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In this episode of Will Bangura’s Dog Training Today, dog behaviorist Will Bangura explains how to begin teaching impulse control so dogs can make better choices around distractions, excitement, movement, food, people, and other triggers.

Impulse control is not about forcing dogs to suppress who they are. It is about teaching emotional regulation, patience, focus, and reliable alternative behaviors through positive reinforcement and gradual training.

Topics covered include:

• What impulse control means in dog training
• Why dogs struggle around squirrels, bikes, people, food, and exciting distractions
• How arousal affects learning and behavior
• Why positive reinforcement builds better self-control than intimidation
• How to train impulse control step by step
• Using distance, duration, and distraction correctly
• Why mistakes are part of learning
• How to keep training fair, clear, and humane
• Why consistency matters across the household
• How impulse control improves walks, greetings, and everyday manners
• National Train Your Dog Month training goals
• Practical New Year’s resolutions for pet parents

Will also explains why impulse control training should be built gradually. Dogs learn best when training starts at an easy level and slowly becomes more challenging as the dog succeeds.

This episode is especially helpful for pet parents with excitable dogs, adolescent dogs, dogs who chase squirrels or bikes, dogs who pull on leash, dogs who jump on people, and dogs who struggle to stay calm around distractions.

Will Bangura, M.S., CAB-ICB, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP, is a certified dog behaviorist and founder of Phoenix Dog Training, specializing in dog aggression, leash reactivity, separation anxiety, fears, phobias, resource guarding, dogs fighting in the home, and complex canine behavior problems.

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