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Crowbob, that's a great reason for training.
My poodle liked to bark before we went to puppy school. I told the trainer I had problems with her barking and I was told, "You need to teach her to bark."
Huh? WTF - she barks too much now!
"If you teach her when to bark you can teach her when not to bark."
Sure enough, I taught her to bark when I brought my thumb and forefinger together like a little dog mouth. So then she could "talk" and do math!
"Jemima, how much is 3 minus 1?"
Make the signal and she barks twice.
Do you want to go the park?
Make the signal, "Yes!"
We had a lot of fun. I miss that little dog.
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