Tell it to hold still for a second, tell it to lean in a direction, tell it to lift its head, tell it to shift to the side. Little orders, with some form of reward for each. Gradually building towards your desired result. Focus on rewarding one aspect at a time, switch targets if the prior isn't seeing results, and above all else stay ahead of your subject.

You want to have a plan in advance, but you want to reward progress as your subject sees it. You don't want to be thinking "that's not enough for me, so no reward this time", when your subject had to work hard for this minor change. As long as you have a plan, the long game is yours. Sometimes one route will close off, but as long as you've got an in you can keep going and trying new things.

are you enjoying scrolling tumblr? watching youtube? reading that book? playing that game? drawing that art? doing that activity? if not,

YOU CAN STOP AND DO SOMETHING ELSE

you don't have to stick to something that you are doing for fun if it isn't fun for you anymore. You can come back! If you've loved it before you are likely to love it again! but you can stop!

Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus), family Cryptobranchidae, endemic to Japan

One of the largest amphibians in the world, growing to a length of 1.5 m (~5 ft).

Vulnerable.