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BEN: What's the best way to get a pooch to behave?
Reward him (or her)! Rewarding good behavior works
better than punishing bad behavior (at least with dogs).
Think about it. No one likes to be yelled at, and that
includes canines! Dogs are a lot happier if their owner
isn't yelling "STOP BARKING!" My dog Yoda barks a
lot. So what I do is this: If he stops barking when I ask
him to, I make a little tiny clicking sound with a clicker
(like a castanet) and give him a treat and say, "Good
doggie." This encourages him to behave.