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Rupert practising neutrality around a prospective friend.

At the beginning of the video here I point out the leg sniff that Rupert is doing. I don't let dogs do this, it's a way of self soothing that also reinforces ignoring us. A down that has been rehearsed enough and rewarded generously over time is ample calming so, pull away from the leg sniff and encourage/reward a down. He really wants to meet Tawny so I want him to understand that if there is any hope in doing so he must be giving me a lot of engagement. No forward momentum without solid eye contact and my go ahead - "Ok!" You'll see that I am pretty much matching his energy when he wants to push forward. I am staying in front of him and pretty much insisting that he acknowledges me, as well as using my body to block him. This is one of my favourite non-violent methods of letting a pup know they don't get to push me around. I always acknowledge and pay well when they stop trying or turn around and move away from the target if they can't find composure. As we move past and around Tawny I am using "engage/disengage" where I capture Rupert's calm observation prior to him getting big feelings and following his impulse. He knows that "yes" means treat delivery so, he flips back to me. Rehearsal is reinforcement so, doing this means lunging towards Tawny and getting super excited doesn't have an opportunity to feel as good as paying attention to me does. We have rehearsed holding a place enough that I expect him to be very capable, you see that when he pops up I am firm that he stays down, and then hold off on the reward - he knows, he is testing the waters and we need him to understand that they aren't worth testing - especially considering that he is going to be a BIIIG boy once he is done growing. Obviously this firm is followed by reward and release to make sure he understands which action/choice is the most rewarding. I've had about 3 instances where he tested being nippy as a means to get his way. It was the most gentle nips but, is very adolescent puppy to try that as a means of reward. Redirecting and rewarding a down (the opposite of every undesirable behaviour is a down in my opinion) has been enough that I have seen him reconsider before following through with that impulse. I managed to capture the army crawl in this video. We nip that in the bud immediately and get him back into the original down when it happens. Watch for him thinking about it and deciding against it too and reward when he catches himself.