How to Bond With Your Dog

…Yuruani Olguin, a dog trainer in New York City, sings the praises of training to help people and dogs become closer. As long as the dog is having a good time—getting reinforced with treats and praise for a job well done, and going at a pace that doesn’t put them under stress—this should work regardless of what skill you’re training. “It doesn’t matter if you’re teaching a sit/stay versus a shake and spin, if it’s a trick versus an obedience cue,” Olguin says. “The dog doesn’t really know the difference. They’re perceiving it the same way: as something positive.”