Modern positive training focuses on building a strong desire for alternative behaviours rather than stopping unwanted ones directly. Play is key to this approach, as making play genuinely irresistible gives dogs something more compelling than whatever was driving the unwanted reaction. For fear cases, trainers manage desensitisation carefully by finding the distance from the trigger where a dog will engage in play, then gradually closing that distance as the dog shows positive signals. Residential training handover involves a two-hour session transferring skills and setting homework, with follow-up sessions at one and two weeks. Example: for door reactivity, the doorbell stops meaning threat and starts meaning games are about to begin through counter-conditioning. Royvon never punishes dogs for unwanted behaviour, focusing instead on building the desire to do something better.