Originally posted by Cougar68
Taking him over to what he's chewed up and yelling at him when you get home doesn't do anything. The dog has no idea what he's being yelled at for. He may look guilty and look like he understands, but he's just reading your body posture.
You dont spend much time actually paying attention to dogs do you? LOL
They know. I know they know. And they know I know they know.
Not only do they know. But I am convinced they reason and plot their crimes and they know what they are doing is wrong even as they are doing it.
Case in point. One of my dogs LOVES bread Doesnt mater what kind he just loves it.
So one night last week I made some sausage sandwiches and happened to leave a roll on the counter. So Im sitting in the next room and out of the corner of my eye I see the dog sneaking, (yes I said sneaking) past the doorway and into the kitchen. so I quietly get up and stick my head around the corner just in time to see him get on his hind legs front paws on counter and trying to reach for the roll I had left there.
So I pull my head back and call..the cat "Psss psss psss Smokey"
All of a sudden I hear the dogs nails frantically scratching on the floor while is trying to get traction and he shoots like a rocket past the doorway tail tucked between his legs and into the my sons room. Which I thought was funny as hell.
So I go into my sons room and say really friendly to him "Whatsa matter Jeb" (The dogs name) and he is just loooking at me guilty as hell.
They know. No way you can convince me otherwise
Now maybe a puppy. like any small kid dooesnt know untill you teach them.
But once you do. They know
Dont think so? No offence but I can prove your body posture theory doesnt mean jack.
Take a dog that has been taught not to chew on something
Deliberately use the same body posture and talk to him as though he had doen nothing
and then simply show him something that he has chewed after he has chewed it and see if he doesnt know, if he doesnt slink away tailtucked.
I've had dogs my whole life. They know. They all know