Posted by finelinebob on May 10, 2004, at 19:08:06
In reply to Re: insanity all over a dog » spoc, posted by lonelygirl on May 10, 2004, at 18:59:39
> If he’s doing something bad, we can yell, “Stop it! BAD DOG!” and he will usually just totally ignore us!
Try growling at him! Well, you don't really have to growl, but just repeat a line of chat, "NO, Fido, bad dog bad bad dog" in a low-pitched, growly sounding voice. It's the tone of voice more than anything that communicates and when people shout, their voices often go higher in pitch, not lower.
I feel so sorry for my Leyna. Her entire life, I've been out of work. I can get too anxious to go for a walk too far from home, and I know she picks up on that. All the same, if it wasn't for how HER emotional state can lift ME up, I'd have a much harder life right now!Sometimes dogs can be good role models for people.
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