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Old 12-07-2015, 06:23 PM
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Tao, you made a couple of telling comments. One, you said that Beau "pulled" around the pool to get to Milo. Two, you pleaded with Beau to calm down. The other thing is your picking him up. Basically, you're letting Beau be the alpha dog. When he starts to take the lead, make him sit and then heel until he gets the message that stretching out to full lead is not okay. When he sees Milo, make him sit. You do not move from your spot until he has sat and stayed sitting enough for you to see some control. Picking him up defeats all messages that you're the alpha. It may get him away from a situation, but it teaches the dog nothing.
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