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ExistingInChanges, training animals takes time, repeation and patience. Just because an animal, or human for that matter, gets something once doesn't mean they will get it every time. Ever watch a baby (human) learn to walk? They fall down a lot until they master it.
Yelling at them for getting something wrong will only compound the problem. Think of yourself. If you make a mistake and someone yells at you does that help you learn or does it stress you out and make you more likely to make more mistakes? Same thing goes for animals.
Another thing, hard as this may be to put into practice, an animal making a mistake is not a personal affront to you. Mistakes are part of learning. The best response is to calmly correct the animal (same applies to humans too!)
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