I think as long as you don't sound angry, you have some flexibility. I have a borderline scary tone I use when my boy tries to eat something off the street. Once he drops it, I tell him good boy.
The only thing is to only correct if you catch her in the act or right before. Yelling afterwards is not helpful because the dog doesn't know what you're talking about. It sounds like that's what you're doing, but just to be totally explicit. |