1. The Battle of Wills Vocabulary
Marley & Me
The Battle of Wills
Vocabulary

2. Behavior modification – (noun) the changing of unwanted behavior through the use of training.
The teachers were unpaid volunteers from the club who had already taken their own dogs to the heights of advanced behavior modification.

3. Withering – (adj.) A look designed to show a negative response to a behavior.
Meanwhile, the instructor was staring at us with a look that could not have been more withering had I decided to throw off my clothes and dance naked right there on the blacktop.

4. Glare – (noun) a fierce or angry stare.
I suppose it was the same glare she used to intimidate her dogs into submission.

5. Immobilized – (verb) to prevent or restrict, normal movement.
He wrapped the leash around Jenny's ankles until she was fully immobilized.

6. Alpha – (adj.) having the highest rank or most dominance in a group
I suggested to her that I was probably the closest thing to an alpha dog we were going to find in our home.

7. Heel – (verb) to obey the order to be close behind
These, she told us, were choker dollars and would be our secret weapons for teaching our dogs to heel effortlessly at our sides

8. Slack – (adj.) not tight, or tense; loose
When the dog behaved and walked beside its master as it was supposed to, with slack in its lead, the chain hung limply around its neck.

9. Vigor – (noun) physically active; using energetic force.
Marley was yanking ahead while I kept yanking back, each time with increasing vigor.

10. Marley & Me – A Battle of Wills Vocabulary
Behavior modification – (noun) the changing of unwanted behavior through the use of training.
The teachers were unpaid volunteers from the club who had already taken their own dogs to the heights of advanced behavior modification.
Withering – (adj.) A look designed to show a negative response to a behavior.
Meanwhile, the instructor was staring at us with a look that could not have been more withering had I decided to throw off my clothes and dance naked right there on the blacktop.
Glare – (noun) a fierce or angry stare.
I suppose it was the same glare she used to intimidate her dogs into submission.
Immobilized – (verb) to prevent or restrict, normal movement.
He wrapped the leash around Jenny's ankles until she was fully immobilized.
Alpha – (adj.) having the highest rank or most dominance in a group
I suggested to her that I was probably the closest thing to an alpha dog we were going to find in our home.
Heel – (verb) to obey the order to be close behind
These, she told us, were choker dollars and would be our secret weapons for teaching our dogs to heel effortlessly at our sides
Slack – (adj.) not tight, or tense; loose
When the dog behaved and walked beside its master as it was supposed to, with slack in its lead, the chain hung limply around its neck.
Vigor – (noun) physically active; using energetic force.
Marley was yanking ahead while I kept yanking back, each time with increasing vigor.

11. Marley & Me – A Battle of Wills Vocabulary
Behavior modification
(noun) the changing of unwanted behavior through the use of training.
Withering –
(adj.) A look designed to show a negative response to a behavior.
Glare –
(noun) a fierce or angry stare.
Immobilized –
(verb) to prevent or restrict, normal movement.
Alpha –
(adj.) having the highest rank or most dominance in a group
Heel –
(verb) to obey the order to be close behind
Slack –
(adj.) not tight, or tense; loose
Vigor –
(noun) physically active; using energetic force.

12. Marley & Me – A Battle of Wills Vocabulary
Behavior modification
(noun) the changing of unwanted behavior through the use of training.
Withering –
(adj.) A look designed to show a negative response to a behavior.
Glare –
(noun) a fierce or angry stare.
Immobilized –
(verb) to prevent or restrict, normal movement.
Alpha –
(adj.) having the highest rank or most dominance in a group
Heel –
(verb) to obey the order to be close behind
Slack –
(adj.) not tight, or tense; loose
Vigor –
(noun) physically active; using energetic force.