She also has a few compulsive behaviors, mostly fixating on a place or object in the last house it was the corner of the bath tub and now it's one specific vent. She will lay down and stare, scratch, whine, and bark at it. I used to yell, but that was just stupid of me. So one quick clap and I walk into another room with an upbeat voice praising when she follows. This behavior has decreased significantly and is nearly non-igsistant.
After I started and stayed consitant with positive reinforcement training she calmed down a lot, and then she was spayed; what a change. She has very little anxiety
now, still a talker, but who doesn't like a good conversation between yawns and groanings? She is a very smart dog she can do all cues verbally or visually, walk off lead, sit up, stand up (2 or 4 legs), lay down (w/ or w/o head on floor), leave it, shake (working on left and right, but she really likes left), wave (from sit up, or sitting), fetch (anything, mostly remotes or a dropped sock/keys), find it (one sniff, I put her in another room hide, release and there is plenty of fun to be had), I could go on but I'll stop rambling.
I love positive reinforcement training and it has helped to largely improve I and my dogs' relationship.
