Greater Value

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True story....as told by my next older sister (By the way, I'm the baby and have 3 older sisters). When I was 5  or 6 years old or something like that, my sister, Gwen, traded me a nickel for my dime. I was just a dumb little kid and the nickel was bigger. So sure, I wanted the nickel. At the time, I didn't know the dime was worth more; I just wanted the BIGGER one.

Same goes for your dog. They will just want the Big one or the one that has more Value to them. What you think is important and what your dog thinks is important may not be the same thing.

Also, you may believe you should be able to take anything away from your dog. But your dog may not be on the same page; It's a ratty old sock to us but it may seem like Gold to your dog.

And keeping this thought in mind; "Your dog could bite you when you take something away that they don't want to give up" is very important.

So what to do? Trade.

Now sometimes your dog will be easy, like I was as a kid; Just the Bigger one is gonna work. But most often, the Trade item has to have Greater Value to your dog.  Think about how much more willing you would be if you were offered a $10 for a $5.

My Best,
Dru

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