I was planning on reading this thread to my dog, see which posts make her whimper more than others and let you guys know which ones of you should be ashamed of yourselves and which ones made her wag her tail the most.
It would have nothing to do with how I framed the posts, like, with intonations and stuff... or when I handed out treats... or how I defined words/situations she was unsure of. Nope... none at all. She's also 14, so she's got more life experience than some people's kids around here and I have no doubts about her ability to grasp the social, economic or cultural ramifications of things that have transpired.