Your Tone of Voice

can your tone of voice affect your dog’s training?
by Nicole Larocco-Skeehan, CPDT-KA

 

A recent study about the most effective tone to use when speaking to your new puppy found (perhaps unsurprisingly) that the pups were most responsive to something that the researchers called Dog Directed Speech. Or as we like to call it, Puppy Talk!

During the study, participants dictated several phrases people commonly say to their dogs in two different styles. When they used Dog Directed Speech, which is a slower tempo, high pitch tone, participants were more likely to capture and hold the attention of the puppies in the study than when speaking more in Human Directed Speech, which has a more rhythmic tempo and consistent pitch.

What does this mean for training? When you’re working with your new puppy on training tasks, from name recognition to basic obedience to coming when called, try some Puppy Talk! Here’s how you can incorporate it into your training routine:  Click here to read full article.

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