begin playing when you start cussing causing you to give attention to your partner to get them back in line and give you a chance to calm yourself. Remember, do this only AFTER building a bond with your dog, AND, reward them with affection afterwards. You can use treats but, if you have a really strong bond affection will be more than enough reward for your partner.

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Trust your partner.

If you have anger issues like I do then trust that your partner can calm you down. Today has been particularly rough for me because of past issues I can’t fix. Cora, to my surprise, doesn’t have bald spots from me loving on her to calm me down. She has more of a calming effect than any medication I’ve ever been put on. So, trust that your partner has your back and you’ll spend a whole bunch less time angry or worse possibly hurting yourself, or someone else. I love my Cora!!! I love it when I'm pissed ready to crush something and Cora comes to me with her tail wagging wanting me to calm down. It never fails that I'm calmed down in no time. TRUST YOU PARTNER, they know nothing but unconditional love....

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She’s hard at work

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Pics from our morning walk. Kinda crappy out but, it's warmer than I expected it to be so I was a little overdressed. I will figure out how to share my Garmin walking data and maps of walks so that hopefully you and your partner can walk along.

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Starting off right.

First, remember that Dogs don’t understand spoken language until they are TAUGHT by association. It doesn’t matter what language or words you use to train, training is accomplished by associating a task to a command. Second, A tired Dog is a good dog. If you are using a breed that is high energy a sedentary lifestyle is going to breed boredom. A bored dog is going to find trouble. Third, instead of punishing your dog, using harsh words or actions you later regret, show your dog what you expect and reward their GOOD behavior. Rewarding bad behavior, even with negative attention reinforces the behavior. It is better to have your dog want to do these things rather than acting out of a fear response. You’ll get the training done faster. Fourth, NEVER withhold food, how do you like being hungry? Fifth, build a strong, positive, loving bond rather than a bond of domination and fear.