13. Focusing On Words Rather Than Body Language
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The biggest mistake people make with dogs is assuming that they think life humans. Dogs are animals; their brains aren’t like ours. We may share some commonalities, but language certainly isn’t one of them. Dogs don’t understand speech the way that even pre-verbal human infants do.
Dogs may not be genetically hard-wired to understand words, but they do naturally understand body language, gestures, and even tones. With dogs, it’s not so much what you say but how you say it.
To be clear, dogs don’t hate it when you talk to them, but they do hate it when you get frustrated by the fact that they don’t understand human words. They want to understand. They simply lack the necessary tools to make sense of your words.
Elizabeth Saavedra
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Mireya Saavedra I always hug paco too tight lol
Debbie Cartwright Carruthers
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A lot of these are just common sense (which I know is sadly lacking in some folks) but it all depends on the dog. Besides that, being the incredibly intuitive and sensitive creatures that they are, they will adapt to how you express affection. Our dogs will lick our faces off if we let them, and we kiss their little heads in return.
Gene Allen
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1 is ALL BS!! 3 is optional, depending on if you talk to you dog and tell them how much you love them. 4 is ALL OUT BS!! WHAT BRAINLESS IDIOT COMES UP WITH THIS?
Jay Kapron
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Setting a routine??? Yep … Cooper set it and we follow it!
Patricia Hogan
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Dogs love car rides, and of course you shouldn’t give them spoiled food!!! Most of these are common sense, but we know dogs have more common sense than most people!!!
Roger Tadlock
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Tammy Irvin Mcinnis