Teaching your puppy eye contact and attention

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By teaching you puppy this command, you may be able to prevent or interrupt unwanted behavior.

In the dog world, direct eye contact is threatening. But you can teach a puppy that eye contact by a person actually brings good things. In the process, owners can teach pups to pay attention to prevent or halt inappropriate behaviors.

Click here to download this client handout and help puppies along the way to better human interactions.

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Jeffery N. Bryan, DVM, PhD, MS, DACVIM
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