Most dogs in apartment buildings learn to tolerate the elevator the way a person learns to tolerate a bad commute, through repetition, with low-grade dread still intact. That is not the goal here. A dog that sits calmly in a lift without panting, pulling, or lunging at the doors has been trained, not just habituated. The difference matters every morning when your neighbour steps in with a toddler.
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