When your dog engages in behaviors you disapprove of, don’t resort to scolding after the fact. The key is to catch them in the act. You might have seen countless guilty dog videos around the web and determined that dogs are capable of feeling remorse after doing a bad deed. However, the guilty look is not a sign of guilt, rather, it’s a sign of fear. In order to train your dog to ditch a certain bad habit, you have to make a clear association between the behavior and the consequences. Scolding after the fact just confuses your dog, and you’ll see your dog going back to the same old habit if you don’t discipline him/her during the act.