Human beings mean well.
After all, we are the warm-hearted adopters of our canine friends. We take these shedding, drooling, food-inhaling, poop-producing, vet-bill-inducing creatures into our homes, expecting nothing in return except love.
So we try and elicit acceptable behavior from our dogs, employing a variety of methods, some creative, some desperate, nearly all fruitless. Here are some examples:
Yelling “NO! NO! NO!” or possibly “BAILEY! BAILEY! BAILEY!”
Dog response: “Hey! Quit barking! You’re extremely loud and incredibly close.”
Putting the dog in “Time-Out” – usually in its crate
Dog response: “Okay, I’m confused. Is my crate a good place to go, or a bad one?”
Grabbing the dog’s collar
Dog response: “Obviously, only you are capable of controlling me. However, as soon as you let go, I’m outa here!”
Reasoning with the dog, explaining why the behavior is not appreciated
Dog response: “Huh? No comprende. I see your lips moving, though.”
Ignoring the dog, hoping the behavior will magically disappear
Dog response: “I’ll just keep doing this until I run out of steam. It’s fun and releases some of my boundless energy. Plus, no one objects. Cool!”
Sometimes we humans do stuff that makes no sense to dogs.
Imagine what an interesting conversation we can have – and what good manners we can negotiate – with our dogs if we understand and communicate in each others’ language.
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