Dogs are “in the moment” creatures. They aren’t thinking about what happened to them this morning or what will happen in the future. Dogs are like sponges. They absorb the world around them. Every experience shapes a future behavior. Simply put, dogs do what works. From the time they are puppies, dogs have learned their behavior has consequences. They learn to repeat behaviors that have desirable consequences and avoid behaviors that have
undesirable consequences. Always remember to never allow a puppy to do what you will not want him to do as an adult dog. What may be cute with a 15?pound puppy will not be cute with a 90?pound dog. Consistency is key! If each person in thefamily had different rules for the dog, we would have a very confused and ill?behaved dog. While it is important for your service dog to have relaxing downtime, they still must consistently follow certain rules (for
example, no jumping on people or pulling on?leash).