Manipulating Puppy the Psychology behind it!
Susanne Broughton • 15 June 2026
Is Your Puppy Manipulating You? What Child Psychology Taught Me About Raising Confident Dogs
"Just ignore him."
"He's manipulating you."
"Leave him to cry it out."
"He needs to learn."
If you've owned a puppy for more than five minutes, you've probably heard at least one of those.
A puppy cries in a crate.
A puppy follows you from room to room.
A puppy struggles when left alone.
A puppy seeks reassurance when faced with something scary.
And somewhere, usually on social media, someone insists the puppy is manipulating you. Like a sentient being that's only been on the planet a few weeks has the capacity to plan world domination!
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