Try to make sure your counter is kept as clean as possible – and put your dog in her crate or in the fenced backyard when you are preparing food. Sooner or later, someone will leave something within reach, and this will give the dog reason to keep checking. This is not easy to do, especially if you have a family. If you can make sure that they never, ever find anything good there, then maybe they will give up. Because dogs can easily smell that food has been on the counter, they will try for a very long time, just in case a crumb is left up there. After a couple of weeks of being completely ignored by you, your dog will figure out that it isn’t getting him what he wants – your attention.īehaviors like counter surfing may take longer to stop, and honestly, you may never achieve complete trustworthiness. If the unwanted behavior is jumping on people, remember that any attention, good or bad, is still attention. Add time each day and in a week or two, she will be happy about wearing that collar. Associate it with good things by giving high-value treats while wearing the leash or collar around the house, and after she calms down for a few minutes, take it off. If she fusses or tries to get it off, don’t give up. To get your puppy or dog used to wearing a collar, for example, introduce it slowly. But sometimes we hear that after a couple of weeks of calm persistence and repetition, they achieve success.Ĭhanging behaviors, such as jumping on people, tugging on walks, barking for attention or counter surfing, can take weeks to months, depending on how self-rewarding the behavior has been to your dog. “I tried that yesterday, and it didn’t work!” is something that the AKC GoodDog Helpline trainers hear often. When trying to change a dog’s behavior, owners often give up after the first unsuccessful attempt.
By AKC GoodDog! Helpline Trainer Hilarie Erb
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