You’ve Learned That Patience Really IS a Virtue
There's much truth to this old saying, and you learned it well when you set out to house train your dog and teach her some basic obedience skills. The thing is, dogs are always tuned into our moods, including when we're feeling frustrated or impatient.
As anyone who's ever tried to train a dog can attest, the best way to achieve the opposite result of the one you want is to get short-tempered with your furry student.
Your dog will respond by being uncooperative, and not because she's trying to test you. She knows she's not making you happy, but she doesn't know why, or what to do next.
After some trial and error (and puddles on your floor), you learned that indeed, patience is its own reward (another old saying). Now you have a nicely housetrained pup who comes when she's called and sits on command.