November 2017 KPA CTP of the Month: Celine Yang

Sierra VerunicaFeatured Trainer

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I am also conscious of when I shouldn’t reinforce! When I’m working on my computer and my husband is engaging in ‘attention-getting behaviors’ (like dancing around the living room, singing a song he made up, and being purposely annoying), I do my best to ignore him. When he finally gets tired of his circus act, he always asks, ‘Why didn’t you yell at me to stop? Why aren’t you looking at my silly dance?’ I always respond, ‘I’m not going to reinforce that behavior!’
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The two dogs that live with me are still works in progress. I do not see behavior problems as something to conceal or be ashamed of. I hope that being honest about the things I struggle with will inspire others to open up about their own dogs’ challenges and to seek help if they want to make a positive change. There are kind and effective ways to make things better!
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