09/20/2026
LOOK AT ODIN! 👏🐾 5 month old Rain/ Radar litter
This is what impulse control looks like in real life.
Birdie is doing her best to be the distraction 😂—and Odin is learning that just because something exciting is happening around him doesn’t mean he has to get up and react.
He is learning to hold his place.
And THAT is one of the reasons I love teaching the Place Command.
“Place” isn't just a command for when you want your dog to stay on a cot.
It can become a valuable life skill:
🐾 Cooking dinner? Your dog can be on their place instead of under your feet.
🐾 Company coming over? Send your dog to their place while guests enter the home.
🐾 Kids running around? Place gives your dog a predictable, safe job to do.
🐾 Another dog creating excitement? Place teaches your dog that they can observe the stimulation without immediately engaging with it.
🐾 Doorbell, visitors, activity, distractions? Place can help create a pause between seeing something and reacting to it.
From a learning standpoint, you're giving the dog an opportunity to practice self-control in the presence of environmental stimulation. With consistent training, the dog learns that exciting things can happen around them without requiring an immediate response.
Instead of constantly rehearsing the cycle of
👀see → react → chase → engage,
we're teaching:
see → think → remain in position → wait for direction.
And over time, that ability to pause can help bring a dog's arousal level down to something more manageable and responsive.
That's what we're working toward with Odin.
Not a dog who never notices distractions…
A dog who notices them and can still make a good choice. ❤️
And today, Odin made a REALLY good choice.
Good boy, Odin! 🐾👏
