Yeah. I have noticed mine trying to talk back as well. Spookie does not misbehave, but when she does I usually raise my voice and by intonation they know something is not right. Then she does her own time out in her bed for maybe 10 minutes and then comes back lovingly bothering us. Make a timeout for 15 minutes and see if it helps. How old is your little guy? And be persistent. We can talk here and understand each other, but they learn by experience. Do not send mixed messages. In another thread I mentioned that when I train Spookie and she does something wrong but really cute I do not reward her for that. Reward is only for correctness, not cuteness. |