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    <outline type="rss"  title="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#b0b0b0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Article source: &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.petherbalinfo.com/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.petherbalinfo.com/&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. Used with author's permission.&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- AdCentsPro --&amp;gt;    &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;I moved into a new house about 14 days ago.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The funny thing about this house is that&amp;amp;mdash;when you walk into the master bathroom, the light switch is on the left side, opposite of where the sink is.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Well, practically every other house I&amp;amp;rsquo;ve ever lived in has always had the light switch on the right side&amp;amp;mdash;or at least on the same side as the sink.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;And I&amp;amp;rsquo;ll be a monkey&amp;amp;rsquo;s uncle if EVERY SINGLE TIME I&amp;amp;rsquo;ve walked into that bathroom, my hand doesn&amp;amp;rsquo;t instinctively reach to the right to turn the light switch on. Even after 14 days, my prior conditioning has been so engrained that when I consciously try to remember which side the light switch is on&amp;amp;hellip; my hand still shoot out to the right, instead of the left.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;This is the exact same type of conditioning we aim for when training our dogs. And this is why I advise that--- even after your dog understands a command&amp;amp;mdash;you continue to say, &amp;amp;ldquo;come&amp;amp;rdquo; and then give a tug on the line&amp;amp;hellip; up to a year after the initial training session.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Your dog should be so conditioned to respond to commands that it becomes an automatic response&amp;amp;mdash; Coming when called is responded to in much the same way that hearing a car backfire might make you duck your head, or cover your ears.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;As I&amp;amp;rsquo;ve already touched on this concept a few years ago in my book, which you can read more about at Dogproblems.com &amp;amp;hellip; I just had to share this experience with you, because it was so comical to the extent to which we animals (yes, we&amp;amp;rsquo;re animals too!) can develop conditioned responses.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Just like our dogs.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  Adam G. Katz is the author of the book, &amp;amp;quot;Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer: An Insider's Guide To The Most Jealously Guarded Dog Training Secrets In History.&amp;amp;quot; Get a free copy of his report &amp;amp;quot;Games To Play With Your Dog&amp;amp;quot; when you sign up for his free weekly dog training tips e-zine at: &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.dogproblems.com&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_new&amp;quot;&amp;gt;dog training&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; " text="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;font color=&amp;quot;#b0b0b0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Article source: &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.petherbalinfo.com/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.petherbalinfo.com/&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. Used with author's permission.&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- AdCentsPro --&amp;gt;    &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;I moved into a new house about 14 days ago.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The funny thing about this house is that&amp;amp;mdash;when you walk into the master bathroom, the light switch is on the left side, opposite of where the sink is.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Well, practically every other house I&amp;amp;rsquo;ve ever lived in has always had the light switch on the right side&amp;amp;mdash;or at least on the same side as the sink.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;And I&amp;amp;rsquo;ll be a monkey&amp;amp;rsquo;s uncle if EVERY SINGLE TIME I&amp;amp;rsquo;ve walked into that bathroom, my hand doesn&amp;amp;rsquo;t instinctively reach to the right to turn the light switch on. Even after 14 days, my prior conditioning has been so engrained that when I consciously try to remember which side the light switch is on&amp;amp;hellip; my hand still shoot out to the right, instead of the left.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;This is the exact same type of conditioning we aim for when training our dogs. And this is why I advise that--- even after your dog understands a command&amp;amp;mdash;you continue to say, &amp;amp;ldquo;come&amp;amp;rdquo; and then give a tug on the line&amp;amp;hellip; up to a year after the initial training session.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Your dog should be so conditioned to respond to commands that it becomes an automatic response&amp;amp;mdash; Coming when called is responded to in much the same way that hearing a car backfire might make you duck your head, or cover your ears.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;As I&amp;amp;rsquo;ve already touched on this concept a few years ago in my book, which you can read more about at Dogproblems.com &amp;amp;hellip; I just had to share this experience with you, because it was so comical to the extent to which we animals (yes, we&amp;amp;rsquo;re animals too!) can develop conditioned responses.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Just like our dogs.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  Adam G. Katz is the author of the book, &amp;amp;quot;Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer: An Insider's Guide To The Most Jealously Guarded Dog Training Secrets In History.&amp;amp;quot; Get a free copy of his report &amp;amp;quot;Games To Play With Your Dog&amp;amp;quot; when you sign up for his free weekly dog training tips e-zine at: &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.dogproblems.com&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_new&amp;quot;&amp;gt;dog training&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; " url="http://www.dogsinfoplanet.com/a-fundamental-dog-training-a286.html"/>
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