cause: telling your dog no! to chewing the furniture
effect: dog knows nomming the furniture=attention
result: dog is all powerful and has control over human
You can give dogs negative attention! Telling them off like you would a child works, well, no shouting, just a clear stern voice. This way you can prevent your dog becoming the supreme overlord of the household (mostly, they will still be #1).
Yep! Same for cats, both also fucking hate being ignored. Maybe not when they’re in a sassy mode. Even if cats are more independents (and it applies less) both generally like the approval of their owners/pack members. I’ve had both also recognise when I’m using a stern tone and when I give them the “what the fuck do you think you’re doing” look.
I use a nickname for my youngest cat when she's doing something bad. Now I only need to say that name, and she instantly knows to stop being a little gremlin.
I'm trying that .... shouting BABY is kinda working...but he's named Luci for a reason
Lol. My cats name is Pepper/pepper-jack/ghost pepper...ect, but when she is in trouble, I just say, "PEP!" and she 80+% of the time stops almost instantly and then zooms away howling at the injustice she couldn't climb in the bug tank or eat plastic or jump on the fireplace mantle and knock stuff off. I'm hoping she will mellow out in another year.
Dog has operant conditioned his human
"This is a nice chair. It would be a shame if something was to happen to it."
God I miss my Shiba. That incorrigible little hellhound was the bestest boy ever.
shibas are insane
Mine stares at me and aggressively paws my arm.
"Hello!"
dog goes mental
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