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Long downs are ok, but it is important to build up to long durations. 10 minutes is a pretty long time for a young dog, not hard for a dog that goes from 2 minutes to 4 minutes to 6 minutes and so on. But to put a dog under the pressure of staying for 10 minutes for some dogs is tougher than others. Some dogs will just comply and seem to even go into a deep rest, but some will become frustrated.

The best method to get a dog to be calm is to be calm. That can be hard to do when trying to figure how to handle your best buddy gone nutty on you.

What made you think he was "mad". What did he do? Did he stare at you? Was his ears laid back, or pricked up? Did he show teeth? Did he aviod eye contact? Did he attempt to get up, or move around?