MRI Study About Dogs

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Ever wonder; "Does my dog understand what I say?" It depends on HOW you say it. A recent study at Hungary's University and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, confirm that dogs do differentiate words and understand the tone in which they're said. Dogs are not stupid; otherwise you would not have trained rescue or police dogs. They process the 'vocabulary' in the left hemisphere of the brain and the 'tone' in the right side of the brain; just like humans. So 'what' you say and 'how' you say it are crucial in training a dog. Shock collars, as @sugartoes stated in her recent post is correct. They are abusive and not necessary in order to train a dog. It comes down to whether or not the 'owners' have enough brains to do it right. I had 3 dogs: Akita, Pit Bull and Shepherd that were hand and voice command and I started them at the age of 6 weeks. Simple, single-word commands are the best. Stop, sit, stay, come, no; are the easiest. Using your hand to go along with the words does work and using the vocal intonation tells the dog what you want. When you say "stop"; you hold your hand with all 5 fingers pointed upward and the word "stop", should be firm and not with a question mark. "Sit"; the hand should be in the same position and then lowered downward. You can probably figure out the other 3 commands. When you are done with the command and it has been followed, your response should be, "Good boy/girl", in a pleasant voice (not giddy or silly). Just a few tips from me to you.