Pat Miller shares her experiences with an overly energetic dog and the benefits of teaching the off switch. She explains how to install a cue like “all done” to indicate its time to stop or change focus.
Training humans to ignore your dog’s attempts to get them to play fetch might be the hardest part of this!
Source: Whole Dog Journal, August 2017. Link.
. . . All done!” meant there was absolutely no point in continuing to ask me to throw the ball. This then translated easily to other situations where I needed to tell her that we were done with whatever activity we had been engaged in – whether it was play, training, or casual interactions.
INSIGHTS: This is an actionable article suited for social media posts, e-newsletters and as collateral for training.