What, then, is your dog to think if every time she comes over to you, you instantly drop what you were doing and respond with petting and attention? Who has control of the agenda in the living room? It’s easy to train your dog to demand attention from you. That’s what you unconsciously do if you respond every time your dog requests (or demands) something from you. You might ask yourself what she’ll learn from that. Perhaps she’ll learn that she is always more important than anything else that you might be doing.
