behavior that you want to break by replacing the bad behavior with something

that brings praise and rewards.

61.Interrupt bad behavior and show your dog how you want him to behave.

Catching your dog in the act is one of the best opportunities for correcting bad

behavior. Interruption is a great technique that involves interrupting a bad

action by getting your dog’s attention. Yelling “stop!” in a low pitch voice is

usually enough to divert attention to you. At that point, gently show him what

you would like him to do instead. And, don’t’ forget to reward the dog for good

behavior when he does it!

62.Make sure that your puppy is not biting during play. Playing is a puppy’s

favorite activity. But invariably they get too wound up and occasionally

someone will be nipped by those pointy puppy teeth. Obviously, biting is

something that you will want to stop as soon as possible. Instead of

punishing your dog for biting by yelling or putting him in timeout – just simply

stop playing with him and ignore his pleas for more play for 5-10 minutes.

Then, resume playing and giving him lots of positive feedback for good play.

This will help to end the biting habit before it becomes a problem.

63.Catch your dog in the act of misbehaving. Correcting a dog well after they

have done something bad is completely useless. Unless you are able to stop

the dog in the middle of the behavior, chances are that a reprimand will have

little meaning to him. Whenever possible, catch the dog in the act and

redirect his behavior to one that you prefer. This simple step will help your

dog to become well-behaved much faster than a series of reprimands for

behaviors they did some time in the past.

64.Realize that even negative attention can reinforce a negative behavior.

Often times dogs misbehave to get your attention. When you overreact with

negative attention you may actually be “rewarding” your dog with the attention

he seeks. A better strategy is to ignore the negative behavior and to redirect

the dog to something more positive. Then, praise heavily to reward him.

65.Train your dog NOT to chew on furniture. Chewing is one of the problems

that is universal for dog owners. It is more common for puppies to chew than

older dogs; however the effects on furniture are very much the same. To stop

a dog from chewing you will need to catch him in the act, and divert his

attention to a dog toy or other item that you don’t mind him chewing. When

he stops chewing the furniture, reward him with a treat and a lot of praise so

that he begins to see chewing the appropriate object as a rewarding