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Someone pooped on the couch again. Didn't he?

I wouldn't have been able to make it. Even through this 20 second video.

5 seconds in: "It's OK buddy! I still love you!" /hugs

This is a prime example of the fallacy of "dog guilt". According to people who know better than I dog's aren't believed to understand contextual responsibility like humans i.e. they don't get the idea that they did something wrong but simply that something IS wrong.

So for instance if there is poop in the room they understand from experience that the owner will go ape shit when they find it. They do not however understand that because THEY did a poo the owner will go ape shit.

That guilty look/walk/hiding in the corner is because the Dog knows the human is likely about to behave irrationally. Every time there has been poop in the room or the owner has walked in on them in a particular place etc. the owner has hit them or shouted or whatever so they know bad things are coming.

The crucial difference is they don't understand the idea that its their fault, only the set of circumstances leading up to it.
This may mean you get some very limited positive effect from punishment as the Dog will realise that not going to a particular place etc. seems to avoid the bad thing happening but as far as understanding that they have behaved badly it wont get you anywhere.

Rewards for desirable behaviour are orders of magnitude more effective than trying to discourage the bad because of this. Dogs don't have morals they just want to please you and trying to appeal to their sense of decency is a waste of both your time, all you will get is a dog that's been scared into inactivity.

If you don't want them to poop on the carpet then you should simply reward them for pooping where you do want them to go. It wont take long before they only poop in the places you rewarded them because deep down all that little doggie wants in life is for you to be happy with them and give them attention.

This dog is basically just cowering and submitting because he's either had, about to have or has previously had an unpleasant experience relating to recent circumstances. It dose'nt know it did wrong but it does understand that the owner is mad/behaving crazy so it assumes a submissive posture and hopes the whole thing will eventually blow over.

Dogs aren't people, their dogs! :-D

Or you know... MAYBE it's just a video to either enjoy or not...

If you just want to fantasise about what the dog is thinking etc. then I fail to see how my comment would prevent that? Unless of course you think I'm right and resent your little bubble of ignorance being burst in which case fuck you and your backwards mindset.

Just because you don't appear to care doesn't mean everyone else feels the same way. Or are you one of those people that finds unnecessary education somehow offensive?

If you don't like it or disagree then either ignore me or challenge my point, what you just said there was basically "Your a douche because you tried to make people think about something instead of taking it at face value, and thinking about things is a drag".

"That you don't get it or like is fine, that you want to spoil it for everyone else that's why your an asshole." -Bill Hicks

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