Are You “Suppressing” Your Dog’s Behavior?
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Are You “Suppressing” Your Dog’s Behavior?

28:22 Mar 1, 2026
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One of the most irritating comments I see from other dog trainers are around “suppression”. That’s because when you punish or correct your dog’s behavior, that is suppression by definition. Suppression is putting a stop to something. So in reality if you stop any behavior from being displayed that is suppression. Does suppression mean that the behavior will regenerate or resurface? No. Does it mean that it won’t? No. Behavior is moving all the time! But knowing how to stop
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