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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  She sounds scared. Ease off on your tone of voice and become a matter-of-fact teacher. I use the world "uh oh" as I say that word differently than I do "no" in times of surprise or stress and I reserve "no" for use when a dog has long learned something, knows it well and is disobeying me. |
okay I was told to give a firm "No!" and clap my hands once (I chose to snap my fingers because it wasn't as loud) but now I really do feel like she's terrified of me. She's become more comfortable with me since I laid off a little but not as comfortable as she could be.