Here at HDR we believe that the principal goal of all dog training or behavioral modification is to remove the frustrations often felt by owners (and their dogs) over how the dog behaves in specific situations, and instead for dog and human to come to an acceptable agreement as to how those situations will be handled. For example, many dogs excitedly greet guest by jumping on them. Many owners feel anxious when this happens because they know that lots of folks don’t want to be jumped on by someone else’s dog, particularly when wearing nice clothes. For dogs, jumping is an attention seeking behavior that, from the point of view of the dog, always works to either produce positive attention (preferred) or negative attention (still better than no attention). We help your dog understand that when he jumps, all attention will cease, and when he doesn’t, he will be showered with positive attention. That way you and your dog have an agreement about how strangers will be greeted and the frustration previously felt by you and the dog disappears.