Does your dog struggle with settling down in your home?
Does your dog have separation anxiety?
Have you tried creating boundaries with little to no success?
In this video we show you how to teach your dog the place command in 4 easy steps!
This exercise can be called different things like stationing, duration work, place, etc.
The purpose of this exercise is for a dog to learn how to control their impulses and relax in one spot (a huge task for many humans to achieve with their dog.
There is a BIG difference between a dog calmly following their human leader psychologically vs. obsessively and neurotically following around their human that they see as a follower but who they need to keep tabs on.
I see it ALL THE TIME. The humans perception is the dog just loves them so much. The reality is the dog has nothing else, sees their human as an unstable energy that needs to be led and therefore follows them obsessively to keep tabs on a member of THEIR pack.
As humans, we rationalize. When I tell people what’s really happening, you can see the wave of reality hit them. Their whole idea of their relationship with their dog was an illusion.
It’s a feeling of disbelief at first (against belief dog just loves them so much) but it’s a moment to be grateful that you can actually see what is happening instead of the illusion of what’s happening.
If you have an anxious dog, place training must be on your list of things to do with your dog.
The best time to teach a dog place is when they’ve been sufficiently exercised. That will put their body into a resting/recovery state (calmness) which will be associated to the bed.
Also know that every time your dog makes a mistake and attempts to get off the bed, he is giving you another opportunity to step up as leader by following through.
I can continue to show you the way but YOU have to earn leadership for yourself with your dog. It takes effort but the return in your effort when you have a well balanced dog that you have great communication with is SO worth it!
