Your dog barks at the hallway. At the elevator. At footsteps. At that one neighbor who always seems to be doing something loud. And you feel bad about it. Not because your dog is broken or you’re failing—but because you can see exactly what’s happening. Your dog is doing their…
Behavior & Training
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Teaching Your Dog to Settle: Naming the Alert, Allowing the Calm
"Settle" sounds simple. It's not a trick. It's not a correction. It's not even really training in the traditional sense. It's giving your dog permission to be calm. But in apartments, where your dog's instinct to alert is constantly fighting their need to be quiet, "settle" becomes something deeper. It…