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I often meet with slightly nervous new puppy owners who explain to me that they’ve been told their breed needs a firm hand from an early age. While this is actually a good idea for any dog, it’s a rather vague statement, isn’t it? I mean, what is firm, exactly?
When it comes to dog training, being firm simply means to me that you decide what the rules are and you don’t change them. It really is that simple. For example, you don’t have to yell at or hit your dog for jumping up on the couch in order to be firm. You simply have to provide the same consequence for jumping up on the couch every single time it happens. Being firm isn’t about what the consequence is, but rather how consistently the consequence occurs.
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