Is my understanding that you never want to say the dog's name and NO when they do something bad, what can I do in a situation when I have two dogs? One always behaves good but the puppy needs to be corrected once in a while but when I say no to her, the other dogs thinks I'm talking to him; I feel bad for him, what can I do?
I don't understand how that can be a problem as I have had as many as three house dogs at one time & when I raise my voice to one the others for the most part don't respond. Although I do use their name in front of the correction. I don't think you can expect any different without your dogs having clear knowledge of which one you're talking to.
First of all, is it true that you're not supposed to say no to them with the name together? Because I've read in a couple of books that you're not supposed to. If you can then I'm not gonna have a problem calling her name and no, but I can tell you that when I say no to one, the other one thinks I'm talking to him because it is obvious.
It depends as much or more on the dogs individual temperment. My old Border terrier wiil cringe when I rise my voice to anyone/anything. My GSD seems to understand who is being corrected. My JRT doesn't give a $#!+ if I'm yelling at him or the man and the moon. He obeys me, but pretty much gives me the finger at the same time.
my advice in this problem to say no it is ok becouse i have 4 dogs in my house and when i see my dog who is mistake and say no it is understant and the other dog know it is not for him.
dnt wory it is not really problem
Jason Shipley Webboard User Reg: 05-13-2005
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What books did you read that in. I think that theory comes from the thought that when you say your dogs name it should be a happy association. I think that the name is a call for your dogs attention. Don't worry about what follows the name call as long as it is measured and fair.
Not saying your dog's name and "no" is one of those "you don't want to hurt your dog's feelings" rule that extreme positive reinforcement trainers seem to have come up with. I say my dog's name is a calm, low, and stern voice and I don't even have to get to the word no...They are smarter than we give tham credit for but they understand tone, not english.
I wouldn't get too concerned about making your dog think his name is negative. It probably won't happen unless you are consistently using it as a negative word only rather than a name...
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Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005
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If I say "Cujo" in a quick abrupt tone when he knows he's doing something wrong, I don't even get to the "no" part, he stops doing what he did wrong, if I say "Cujo" in a happy tone, he comes running with his tail wagging.... now, if we were talking about children - children tune out their name if you constantly use their name to tell them "no" - how often have you been sitting at the computer when someones trying to talk to you n you totally tune them out? Kids do this with their name if you correct them by name - as far as I can tell from my own dog's responses, using his name to get his attention is very effective and hasn't had any negative impact on his training.
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