Comments on: Keep Up the Positive Reinforcement – Good for the Dog; Good for You https://www.somethingwagging.com/keep-up-the-positive-reinforcement-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/ Helping Your Dog Love The Boat As Much As You Do Wed, 12 Dec 2018 03:17:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Flea https://www.somethingwagging.com/keep-up-the-positive-reinforcement-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-89540 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 22:39:00 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10655#comment-89540 *sigh* I’m bad about this on all counts. Thanks for the solid reminder.

]]> By: Pamela https://www.somethingwagging.com/keep-up-the-positive-reinforcement-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-89532 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:41:38 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10655#comment-89532 In reply to Jodi.

As long as you’re cooking, you probably don’t worry much about Delilah ignoring your calls, eh?

If we’re both too good at wasting time, do we need to start an accountability club? 🙂

]]> By: Jodi https://www.somethingwagging.com/keep-up-the-positive-reinforcement-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-89517 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:32:30 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10655#comment-89517 I’m bad about rewarding the recall but I always reward Delilah for sitting on the edge of the kitchen while I’m working.

I’ve been slacking off too, wasting time. When you figure out how to fix that, let me know. I need a good kick in the pants.

]]> By: Mezz https://www.somethingwagging.com/keep-up-the-positive-reinforcement-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-89352 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 02:49:46 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10655#comment-89352 Great article and great reminder! I’m the same way. I forget to reward myself and procrastinate big time but in the end it’s a punishment for me.

Love how you show that dog training concepts aren’t just for dog training. 🙂

]]> By: Donna https://www.somethingwagging.com/keep-up-the-positive-reinforcement-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-89332 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 23:36:33 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10655#comment-89332 Sounds like the rewards will be a plenty at your house for now on. It makes a lot of sense to reward ourselves and our loved ones as often as we do our dogs…(like treating yourself with the money you would have used for those cigarettes…)…but it’s easy to fall into a routine and forget to do so.

I’m a procrastinator by nature, so rewarding myself for getting important stuff done is something I should do more often.

]]> By: SUGAR: Golden Woofs https://www.somethingwagging.com/keep-up-the-positive-reinforcement-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-89323 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:52:21 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10655#comment-89323 Well mom says its all about “age” My recall totally changed as I aged … so watch for that with Honey (Goldens can be tricky). Remember it all about FUN too for both humans n dog(s). Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar

]]> By: BJ Pup https://www.somethingwagging.com/keep-up-the-positive-reinforcement-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-89321 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:44:51 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10655#comment-89321 Sounds like my house.
I’m retired and have all the time in the world and still don’t do things that need to be done. My “to file pile” is getting higher. My ironing is waiting. And I’m sitting on my MAC. i have to devise a “treat” for me when I complete a task.

As for BJ, he needs some reenforcement too. He’ll do anything if I offer a treat. The rest of the time, it’s so so.

Thanks for great reminder post.

]]> By: Jackie Bouchard https://www.somethingwagging.com/keep-up-the-positive-reinforcement-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-89316 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:20:17 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10655#comment-89316 I reward myself all the time. A little stop for froyo is good incentive for me to do the things I’m putting off. (But I probably shouldn’t eat froyo and should probably try to find a non-food reward for myself… but that’s another story.)

As for the dog, I do forget to work with her. I get quite lazy. Thanks for the reminder to be a bit more diligent. Especially with her recall – something she needs work on anyway!

]]> By: Dawn https://www.somethingwagging.com/keep-up-the-positive-reinforcement-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-89305 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:30:41 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10655#comment-89305 Agreed! We all need positive reinforcement. And not just at home. If our bosses at work would just remember that, we’d all like our jobs a little bit more.

]]> By: Maggie https://www.somethingwagging.com/keep-up-the-positive-reinforcement-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-89282 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:37:48 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10655#comment-89282 I’m sending this to John to read! After 14 months away from the dogs, they stopped listening to him. He asks them to do something, and they look to me, as if to say, “Should we listen to him, lady?” I think he needs to seriously increase his rate of reward just to get back on track with them! And I’m the same way as you: I need a reward to be motivated! We recently started jogging – which I dislike immensely – so I set up a training program, and if we get to the end, we’re going to spend a weekend in New Orleans. That is seriously the only thing that gets me to lace up my sneakers in the morning…

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