Choosing what to do, and how to begin with positive reinforcement

To prevent a dog from stealing or guarding things, there's a whole new and very interesting way to go: teaching object exchanges. No longer do we stress any attempt to teach a dog, "No," or "Don't do that," or scold or punish the dog for
any misdeed. People may have done that in the past; we don't have to do it now. We have more effective ways to teach our dogs in order to resolve such problems.

Hi Elizabeth, I just had to respond to your post as unbelievably, I ALSO have had a dog with
coffee issues!!!!!!