Well, my keys are definitely a trigger for dexter getting anxious to me leaving. So, today I picked up my keys and carried them around jingling while I matched socks and had breakfast.
I have to keep showing positive recognition also, when he goes outside for me. Right now, half the time its a stare down because he doesn't want to go out in the cold.
So we practiced stay in the bedroom where we keep his crate. I have not done it yet in the crate. I was fine getting down the hall but once I walked down the kitchen stairs and touched the floor near the door he would come running. So we went back to the room and tried again 2nd, and third time he stayed!
Alas, I had to go to work so I set his toys in the crate and decided to crack the curtains, when I turned around he was just sitting in his crate haha.
I started reading. The power of positive dog training
By pat miller....read it!
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