11/04/2024
Why do we love place so much???
This is a new concept to a lot of people, and many people ask “you make them stay on there for hours”? YES… WE DO! Why?
Because it gives them a job to do, and it is great for calming their mental state. Many of you work an office job, and while it’s not physically demanding… you are exhausted at the end of it! For dogs, it helps them to remember calm in the house is the default. But most importantly, it does not leave them to fill other roles in your house that they think are left void.
Li’i here is extremely reactive and aggressive to people and dogs. Not exactly the kind of behavior you’d want from the person charged with leading your household right? So why let your dog do it? Many people try to justify reactivity and aggression as “just being protective”. Unless properly trained in protection work, your dog is just being an a$$ that will end up biting a relative, friend, or maintenance worker/delivery person before they defended your house from an actual intruder.
When you let your dog do whatever it wants as the default, it’s no wonder they won’t listen to you when you try to ask them to do anything when it really matters. Our dogs are given a job for most of the day. We include times to play and give them affection, and yes we do let them just wander around at times too… but they listen when given a command and we can take them out in public and have the same level of obedience.
When your dogs first come home from our program, you need to make your dog EARN the right to go for a walk, go to the store, beach, park etc… They need to EARN the affection and freedom.
Utilize place, as many of our owners have found they LOVE this command. It’s very helpful when you’ve got friends, family, or even just your kids and you need to focus on them without worrying about what your dog is going to do. The most successful clients we’ve had even after a couple years since we’ve trained their dog, are still utilizing place in the home.
