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It's all body language and tone of voice.
Try telling Fido what a bad, awful boy he's been in your happy, do-you-want-to-play voice and the wide open posture we use when we're happy or playing. It's much more difficult to do than most people believe, because we aren't consciously aware of our body language, but dogs will pick up on the slightest variation. If you use the happy voice but muck up just a little on the body language you'll confuse the dog and this little experiment won't work. But if you can pull it off you'll see that Fido is totally reacting to tone of voice and body language.
Try telling Fido what a bad, awful boy he's been in your happy, do-you-want-to-play voice and the wide open posture we use when we're happy or playing. It's much more difficult to do than most people believe, because we aren't consciously aware of our body language, but dogs will pick up on the slightest variation. If you use the happy voice but muck up just a little on the body language you'll confuse the dog and this little experiment won't work. But if you can pull it off you'll see that Fido is totally reacting to tone of voice and body language.
