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Old October 2nd, 2005, 12:38 PM
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It is really about your attitude and intentions not the words. You could say 'pizza' it really dosen't matter.
We have people come to us and say "my dog will only release if you use the word 'release'" (they usually have a snooty tone when they say it too!). We say 'oh, humm..... and tell the dog "PUMPKIN PIE!" and the dog releases to us because it was our tone and intentions that told him what to do not the word. The client is usually surprised but also wiser for the experience.
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