For example, if you are upset, your heart races faster, your blood pumps faster and you may even perspire. If you are at peace with a calm perspective, your breathing will be slower, your heart rate will go down. You will not be considered a threat. You are just being.
VOICE When you raise your voice in anger, the vibrations, pitch and tones elevate. Your dog may feel threatened and may respond by lowering his head, cowering, or hiding. When you raise your voice in excitement, your pitch is higher and the energy changes to a higher level. Your dog may respond to you with high- er excitement, come closer to you knowing it is safe and exert or mirror your energy. When your voice is neutral, objective, monotone, you display pack leader- ship qualities and your dog responds by following your lead. When your thoughts change, your voice changes. When you are trying to get your dog to obey, it is key to maintain a neutral voice tone when giving commands or communicating with your dog. Maintaining your voice level removes the emotional factor, allowing you to achieve the response you are seeking. In addition to body language, body mechanics and thoughts, audible signals have a huge impact on animal communication which can include: •pitch (the constant musical note of the voice). •pace (speed or rate of talking). •volume (from whispering to shouting). •volume variation. •intonation (pitch changes). •timbre (quality or sound of the voice) •emphasis (of syllables, words or phrases) •projection (more, as in talking to a big group, or less as if mumbling). •pauses, silences and hesitation. •gasps and other intakes and exhalations of breath.
BODY MECHANICS A dog’s sense of smell is 100,000 times more sensitive than ours. Human noses have six million sensory receptor sites — by comparison, a sheepdog’s nose has 200 million and a beagle’s 300 million. That's why dogs can be trained to alert diabetic or epileptic patients, detect explosives and locate cadavers. So if a dog can sense a change in your heart rate and detect a rise in adrenalin, do you think they will willingly come when you are reprimanding them for chewing your shoes? U
Jo Maldonado uses behavioral, energetic and intuitive information when working with owners and their dogs. For more information on Jo, Animal Communication, the techniques or to book a session, email or call her:
jo@cat-edu.com. 386.279.0257.
www.AnimalReader.com
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