Jennifer Crank says:

Super great question! I have been finding that Hi5 is struggle to respond to many of my verbals. In an attempt to figure out how I can help, combined with a new online class with Surprise, a lot of emphasis is put on the tone/cadence of the verbal and not just the word itself. I find that I say everything with the same cadence, tone and rhythm. I ma changing my backside to a more drawnout, lower tone (“puuuuuussshhhhhh”) vs a quick and short “push, push, push” and I am already seeing a better understanding. And it makes sense. If you look at your dog and say “you are so rotten and so bad” but say it in a happy, high-pitched tone, they will get excite and wag their tail. I’m learning that tone/cadence/rhythm matter and I’m trying to retain myself and my dogs a bit. And training myself is the hardest part 😉