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@mfld i suggest if you want a service animal, which it seems like that's what you truly want, you need to hire a professional and the dog must pass a test to be registered. If you want an emotional support animal, then yayyy you have one already and you get as much support at home and that is...

@dawnbirduk you don't need a marker for this. It's classical conditioning. The dog needs to associate the action with uncomfortable feelings.

@nathanbmajor7 I trained impulse control by having a treat on the floor in reaching distance and if they went for it, I take it before they could. If they leave it, they get the treat. from there we moved toward the training you mentioned.

@pamelamarie89 make sure the prongs are touching skin. I had to shave part of my husky's neck just to make sure the prongs made contact. Originally no response to any level. Now he responds to a 3

@virgy I guess I accidentally responded to the wrong person. As far as the trainer goes. I dont think the trainer said exactly what OP said. I've found that training the owners tends to be the most difficult part of the job. Also, if OP was told this by the trainer, why are they not asking them...

@virgy weird. I was responding to "I dont know any trainer who would suggest this over crate training." Either I commented to the wrong person or you edited your comment.

@virgy If OP told the trainer they don't want to crate then the trainer has to work around that.

@lushee_00 walking is great but all dogs need heavy exercise. rough play and running does the trick. most dogs need 45 minutes to an hour of heavy exercise daily to stay healthy.

@skilletboy he shouldn't be yelping. He should be feeling it enough to be uncomfortable but not in pain. you also need to manage on your end. Why is he getting in the trash? why is it accessible to him? why is the food accessible? why is the couch accessible if he's not allowed on it when you're...

@kpd dogs are exceptional at pattern recognition. You can teach a dog to resist leash pressure when in a sit/stay while also teaching that same dog to yield to leash pressure when walking. they can distinguish the pattern of the action being performed.