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Do these two things โ
Avoid doing these two things โ
An example of the 4th: the dog is having fun in the park. You call it over and it comes like a good dog. Then you put the leash on it and take it home.
An example of the 3rd: the dog begs for food and you give it food.
An example of the 1st: the dog gives up begging, slumps down in resignation, and then you give it a treat.
Your examples are good...but you should reward the 4th whilst training. but also it's better to not conisider any behaviour to be 'bad' as the dog has no such concept and does not understand anything you say or think. They should therefore never be 'punished'.
Also how is the 1st working? You reward it for trying and giving up? It runs the risk of rewarding trying anyway. Reward after responding to an instruction like 'stop' or 'down' is better.