Re: Re: [pyrnet] dog classes

[Ginger Schiffer <lhasalady@earthlink.net>]

""also look at how you are feeling as well.  Dogs
can
feed off your emotions and it becomes a vicious circle.  You get
frustrated,
stress levels go up and dog more and more does not want to deal with that
so
gives all the body language that it is not happy (turning away, sniffing
the
ground, yawning, licking lips, avoiding looking at you etc""


Yep, that's where we were. She's always been so good in class, always the best at whatever we were doing. That day she wouldn't do anything and,you are correct, I was very frustrated. Tone of voice certainly showed it. We did opt out for a bit and she say on my lap, something she's never done. That's when we left. I should have known better, she's very reactive to tone of voice. 

Funny how my thinking had it all her fault and not mine. (sigh)

Thanks for the input.

Ginger