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Old 09-19-2008, 08:12 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by erickajm View Post
Thats how Peppee is...this goes for humans & other dogs...If I see someone walking down the street I pick him up and when he starts barking I "softly" hold his muzzle closed and tell him no bark...then praise him and give him a treat after they have disappeared...hopefully it will soon work!
To late to reward after the person is gone.
You wamt them to be just out of panic attack range to rewrd the calm before the panic attack nothing is learned insie a panic attack but more panic.
What is call below thresh hold iside that you can not teach an darn thing but do damage control and ever time a panic attack happens it makes it worse.. no panic is the goal.

JL
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