This is the puppy training podcast, episode 105, Just Be Nice, teaching your dog to play nicely with others.

This podcast is designed to help you on your journey of becoming best friends through love and learning as you train your own dog from home.

And I'm here to help

you every step of the way. This is the puppy training podcast and I'm your host Amy Jensen.

Hello, how are you today? Are you having a good day? I know the human experience is to have both

good and bad days, but today for you, I hope it is a good one.

I was thinking about this actually a lot this week and wondering why so many people today

struggle with anxiety, worry, stress, et cetera, think about our society today and how quickly we are able to get rid of discomfort.

I know right now you're probably thinking, Amy, is this a puppy training podcast? Or are you

diving into psychology? I'm not going too crazy on you guys. I promise. But think about it.

If I'm in my car and it's too warm, there's a button to fix that right away.

I can push the button to the exact degree that I want to feel.

If I'm too cold, guess what? There's a button for that too.

If I'm on the road and I'm hungry, I don't have to wait until I get home to make something.

I can just grab something from the nearest drive-thru and be eating in no time.

We have done such a good job of cutting out the hardships in our society to the point that we can

satisfy our discomfort almost immediately.

I believe it makes it harder for us to then handle the hard emotions.

The ones that cause discomfort, the ones we don't like, the ones that stick around for a while,

and we just want to get rid of them. We just want to get back to feeling good right away.

Are you like me? That's how I am. I wonder if this is the same or similar

for our dogs. I know it definitely relates to training. Many just want a quick fix right away.

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