LEADER OF THE PACK THE “NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE” TRAINING PROGRAM. WE’VE ALL HEARD IT AT SOME POINT IN OUR LIVES: “NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE.” FOR US HUMANS, SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS ARE THE RESULT OF GOOD OLD HARD WORK. THIS IS ALSO TRUE FOR DOGS ESPECIALLY THE WORKING BREED.
THE “NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE” DOG-TRAINING PROGRAM IS NOT A NEW IDEA. USE THE NILIF PROGRAM TO SHAPE THE BEHAVIOR OF ALL OF OUR DOGS -- MOSTLY DOMINANT OR STUBBORN BREEDS LIKE GERMAN SHEPHERDS AND DACHSHUNDS. WITH THE INCREASING POPULARITY OF DOG BEHAVIORISTS (THINK CESAR MILLAN), DOG OWNERS ARE LEARNING THE USEFULNESS OF SETTING GUIDELINES FOR POLITE BEHAVIOR IN THEIR PETS. NILIF TECHNIQUE THAT HELPS TO SET THESE GUIDELINES. MINDING HIS MANNERS IT MAY SEEM THAT BY ASKING YOUR DOG TO BE POLITE YOU ARE IMPOSING HUMAN EXPECTATIONS ON A DOG. POLITENESS ISN’T NECESSARILY A WORD YOUR DOG WOULD HAVE IN HIS VOCABULARY, IF HE WOULD SPEAK. YOUR DOG’S INSTINCTS ARE WHAT SHOULD GUIDE HIS LIFE WITH YOU. NATURALLY, A DOG’S INSTINCTS GO BACK TO THE PACK MENTALITY. IMAGINE YOUR DOG IN A PACK WITH FIVE OTHER DOGS OF VARYING BREEDS. WHERE WOULD HE FIT? A DOMINANT BREED LIKE THE GERMAN SHEPHERD, WITHOUT ANY FORMAL OBEDIENCE TRAINING, WOULD LIKELY TRY TO BE THE LEADER, ESPECIALLY IF IT SEEMS NONE OF THE OTHER DOGS WANT THE JOB. WHY? BECAUSE IT IS IN HIS NATURE. THE LEADER OF THE PACK DETERMINES WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE FROM THE REST OF THE MEMBERS OF HIS PACK. HE EATS FIRST, AND NOBODY GETS TO MUSCLE IN ON HIS FOOD. HE PAYS ATTENTION TO THE OTHERS WHEN HE WANTS TO AND NIPS THEM TO TELL THEM TO “BACK OFF” WHEN HE DOESN’T WANT TO PLAY. HE’S THE ONE AT THE TOP OF THE HILL, LEADING THE HOWLING. THE PACK LEADER INITIATES PLAY AND WORK. THE OTHER DOGS IN THE PACK FOLLOW HIS LEAD AT ALL TIMES. NO DOG OVERSTEPS HIS BOUNDARIES, OR ELSE THEY RISK BEING HEALTHY AND HAPPY PACK DEPENDS ON THE ABILITY OF THE PACK LEADER TO LEAD AND TO PROVIDE. IN OTHER WORDS, DOGS HAVE THEIR OWN CONCEPT OF POLITE BEHAVIOR IN THE PACK, AND OFTEN IT IS WHAT HELPS THEM SURVIVE. THE TENDENCY OF LET’S SAY A GERMAN SHEPHERD IS THAT THE BREED AS A WHOLE IS VERY STRONG-MINDED. GIVEN THE LEEWAY, THE DOG WILL TAKE CONTROL IN WAYS THAT ARE UNDESIRABLE TO THE HUMAN OWNERS. IF A GERMAN SHEPHERD ISN’T TRAINED TO BE POLITE, IT CAN LEAD TO SELF-MUTILATION, DESTRUCTION, SEPARATION ANXIETY. ALL OF THESE CAN LEAD TO THE DOG BEING PUT DOWN FOR BEING UNMANAGEABLE. NILIF DEFINED THE FIRST THING TO KNOW ABOUT NILIF IS THAT IT IS NOT A TRAINING METHOD. TRAINING METHODS, INCLUDING POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT/REWARD AND CLICKER TRAINING, HELP OWNERS TEACH THEIR DOGS SPECIFIC ACTIONS AS OPPOSED TO OVERALL BEHAVIORS. NILIF IS, INSTEAD, A BEHAVIOR--SHAPING PHILOSOPHY. WORKING WITH THE DOG’S OWN NATURAL INSTINCTS, THE DOG OWNER BECOMES THE LEADER OF THE PACK (THE ALPHA) AND THE DOG BECOMES THE UNDERLING. NILIF HELPS THE DOG LEARN THAT HE HAS TO WORK FOR ALL THE GOOD THINGS YOU, THE PACK LEADER, HAVE TO OFFER HIM. BEFORE STARTING NILIF, OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH IT, A DOG SHOULD HAVE SOME BASIC OBEDIENCE TRAINING. COMMANDS SUCH AS SIT, STAY, DOWN, AND OFF ARE PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN NILIF. AS YOU WORK WITH NILIF, YOU WILL ASK YOUR DOG TO PERFORM ONE OF THESE ACTIONS IN ORDER TO EARN THE REWARD HE DESIRES. THE REWARD VARIES DEPENDING ON THE INDIVIDUAL DOG. FOOD, PLAYTIME, AFFECTION, EXERCISE, A RIDE IN THE CAR, AGILITY, FLYBALL, ANYTHING YOUR DOG LIKES CAN BE USED AS A REWARD TO EARN THROUGH NILIF. THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOUR DOG DOESN’T GET ANY OF THESE THINGS UNTIL HE HAS WORKED FOR IT. WHY? WORK THAT ENGAGES A DOG LEADS TO A HAPPY DOG, AND THE WORK THEY DO IS DETERMINED BY THEIR TRAINING. HOWEVER, JUST BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE A BREED LIKE A GERMAN SHEPHERD, DOESN’T MEAN YOUR DOG HAS THE DRIVE TO BE A LEADER (OR POLICE DOG OR A PROTECTION DOG). MOST DOGS, GERMAN SHEPHERDS INCLUDED, WOULD RATHER NOT BE THE LEADER, AND WANT STRONG LEADERSHIP FROM THEIR OWNERS. THEY NEED TO KNOW YOU ARE IN CHARGE. TO LET HIM KNOW YOU’RE IN CHARGE, YOU NEED TO MAINTAIN THE ROLE OF “BOSS” TO YOUR GERMAN SHEPHERD’S ROLE OF “WORKER.” AS STRONG WORKING DOGS GERMAN SHEPHERDS NEED -- INDEED, THRIVE ON -- STRUCTURE AND STRONG LEADERSHIP. NILIF HELPS YOU AS THE OWNER ESTABLISH THAT LEADERSHIP. DEALING WITH A DOMINANT DOG AS DISCUSSED A DOMINANT DOG EARLIER, GERMAN SHEPHERDS HAVE DOMINANT PERSONALITIES. THIS MEANS THEY WILL TRY TO BECOME THE LEADER OF THE PACK IF THEY ARE NOT GIVEN STRONG LEADERSHIP FROM ANOTHER IN THE PACK. THEY MIGHT NOT BE SUITED FOR LEADERSHIP, THEY MIGHT NOT WANT IT, BUT THEY ARE HARD-WIRED IN THEIR BREEDING TO GO FOR IT IF NOBODY ELSE DOES. NILIF HELPS THE OWNER CREATE THE DOMINANCE TO BE THE PACK LEADER, SO THE DOG DOESN’T TAKE OVER THE PACK LEADER ROLE. IF THE DOG TAKES OVER THAT ROLE, HE IS JUST GOING TO RUN WITH IT. FOR INSTANCE, YOUR DOG DEMANDS ATTENTION FROM YOU. IT COULD START WITH A NUDGE, THE PAWING, BARKING, BITING, JUMPING, UNTIL YOU GIVE IN. IF YOUR DOG IS SUCCESSFUL USING ANY OF THESE TECHNIQUES, HE WILL USE THEM AGAIN. IF HE ISN’T SUCCESSFUL THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME AROUND, HE WILL TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER, UNTIL HE BECOMES AGGRESSIVE IN HIS QUEST FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THE THING TO REMEMBER WITH NILIF IS THAT EVERYTHING BEGINS WITH YOU, THE OWNER!! YOUR DOG SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GAIN YOUR ATTENTION BY HIS ACTIONS; YOU SHOULD DETERMINE WHAT HE HAS TO DO TO EARN IT. IT CAN BE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS SITTING CALMLY. BEGIN TO TEACH YOUR DOG TO SIT FOR ATTENTION. WHEN HE SITS ON COMMAND, PRAISE AND PET HIM. IF YOUR DOG TRIED TO GAIN YOUR ATTENTION, IGNORE HIM -- TOTALLY. DON’T REPRIMAND HIM OR TELL HIM TO GO LIE DOWN, BECAUSE EVEN NEGATIVE ATTENTION IS BETTER THAN NOTHING. WALK AWAY, CONTINUE WHAT YOU WERE DOING BEFORE THE ATTENTION -- SEEKING BEHAVIOR BEGAN. YOUR DOG WILL SOON GET THE MESSAGE AND LEAVE YOU ALONE. WAIT A FEW SECONDS A MINUTE, HOWEVER LONG IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE SITUATION. THEN, WHEN YOUR DOG IS SITTING OR LYING DOWN QUIETLY, APPROACH HIM AND PET HIM. IF HE GETS UP BEFORE YOU REACH HIM, REDIRECT AND IGNORE HIM AGAIN. REPEAT THESE STEPS UNTIL YOUR DOG REMAINS SITTING UNTIL YOU RELEASE HIM. REMEMBER, THE PACK LEADER INITIATES THE ATTENTION. YOUR DOG MIGHT BE CONFUSED AT FIRST, SINCE HIS DEMANDS WORKED BEFORE. IF YOUR DOG ALREADY HAS A DOMINANCE PROBLEM, YOU MAY NEED TO GO BACK TO GENERAL OBEDIENCE AND START OVER FROM THE BEGINNING. HOWEVER, ONCE HE UNDERSTANDS HE IS NOT GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN DEMANDING ATTENTION FROM YOU, HE WILL LEARN TO SIT AND WAIT FOR YOUR CALL AT ALL TIMES. THEN YOU CAN TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER. MANY PEOPLE, EVEN ANIMAL LOVERS, DO NOT LIKE TO BE BOTHERED BY DOGS, ESPECIALLY LARGE DOGS, SO LET YOUR VISITORS AND FAMILY IN ON THE “NO PETTING” RULE. WHEN FRIENDS VISIT, REMIND THEM TO IGNORE YOUR DOG AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WHEN THEY ENTER THE HOUSE. YOUR PET WILL SOON LEARN THAT POLITE DOGS DO NOT PUSH, SMELL OR JUMP ON GUESTS, AND WILL KNOW TO SIT FOR ATTENTION FROM THEM, JUST AS HE DOES FOR YOU. THERE ARE OTHER DOMINANCE ISSUES COMMON TO DOGS, SUCH AS SEPARATION ANXIETY, OVERPROTECTIVE LOYALTY, AND TERRITORIAL AGGRESSION. NILIF HELPS TO DEAL WITH THESE, AS WELL. NILIF AS WITH OBEDIENCE TRAINING, CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY. INCONSISTENCY CREATES GRAY AREAS, WHICH IN TURN CREATE CONFUSION. ON THE OTHER HAND, CONSISTENCY IS LEADERSHIP FOSTERS A HEALTHY LOYALTY, MAKING OVERPROTECTIVENESS A NON ISSUE. FOR INSTANCE, TERRITORIAL AGGRESSION COMES OUT IN A DOG WHEN THE OWNER IS NOT BEING A STRONG ENOUGH LEADER. WHEN A STRANGER ENTERS THE FAMILY’S TERRITORY, EITHER OUTDOORS OR INDOORS, “THE DOG LOOKS TO HIS OWNER FOR LEADERSHIP. WHEN HE DOESN’T GET IT, HE TAKES THE LEAD. BECAUSE HE’S NOT SUED TO TAKING THE LEAD AT ALL TIMES, HE IN CONFUSED, AND THAT CONFUSION COMES OUT AS AGGRESSION. BE A DIFFERENT OWNER. YOUR DOG SHOULD LEARN TO SIT OR LIE DOWN IN ALL INSTANCES, WHETHER IT IS GREETING A NEWCOMER OR GOING OUTDOORS. SUPERVISE YOUR DOG AT ALL TIMES, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN NEW PEOPLE ARE AROUND. ALWAYS TAKE THE LEAD IN NEW SITUATIONS, AND BE A STRONG LEADER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR DOGS WITH SEPARATION ANXIETY. LOTS OF DOGS HAVE SEPARATION ANXIETY. DOGS WITH SEPARATION ANXIETY GET ATTENTION WHENEVER THEY WANT IT. IN THESE HOUSEHOLDS, THE DOGS ARE INITIATING EVERYTHING, FROM PLAYTIME TO AFFECTION. WHEN THEY DON’T GET THE ATTENTION THEY WANT AND ARE USED TO GETTING, IT BECOMES SEPARATION ANXIETY. THEY START ACTING OUT. THEY OFTEN DESTROY PARTS OD THE HOUSE OR GET INTO OTHER MISCHIEF. TO TAKE CONTROL OF THIS SITUATION, USE THE SAME NILIF TECHNIQUES YOU USED FOR DOMINANCE. IGNORE YOUR DOG’S ATTENTION--SEEKING. IT MAY TAKE AWHILE TO CORRECT THE BEHAVIOR, BUT ONCE A DOG RECOGNIZES THAT YOU WILL BE THE ONE INITIATING THE ATTENTION AND THE PLAYTIME, HIS ANXIETIES WILL LESSEN AND HE WILL STOP ACTING OUT. SEE MY SEPARATION ARTICLE I WROTE ON THIS SITE FOR MORE ON THIS TOPIC. ALL DAY, EVERY DAY NILIF ISN’T ONLY VALUABLE FOR AGGRESSIVE DOGS. IT HELPS TO MAKE ALL DOGS RESPONSIVE AND ATTENTIVE TO YOUR NEEDS AS PACK LEADER. BEST OF ALL, YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS IN VERY SMALL INCREMENTS OF TIME OVER THE COURSE OF EACH DAY, JUST BY REALIZING THAT YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER ALL THE GOOD THINGS YOUS DOG WANTS. FOR EVERYTHING YOUR DOG WANTS DURING THE DAY, THERE ARE WAYS WITH NILIF TO MAKE HIM WORK FOR IT. ONE MUST IS A FEEDING ROUTINE. FOR EXAMPLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MORE THAN ONE DOG SHOULD HAVE THE DOGS SIT ACROSS THE KITCHEN FROM THEIR BOWLS. THIS ENSURES YOU DON’T HAVE SIX CUPS OF KIBBLE ON THE FLOOR FROM EAGER MOUTHS! THE KIBBLE GOES IN THE DOGS’ BOWLS, AND THE DOGS THEN WAIT UNTIL YOU GET OUT OF THEIR PATH. SOMETIMES I HOLD THEM FOR AS LONG AS 30 SECONDS. THEY GO TO THEIR BOWLS, (SOMETIMES YOU CAN EVEN HAVE THEM CRISS-CROSS TO GET TO “THEIR” BOWL), ONLY WHEN YOU RELEASE THEM WITH AN “OK” COMMAND. IT IS PARTICULARLY FUN FOR MY CHILDREN TO WATCH. BETTER YET, EVEN YOUNG CHILDREN CAN FEED THE DOGS WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING KNOCKED OVER BECAUSE THEY, TOO, USE THE NILIF TECHNIQUE WITH OUR DOGS. SIMILARLY, THE HUMANS IN THE HOUSE CONTROL PLAYTIME, ATTENTION, OUTDOOR EXERCISE, CAR RIDES, ALL WITH SIMPLE AND FAIR DEMANDS FROM THE DOGS. INVOLVING THE CHILDREN AND TEACHING THEM TO USE NILIF PROTECTS THEM FROM THE BOISTEROUS BEHAVIOR OF LARGE DOGS, BECAUSE THE DOGS MUST BE CALM BEFORE THEY GET ANY OF THE GOOD STUFF THEY SEEK. CONVERSELY, IT TEACHES THE DOGS THAT EVEN CHILDREN SMALLER THAN THEY ARE RANK HIGHER IN THE PACK, THEREBY ELIMINATING AGGRESSION TOWARD YOUNG CHILDREN OR NEWLY--INTRODUCED BABIES. MULTIPLE--DOG DOMAINS NILIF IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH MULTIPLE DOGS. LARGE, ENERGETIC DOGS WHO ARE COMPETING FOR THE LEADERSHIP ROLL -- OR WHO ARE UNCLEAR OF WHO HAS THE LEADERSHIP -- CAN ACT OUT AGAINST EACH OTHER, SOMETIMES PUTTING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD IN DANGER OF BEING CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE. WHEN ALL HUMAN MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD, CHILDREN INCLUDED, HAVE USED NILIF TO STABLISH LEADERSHIP OVER THE DOGS, IT PUTS THE DOGS EQUALLY LOW ON THE TOTEM POLE. THERE IS NO LONGER A NEED TO COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER, AS THEY KNOW THE LEADERS WILL PROVIDE FOR THEM ALL EQUALLY. THE DOGS HAVE COMPLETE FAITH IN THE FAIRNESS OF THEIR LEADERS, AND THEY LOVE THEM FOR IT. REMEMBER TO BE FAIR TO ALL DOGS. IF YOU DECIDE TO GIVE ONE DOG ATTENTION BECAUSE HE IS BEHAVING, DON’T ALLOW THE OTHERS TO MUSCLE IN ON THE ACTION. IF THEY HAVE LEARNED THE PROPER BEHAVIOR, THEY WILL GO SIT OR LIE DOWN (WHATEVER YOU HAVE TAUGHT THEM THROUGH NILIF) AND WAIT THEIR TURN. ONCE YOU ARE DONE WITH THE FIRST DOG, YOU MAY DECIDE TO GIVE THE SECOND ATTENTION RIGHT AWAY OR NOT. IT IS UP TO YOU. BE ASSURED THAT, WHENEVER YOU DECIDE TO GIVE THE OTHER ATTENTION, HE WILL BE HAPPY FOR IT BECAUSE HE WILL FEEL HE EARNED IT. THINK OF IT THIS WAY. YOUR CHILD WANTS A PARTICULAR TOY, AND YOU BUY IT FOR HIM FOR NO REASON. HE’S HAPPY, MOMENTARILY ANYWAY, BUT HE QUICKLY LOSES INTEREST. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOU HOLD OFF BUYING THE TOY UNTIL THERE IS A REASON, SAY AS A REWARD FOR GOOD GRADES OR FOR DOING A GOOD DEED, YOUR CHILD WILL BE HAPPIER BECAUSE HE HAS WORKED FOR AND ANTICIPATED OWNING THE TOY. THE TOY HOLDS ITS VALUE LONGER, AND YOUR CHILD IS PLEASED BECAUSE THE TOY SYMBOLIZES THE HAPPINESS HE HAS GIVEN YOU. DOGS WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO DO A GOOD JOB FOR THEIR OWNERS. NILIF HELPS DOGS ACHIEVE THIS JOB SATISFACTION. THE REWARD FOR THE OWNER? A POLITE, WELL-BEHAVED AND LOYAL DOG WHO KNOWS AND VALUES HIS PLACE IN THE HOME. TIPS: SHY DOGS IT COULD BE THE RESULTS OF THEIR POSITION IN THE LITTER, FROM EARLIER TRAINING AND CONDITIONING, OR OTHER EXTERNAL INFLUENCES SUCH AS ABUSE OR NEGLECT. IT IS OFTEN FOUND IN GERMAN SHEPHERDS WHO COME FROM RESCUES. LUCKILY, IT IS CORRECTABLE USING “NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE” AS A BEHAVIORAL TOOL. IF YOU HAVE A SHY OR ABUSED DOG, YOU HAVE TO ESTABLISH THE DOG’S CONFIDENCE IN PEOPLE AND IN HERSELF. IF THE DOG IS AFRAID OF SOMEONE, NILIF WILL HELP CREATE A POSITIVE SITUATION BETWEEN THAT PERSON AND YOUR DOG. USE WHATEVER YOUR DOG LIKES BEST, USUALLY FOOD OR TOY, TO ENTICE HER TO APPROACH. GIVE THAT ITEM TO YOUR FRIEND AND COURAGE YOUR DOG TO COME NEARER. THE DOG’S JOB IN THIS INSTANCE, THE THING THAT EARNS THE REWARD, IS COMING WHEN CALLED BY THE PERSON IN QUESTION. “ONCE SHE RECEIVES SOMETHING POSITIVE FROM THAT PERSON, THE DOG GAINS CONFIDENCE FROM EARNING THE REWARD. HER CONFIDENCE THE PERSON GROWS BECAUSE SHE ASSOCIATES GOOD THINGS WITH THAT PERSON. DON’T EXPECT FEAR OR SHYNESS TO BE RESOLVED QUICKLY. IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE YOUR DOG IS COMFORTABLE WITH NEW PEOPLE, BUT USING NILIF IN THIS WAY WILL HELP YOUR DOG’S CONFIDENCE GROW IN SMALL INCREMENTS, UNTIL HER SHYNESS IS A THING OF THE PAST. DAY-TO-DAY SITUATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE “NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE” DOG TRAINING PROGRAM IS AS EASY AS ONE-TWO-THREE WITH THESE SUGGESTIONS OF WAYS TO USE NILIF THROUGHOUT YOUR DAY. YOUR DOG WANTS…. TO BE PETTED. SO SHE…. NUDGES YOU, JUMPS ON YOU, BARKS, ETC… THE NILIF CORRECTION IS…. TO IGNORE YOUR DOG OR WALK AWAY. WHEN SHE SITS, WAIT A FEW SECONDS, THEN GO TO HER AND PET HER. YOUR DOG WANTS…. TO GO FOR A WALK. SO SHE…. JUMPS AROUND, DOES THE “CIRCLE DANCE” WHILE YOU TRY TO HOOK THE LEASH TO THE COLLAR. THE NILIF CORRECTION IS …. TO MAKE YOUR DOG SIT OR LIE DOWN. CLASP THE LEASH TO THE COLLAR, KEEP YOUR DOG SITTING UNTIL YOU OPEN THE DOOR AND RELEASE HER WITH “OK.” YOUR DOG WANTS…. TO GO OUTSIDE. SO SHE…. PUSHES HER WAY BETWEEN YOU AND THE DOOR, JUMPS ON THE DOOR, BARKS, ETC… THE NILIF CORRECTION IS…. TO TEACH HER TO “BACK UP” AWAY FROM THE DOOR. MAKE HER SIT AND STAY. OPEN THE DOOR, HOLD IT FOR A FEW SECONDS (GOOD), OR GO OUT FIRST (BETTER), BEFORE RELEASING HER WITH THE “OK” COMMAND. YOUR DOG WANTS…. TO PLAY. SO SHE…. BRINGS YOU HER SLOBBERY BALL AND DROPS IT ON YOUR LAP OR FEET. THE NILIF CORRECTION IS…. TO IGNORE HER UNTIL SHE GOES AWAY. GET A DIFFERENT TOY AND CALL HER OVER. MAKE HER SIT OR LIE DOWN BEFORE YOU THROW THE TOY FOR HER. RELEASE HER TO GET THE TOY WITH AN “OK” (KEEPING HER TOYS IN A LIDDED BIN OR BASKET WILL CONTROL WHO INITIATES PLAY.) YOUR DOG WANTS…. TO GO FOR A RIDE IN THE CAR. SO SHE…. RACES OUT THE OPEN DOOR AND JUMPS UP ON THE CAR DOOR. THE NILIF CORRECTION IS…. TO LEASH HER, WALK HER TO THE CAR, AND MAKE HER SIT WHILE YOU OPEN THE DOOR. DON’T LET HER GET IN UNTIL YOU SAY “OK” OR “IN!”