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Originally Posted by hobo99
I dislike shouting ,i rarely raise my voice and my dogs (and children when younger... [adults now]) do as i ask,
BUT my o/h does shout at times , i hate it  and when he does the dogs will not do as he asks  so he just gets more annoyed shouts louder ... then tells me the dogs are badly behaved. |
i AM sorry, but that image did make me laugh!
i can just see it,
its such a familiar sequence...
it reminds me very-much of how Merikans deal with furriners, whether they are at home in the USA (where everybody
oughta speak INGlish, doncha know
) or in the furriners own home-country...
Merikan from USA-heartland gets into NYC taxi; cabbie is Greek, Italian, Thai, summat -
and the Merikan-passenger when s/he cannot make themselves understood the first time,
talks louder as if that would help
talking Slower might help; alternate wording might help... but
louder? 
no help there!
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So it would seem that both animals and humans relate better when spoken to in a calm and quiet manner.
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i think so, too.
all my best,
--- terry
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terry pride, APDT-Aus, apdt#1827, CVA, TDF
*wolves R wolves, dogs R dogs, + primates R us.*
tmp, sept-2007
