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Originally Posted by youbetcha1018  This is funny. Dogs does that most of the time. Lol. Domestic dogs (who still retain their original pack instincts) are not designed to receive commands. Which explains why dogs disobey. Quite simply, they do not understand us, and commanding a dog works from the false premise that our dog understands us and is being very bad by deliberately disobeying us - and must therefore be subordinated. Dogs do, however, have the capacity to learn words, and even sentences, provided they are not directed emotionally (i.e. combined with anger) at the dog. This causes dogs to perceive them as a challenge, and instead of hearing words, their instincts compel them to rise to the challenge, which we mere humans interpret as disobedience. Dogs are not stupid. They are also not disobedient. They are confused. So if we are supposed to be the more intelligent of the two species - cano-sapeins and homo-not-so-sapiens - it therefore makes total sense to cross the communication crevasse ourselves, and communicate with dogs on their level. Goodluck!  |
Are you aware that domestic dogs have an ability that even the higher primates do not possess? They are capable, without prior training, of correctly interpreting our body language.
If you point at an object, a monkey or chimpanzee won't investigate it, or even look at it. A wolf won't understand, either. But a dog will.
And I don't think dogs disobey because they're confused, either. I know my dogs understand perfectly many of the things I ask them to do, because they usually do them. But once in a while I get "What? I don't speak English" or "I can't hear you." And I'm pretty sure I've gotten "You want someone to sit? YOU sit!" and "I am sitting. Prove I'm not" and "I don't have to." once in a while, too.
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