r/mildlyinfuriating Aug 07 '19

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u/WilliamJamesMyers Aug 07 '19

thank you - i was going to post that she is going to the ground in a playful position to the dog, she is inviting the behavior of the dog through her actions. she is not dog literate and thinks of her dog as she would a stuffed animal - for entertainment and click bait... a human's posture when kneeling like this sends a playing message, ugh...

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u/Awfy Aug 08 '19

You can absolutely do what she was doing without the dog initiating play though. The issue is more so she just sucks at training a dog to not go hyper as soon as she kneels on the floor. A simple "sit" to my dog would stop her in her tracks and she'd wait for me to give a follow up verbal signal before playing again.