I am a rescue and every time I kind of freak out when I see other dogs and scare them, but what I really want is to play. Then my mom gets upset because people are very judgy 😭 , Wink asks, Mishu answers

Dear @winkthepup – Story of my life, Wink. I didn’t used to bark at dogs, then after a year of every little dog I encounter on walks barking at me, I started to do it too. It does make it hard to make friends and yes, some humans are judgy…
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My humans try to break me of this habit by telling me ‘shhh’ when we see other dogs approaching and giving me treats when I’m quiet. I’m sure a good trainer who focuses on positive reinforcement can help you and your human…



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Our system works for me, but sometimes I forget so we just try to avoid those judgy dog-parent humans (and judgy human-parent humans) because hey, don’t we all have our issues?

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