so I had to remind myself that the dog obedience thing doesn't just maintain itself...she needed some kudos for good behavior too. I mean, just like with kids, the good behavior is often overlooked b/c it doesn't attract attention. Kids (and dogs) do "bad" things and get negative attention. Any attention -including negative- is better than nothing.
We did some of the tricks she knows & I gave her positive reinforcement.
At dinner she was near perfect. Madst did drop some chicken on the floor purposefully - what she thought was on the sly. She forgot that I'm mom & I see all/ hear all/ know all. I explained how that was encouraging Cody to misbehave (snarf food off the floor instead of lying down until dinner is over).
As a reward we went for a decent walk. Cody was stoked.
We'll try that again tomorrow.
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