17/06/2026
Have you ever noticed that when you stop rewarding a specific behaviour, your dog's intensity actually increases before it gets better?
This is called an extinction burst, and it's one of the most common reasons training feels like it's going backwards.
Your dog isn't being difficult, they're testing whether the new rules are real. If you give in during that peak, the behaviour only gets harder to break next time. Stay consistent, push through it, and the calm will come.
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