You can’t bribe your dog into liking their triggers

You can’t bribe your dog with rewards and treats in order to make them like or enjoy their trigger. You have to work to build things up through exposure to the trigger. As a handler you have to build trust with your dog first before you force a trigger onto them so that they can get better and better with each experience and actually work through it. Coercing a dog into interacting with a person or thing that they are fearful of only has the potential to make them more fearful of that trigger.

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