You did everything right with your pup. The endless puppy classes the careful introductions to new people and places the regular check ins at the vet. You might have even made dog park visits a weekly ritual or signed up for daycare on tough workdays. And just when you thought you had this parenting thing down your two year old dog starts growling at strangers snapping at other dogs or even nipping at your heels. You feel totally caught off guard. What went wrong? And why is

Ignoring bad behavior or withholding treats isn’t kindness, it’s confusion for most dogs. Clear corrections are part of the conversation, not a dirty secret. LIMA’s Humane Hierarchy isn’t a ladder you climb only when rewards fail. It’s a decision tree that asks: What communicates fastest, clearest, and kindest, given this dog, this moment, this human?

When accidents keep happening, it usually means the dog simply does not understand the rules. Potty Training Bootcamp is a reset that removes all confusion and creates crystal clear communication between you and your dog. It is firm, fair, and extremely effective. This is the same process we use to housebreak every puppy or new dog that comes into our program.

In the dog training world, there is a lot of confusion around the terms “correction” and “punishment.” Many people use them interchangeably, and that confusion leads to problems: both for the dog and for the handler.