I don't know if she trained us or I trained her, but she associated stopping doing something with a yawn.
Don't like petting? yawn and the human will stop.
Don't like that food? yawn and we will change it.
Don't like going to the veterinary? yawn - but that never worked.
I loved that dog.
The hard part is most humans can't connect their own angst with their environmental conditions!
I don't know if she trained us or I trained her, but she associated stopping doing something with a yawn.
Don't like petting? yawn and the human will stop.
Don't like that food? yawn and we will change it.
Don't like going to the veterinary? yawn - but that never worked.
I loved that dog.