Dog trainer reveals what not to say to your family pet
“I don’t suggest ‘good girl’ because ‘good girl’ is something that almost everybody says to their dog just because,” she says in the video. “You come home and you’re like, ‘Awww, good girl!’ You just look at her and she exists and you say ‘good girl.’”
If you want to let your dog know that an action they did is correct, Parayno suggests a different marker word.
A different marker word
“When I’m trying to communicate with her that that’s exactly what I wanted and I say ‘good girl,’ but she hears ‘good girl’ all the time, it’s not really telling her that that’s what I wanted her to do.”
Okay, I'll just say: "Way to go bitch!
Parayno continues, “So the first thing that comes out of my mouth is, ‘YES!’ I need her to know that what she did in that exact moment is exactly what I wanted.”
While it might feel natural to let your furry friend know they’re a good girl or boy, Parayno’s explanation of why you shouldn’t say it makes a lot of sense.
“You have to have a word that you don’t say any other time except for when her butt hits the floor, [or] she lies down, [or] she stays,” she explains.
But you don’t have to eliminate your “good boys” and “good girls” entirely. Parayno says you can definitely use those words, just not as the praise marker.
“You can say ‘YES!’ [then] ‘good girl, good job, whatever’ afterwards,” she says.
Many pet owners flooded the comments with their own praise for the strategy.
“The yes command works SO GOOD!!” wrote one happy dog parent.
“Does this work on kids?” asked a cheeky human parent.
Parayno’s method works on the flip side as well, when you need to reprimand your dog.
She tells her client, “I try to have less emotion involved. I just say, ‘Uh huh!’ I don’t want her to think, ‘I’ll listen to you when you’re yelling,’ instead of listening to me the first time I asked.”
Parayno’s method is supported by the American Kennel Club, which encourages dog owners to praise their pup when he or she does the right thing. These training methods can ultimately improve pet-owner relationships, making it a net paw-sitive for all involved.
Good Advice For Pet Owners?
Good Advice For Pet Owners?
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
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My two are now so used to me, being with me all day, bar when I go for my gym session, that they respond without my using words.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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I think the dog trainer needs mental therapy. Dogs don't care what you say as long as you're nice to them.