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Old 04-02-2005, 11:32 AM   #17
I_love_lucy
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Originally Posted by yorkieagility
But when you are training your dog and you tell your dog to “sit” and he lies down then “No” would be inappropriate because your dog didn’t do anything bad or is trying to be bad. He just made a wrong choice. Lot of the time the dog will make the wrong choice because he doesn’t understand what you want. He hasn't figure it out yet. So is he a BAD DOG just because because he hasn't figure out the meaning of the command?

I hope you could kind of see the difference.
I had never thought of it like that. We use no in a firm voice when Lucy does something naughty, but she is old enough now to know what she is doing is wrong anyway (nearly 3). It is rarely used for eg sitting when I ask for down, and is said in that instance in a lighter tone. I wonder if it would be too late to bring in the 'wrong' command and if it would confuse her?
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