Giving Dogs Commands--Say It Once

Today while driving with Debbie I learned why we give dogs commands more than once. I leaned this because Debbie repeats repeats driving instructions--sometimes twice, sometimes more than twice. I now realize that the person giving the instruction has already physically performed it in their head. They don't understand why when the words leave their mouth the behavior doesn't materialize--and they repeat the command quickly to get the image in front of them to match the image in their head.

From now on, when I ask dogs to do something, I'll picture the act slowly taking place in my mind after the words leave my mouth. I'll be less inclined to repeat instructions.

Everyone with a dog should drive with Debbie. I can't wait to see what I learn from her next.