03/05/2026
An important thought to consider
Pets don’t just learn during training sessions. They’re learning all the time—during walks, at the door, when guests come over, when you leave the house.
Every time a behavior happens, it gets a little easier for your pet to do it again. Over time, those repetitions turn into habits. While you are gone all day, your dog is barking at anything and everything outside. Why would you surprised when he barks aggressively at your friends who visit?
When your dog is in the yard, he is running the fenceline barking. It isn't surprising that they bit someone in the yard.
When your cat meows, you immediately open a can of food. It isn't surprising then that your cat meows overnight when she is hungry and walks on your head until you get up.
Our pets are always learning, just like you and me. Rearranging the environment to reduce the expression of undesirable behaviors is cheap, easy and effective.
Because practice makes permanent.
