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Originally Posted by maybeiloveyou  It's not rewarding, it's redirecting the biting. Like, "biting me is not okay, but biting this toy is." I can see how it would be interpreted differently though.
I believe dogs know this. If your dog did not know what makes you happy/upset - why does s/he hide when doing some behaviors? Why do dogs look guilty sometimes? They know what behaviors make you happy and what behaviors don't. It's the same reasoning behind positive reinforcement - if the dog knows it will make you happy, he will do it, if he knows it will make you unhappy, he won't do it. |
The dog sees it, as a a result of his action. I bit her she gave me a treat.
So when I wnt another trat I will bite again.
They look, guilty because they know that you are going to yell but they have no idea why. They sense when you are upset, you do not have to say or do a thing. But they don't know why. Because you are not communicating the message to them.
Dogs do not do things to spite you or plot against you. that is ridiculous. Dogs want to please. They are not vengeful. they act and they react period. These are dogs, they do not think like humans. They are not out to punish us or get even with us. Thank God because we would all be in trouble if they did.
And your last statement was a total contradictlon to the point you are trying to make.
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- if the dog knows it will make you happy, he will do it, if he knows it will make you unhappy, he won't do it.
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