Training the dog is sometimes the easiest part. But how do you train the humans to appropriately train and interact with your dog? Much like you train your dog. With positive reinforcement, management and redirection.
How to Positively Train Humans Around Your Dog
Alternative
If your relatives are offering the dog fatty human foods that are bad for them, offer them an alternative instead. I almost always have 
Redirection
Do people encourage your dog to jump on them or encourage other undesirable behaviors? Redirect them. Kids and adults alike are perfectly happy to high five, fist bump or shake Mr. N’s paw instead of picking him up or petting him over the top of his head (which he really dislikes). Mr. N prefers that alternative greeting too. We were at a dog park once and someone offered him a hand to sniff and he solemnly high-fived instead.
Reward
People and dogs both love rewards and good behavior should be rewarded. If kids are polite about asking to pet Mr. N, my answer is almost always yes. They get treats to feed him with and they get to watch him show off his 
Manage
Sometimes no matter what you do, people will not listen or follow instructions. In that case, you manage the situation. You either don’t let them have access to your dog, keep the dog 
How do you positively train humans around your dog?
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Welcome to First Monday’s Positive Pet Training Blog Hop hosted by Tenacious Little Terrier, Travels with Barley and Wag ‘n Woof Pets . Please share your responsible pet owner positive pet training tips by linking a blog post or leaving a comment below. Our theme for this month is training the humans but any positive reinforcement training posts or comments are also always welcome. The Positive Pet Training Blog Hop goes all week long. Our next hop will begin Sept 4th and continues for a week.
August 9, 2017 7:00 am
I love this! The people probably don’t even realize they’re being “handled”. It’s a great approach to take to it!
August 10, 2017 2:53 pm
Positive training works across all species!
August 10, 2017 7:22 am
These are fantastic strategies to use to help make sure Mr. N is treated properly! I’ll never forget the disappointment I felt when some “friends” encouraged our well behaved big puppy to take food off the table. It was so hard on him to be tempted unfairly.
August 10, 2017 3:11 pm
Mr. N would have considered that very rude lol.
August 11, 2017 7:46 am
Wow, you’re a good people trainer. Can I hire you to work with my husband? 🙂
August 17, 2017 6:07 pm
I love these ideas, especially the ones about the alternatives! Rewarding people is a little harder with Barley because I can’t let most kids pet her, so they have to settle for a “Thank you so much for asking” which isn’t quite as satisfying as actually getting to sink their hands into her fur 🙂
October 4, 2017 5:16 pm
Human training is so important and I think so many people neglect doing it when they are training their dogs. I find myself trying to teach my sister how to walk my dog, so my pup isn’t pulling her, or I try to explain to my grandparents that yelling sit at her and tapping her on the bum isn’t going to get her to sit, but rather gaining her attention first, then telling her to sit and giving her the hand signal for sit and then being patient would have better results. Human training is much harder 😛