Dog Training Tip: Train your Dog the Boundaries of a Room

Recently, I’ve noticed and caught my dog, Lucid, trying to somehow fan dangle her 50 pounds of meaty muscle up on the 4 foot tall counters, in my kitchen, after a measly crumb of cheese.  It’s been funny to see, but really, no good.  Last week, she got a whole block of expensive 1-year aged white cheddar, which was disappointing, to say the least…

That being said, here are 2 training videos.

The first video is the first session where I train Lucid that she’s no longer allowed in the kitchen.  At first, I trick her because I say “Come” in the kitchen, but she learns that she has to go out and around to the other side to get a treat.  Because it’s the first session, you’ll notice she hasn’t quite figured it out.  I use the word, “No” and “ah-ah!” quite a bit, to mark when her behavior is incorrect (ie paws on the kitchen tile floor).  The second video shows the progress made 2 days later.  I probably worked on this one time from the first video to the second, which is just to say that this behavior is fairly easy to train.  Good luck, and Enjoy!

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