As we have discussed before, in dog training, behavior that is rewarded is usually repeated. We reward our dog's for sitting and they sit more often. We reward them for bringing us their toy and they bring their toys more often. Easy enough - reward the behavior you want repeated!

Unfortunately, we humans are pretty good at rewarding dogs when they do something but we overlook their good behavior when they don't do something. And rewarding them for NOT doing something is usually the most important part of dog training.