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Dogs need to be physically exercised and mentally stimulated, but they also need to learn to relax.

The more we reinforce a behaviour, the more our dogs are automatically performing that behaviour.

Here’s one great way to support this:

Once the behaviour is solid in the living room (it takes the dog a maximum of 5 minutes to settle), you want to move the training to your backyard and then maybe the driveway or a friend’s house or a quiet park or café.