[Jkpal]

Originally Posted by TysonMyBoy

The back talking...and under his breath even! He knows "hush" means stop barking, but I say "hush" and he proceeds to "whisper" bark.

I remember the days of sending my human child to her room for back talking

Riighhtt??!!! Piper does a similar routine, but before doing little ga-ruffs (acceptable), she always, always has to get in that last loud bark while checking my reaction. It's not so much defiance as "Hey, I'm the dog here and one more bark was necessary...You can't seem to grasp the nuances of my many duties...(ga-ruff, ga-ruff)"