“This is what Suzanne meant about LISTEN to the dog, don’t just desensitize/counter condition.”

The situation occurred at a pace where I could remember my training and enact a very human-subtle but dog-powerful piece of it…

I have learned that I get back to sleep a lot sooner if I just go find out what he is alerting to and acknowledge him than to keep telling him to knock it off…

What’s a watchdog to do, that’s safe and healthy, in place of watchdog work?

…she didn’t need to see a demo of his reaction to other dogs. She’s seen it before, of course.