| It took me several years to realize I was
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| | humans seem unpredictable. They might
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| just talking to my dogs. Yes, talking.
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| | have a pizza, but they also might try to
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| Not communicating. In humans, it is well
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| | hug you. Wouldn't you try to control
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| known advice that communication is the
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| | unpredictable as best you could?
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| key to all relationships. Of course,
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| | Unless we humans initiate the action, we
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| communication is a two way street. You
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| | are on the defense to strangers. We have
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| can try to make yourself clear to another
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| | created environments where we feel safer
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| human in one hundred different ways, but
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| | about social human-human
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| if they aren't open to listening, you
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| | interactions...bars, restaurants, and
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| will get nowhere.
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| | stores. We know on a large scale which
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| Surprisingly, your dog is actually
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| | of these social places we feel most
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| listening to you. Desperately listening.
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| | comfortable. We like to hang out with
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| He is trying to make sense of your crazy
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| | like minded individuals.
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| arm movements, your strange eye contact,
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| | Why is it, that we expect our dogs to
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| your weird posturing, and of course your
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| | just "get along" with everyone? We can't
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| loud voice.
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| | figure out why they are shy or aggressive
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| I am guilty of it too. I spent years
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| | towards other dogs or people. We want
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| reading everything I could get my hands
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| | socially perfect dogs. How many people
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| on about dog behavior. What I forgot to
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| | do you know are socially perfect?
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| do was just listen to what MY dog's were
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| | Surely, not me. I get tired and cranky
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| telling me. My nose buried in a dog
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| | after a few social hours at a bar. My
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| training book. My dog across the room
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| | friend Kiana can go for hours and hours.
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| watching me. Wondering what I would do
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| | Maybe what we humans could do for our
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| next. Would I scramble to the kitchen
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| | dogs is just sit quietly and listen to
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| when that loud noise started for no
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| | them (keeping your paws to yourself of
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| reason (the phone). Would I suddenly
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| | course). We could stop demanding. We
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| jump up and walk into the room with food
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| | could try and be more predictable for our
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| (pizza delivery). Would I raise my voice
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| | dogs. When your dog is staring at you,
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| and jump up and down when that other
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| | he might not want anything. It is just
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| human showed up (friend coming over), and
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| | he gets a treat every time, and that is
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| then proceed to dominate them with my
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| | predictable.
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| arms (hug them).
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| | Remember, communication is a two way
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| If I were a dog, I would growl or cower
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| | street.
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| when a human approached. To a dog,
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