If you want to break a dog’s habbit of jumping up, pawing at you, or getting overly excited at your return: ignore them. Do not pet them when you walk in the door. Do not give them any form of validation for several minutes, perhaps after they lay down.
Why is this advice upvoted? The only thing you create with ignoring is trust issues.
If you want to break this habit, direct the energy to something else, like fetching a toy or another behaviour and reward it. Like you train anything else.
This answer just shows that you need to update your knowledge about dog training and behaviour.
The release of dopamine in dogs during play, petting, or training reinforces positive behaviors. This reward mechanism helps dogs associate humans with safety, affection, and happiness, leading to better-behaved, more trusting pets. Over time, these interactions can create new neural pathways in a dog’s brain, reducing anxiety and promoting a sense of well-being.
Two key players in this process are the neurotransmitters dopamine and oxytocin, which are central to reward-motivated behavior and social bonding, respectively.
And ignoring your dog, when he shows affection, will have the exact opposite effect
Look, if we had a multiple millenia year old cure for cancer that the majority of doctors say works and I’ve seen work myself, then I would be skeptical of science saying it doesn’t.
Rather, you appear to me more akin to an anti-vaxxer that “did their research”.
Why is this advice upvoted? The only thing you create with ignoring is trust issues. If you want to break this habit, direct the energy to something else, like fetching a toy or another behaviour and reward it. Like you train anything else.
Confidence
This is vwry basic, tried and true, dog training exercise. Trust comes from protecting and feeding the animal, not from randon dopamine spikes.
This answer just shows that you need to update your knowledge about dog training and behaviour.
And ignoring your dog, when he shows affection, will have the exact opposite effect
https://dunedinamc.com/community/human-dog-relationships/ https://www.apeacefulpack.com/post/understanding-the-neurobiology-behind-dog-behavior-and-emotion-the-role-of-dopamine-and-oxytocin
You’re arguing with the established methods used to train dogs for centuries. Good luck with your dog training revolution.
What a dumb answer. Would you say the same when there’s new scientific evidence about cancer treatment?
But ok, you refuse to learn so I’m gonna stop arguing with you
Look, if we had a multiple millenia year old cure for cancer that the majority of doctors say works and I’ve seen work myself, then I would be skeptical of science saying it doesn’t.
Rather, you appear to me more akin to an anti-vaxxer that “did their research”.