NO!

[holland]

[Catu]

I use the No like Lynn does, something that means "stop what you're doing immediately and put attention to the command to do what I want and no what you want" That is a NO! short and sharp.

I also use a smooth no that means "no reward". That way I play with the "Nooo..." and the "Good boy" in the same way you played "warm-cold" when you were a kid. Why show the dog only what I want if I also can show what I don't want in a way that doesn't mean a correction?

[gagsd]

Die Musik

[sheep]

For me, NO is to stop doing something or going after something. But I tend to do "ACK ACK", "HEY" or "SHH" too, even thought I'm trying to pick just one of these words lol. If my dog listens then I'd praise him with "good boy" and petting, and then redirect him to something else by saying "this" and handling him something or poking at something. I would also redirect him sometimes with "OUT" to tell him to distance himself.

The tone of voice of NO depends on the context. If I know that my dog doesn't know that going after a certain thing is bad, then I would just use a gentle and firm NO, but if he does know that I don't like it already, my tone can have some anger in it.


I don't use it for training thought, for training I use positive reinforcement only, and with food and toy he would just try hard to do the right thing anyways so I'd just reward the right choice and he gets it pretty quick.

If he knows a command but doesn't pay attention or listen, I'd just insist on having his attention 'till he does what I want.

[Hunther's Dad]

I studied computer programming for a little while (before I figured out that in the computer industry, if you're over 20 you might as well not bother if you're trying for a second career - if you're 45 you might as well be 100 ).

Here's a small program, not written in a real computer language, to illustrate (there are a lot of subroutines left out, i.e. Get Dog Out Of Car, Potty Dog First, etc.):

RUN (Fido sit)

1. DEFINE a variable called "sit" that means dog places butt on ground
2. DEFINE a variable called counter, with a value of 0
3. GET dog's attention OR wait for dog's attention
4. GIVE command "sit"

IF sit = dog places butt on ground

THEN - Say "GOOD DOG!" and dog gets treat or toy
ADD 1 to variable counter

END program when counter = 5

IF sit does not = dog places butt on ground

THEN - Say "no"
ADD 1 to variable counter

RETURN to step 4

IF sit does not = dog places butt on ground AND counter = 5

END program Fido Sit

RUN (Why isn't Fido getting it) (Way too long a program to list here )