What is Impulse Control? How do you Begin Teaching it?
Do you ever have the urge to throw everything down and throw a screaming, yelling, crying, temper tantrum? Do you ever do it?Maybe you do, but here’s the real question: Do you ever do it in public? In the middle of a huge, packed food court in the mall? I hope not, since if you do you may be due to be carted off by the white coats any day now.
Assuming you’re the average person, why don’t you give in to that urge and have the temper tantrum? The answer that many of you are probably thinking is because it’s embarrassing, or it’s just something not done in public.
Now consider a dog that has the urge and really does have a screaming, yelling, crying, temper tantrum in a very public place where a lot of people (and other dogs) can hear it. What stops you from doing it, and what causes your dog to do it? It’s the same urge, and it’s just as loud coming from both dog and human whenever it happens. The answer is impulse control.
