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Originally Posted by YorkieMother  Just a question and not an attack but just how many things do you say the word No to that which your dogs does? How many times a day do you say it to them?
Take some time to add that up in a day and stop to think just how clear
No ( do not bark)
No (do not touch that)
No (stop beating on your sibling)
No ( get off the couch)
No (running out the door)
No ( peeing in the house)...........
No losses a lot of it ability when it only No.. Poor dogs left to wonder what that No means this time. They do really well most times but it be easier on them if things got clearfied. Yes???
Why not off ,leave it, down, quiet,
No is just a word that unlike we humans can translate from No to what ever fast... remember dogs language is not ours.
I had to educate the gang here when we moved to stop Noing the creatures.
NO what ???? finally I hearing out, back, sit, stay, off, not a NO!!!!!
I had to make sure that I did not catch the Nos from them. That was tough I just about cracked.
I have critters that are functioning on a whole other level again and are listening and doing as ask cause it an action word given not a NO stop word.
Just a thought.. yes a differnt way to look at it.
No it does not make what you do wrong it is a differnt train of thought to look at.
JL |
This is an excellent post. Thank you!! I used this same concept with my skin kids - it is amazing how many times a mother - especially a full-time stay at home mom - says the word no. It was amazing how much their behavior improved when I stopped saying NO and started saying YES whenever possible. So I definately believe that the same holds true for our furkids.
I use NO and BAD Dog for only a few issues. It is amazing that the guilty puppy usually KNOWS that it is him/her I am talking to.