As your dog enters adolescence, you may find that he stops listening to you.  Here are some tips to get your relationship back on track:

• - List everything your dog likes and use these as rewards
• - Use verbal language and emotional language (smiling, petting) to communicate with your dog

Work on the relationship:

• - Control with a leash in the house
• - Control resting areas
• - Control feeding with Sit/Wait –use leash if needed
• - Ask for Sit and Wait at doorways
• - Spend time grooming – tether dog and praise while grooming
  • -  Take for a walk as reward for grooming or feed dinner
• - Play with your dog and control the play
  • -  Teach sharing with retrieve, Play Tug and make it fun
• - Stay in control of your attention – give attention when the dog is doing what you want