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Do yall ever give your dogs "passes" for behavior you might not like but they seem to enjoy? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world to c/dogs@lemmy.world
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I have a 1 1/2 year old Great Pyrenees mix. I call him my 98.6% good boy. He has great temperament, doesn’t pull on walks and is just overall a really good and well behaved dog so far by nature. (I didn’t know they made them at the factory like this lol)

But as a sit and watch him in the yard right now, he’s doing what GPs love to do. They kinda dig their own spots and just kinda like to gaurd the yard and he’s content. I personally have been trying to get him to lay on a raised dog bed because I feel like fleas or allergens are getting to him but he ain’t about the raised dog bed life.

I dunno just rambling 🤷 it might be something we continue to work on or I might let him have a pass since he seems to enjoy it. But I should mention that he does sleep with me and likes to burrow under the covers, which is another thing I’m trying to dissuade but sometimes when I’m in deep sleep he wiggles his way in and get away with it.

Do any of you give your dogs similar “passes”?

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[-] pr0xy_prime@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

You can train any behavior out of a dog. It all depends on how much effort you want to put in to it. If youre fine with what your dog does and how they act is one thing but if you give them a pass for undesirable behavior then youre just reinforcing that behavior and they build a habit over time that its okay to do the said behavior. Dogs should never be punished even if they do something "bad". Redirection and positive reinforcement are the way

[-] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I totally agree with you. There are certain behaviors that do not get the pass (excitement and wanting to jump on visitors when they come over). We are working on it with positive reinforcement and other tricks.

[-] Malyca@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago

I also have a GP and they're notoriously difficult to train. I've given up. I'm lucky my girl is sweet.

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