Okay you win. There's no better way. Hit em. > [Original Message] > From: John McCreery <john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2/16/2006 6:14:48 PM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: English Pubic Schools > > On 2/17/06, Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Would you hit your dog or cat to teach it something? Maybe all you'd > > teach it is to be afraid of you? > > While visiting my daughter in Texas, I have been introduced to a TV > show called the "Dog Whisperer." Interesting thing is that the star, a > specialist in modifying the behavior of troubled animals rarely > actually strikes an animal. But neither does he go in for petting and > cajoling. His technique is one of firmly establishing dominance. This > might involve a firm rap on the nose with a newspaper. Not, to be > sure, hitting driven by unthinking anger. > > John McCreery > The Word Works, Ltd. > 55-13-202 Miyagaya, Nishi-ku > Yokohama 220-0006, JAPAN > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html