APAD:You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks’ means that it is very difficult, if not impossible, to change the way a person does something when they have been doing it the same way for many years.

In other words, you can’t change someone’s long-established ways, especially as people grow older. The expression can relate to a person’s habits, traits or mindset.

The "old" might not be exactly old (age), but stubbornness.

 So reserve a puppy mentality  at all times one will be young 4ever. 

 

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• The "old" means stubbornness. Don’t be stubborn as a mule～～ -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 05:29:29

• To be a puppy, to be young 4!ever ～～ -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 05:32:39

• 好像有点类似 “江山易改，本性难移”，谢谢移哥分享。From now on, try to be a puppy :) -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 08:01:37

• second -Zhuzitaba- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 08:53:26

• 从此都是汪星人，哈哈 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 12:00:55

• 江山易改本性难移。这个翻译好！ -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 14:34:06

• Maybe tricks aren't as necessary for the old. -7grizzly- ♀ (73 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 09:24:26

• And the dogs are fooling us. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 13:48:11

• My puppy is 1.5 yrs now, already not as active as before. -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 09:38:18

• adolescent,puppyhood exited, . sexual maturity 6-9months -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 10:28:51

• It was surgeried, not sure if this changes the maturity proc -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 11:28:34

• 想起个韩国的笑话，有个人家的狗没有spay,它背着主人整天瞎逛，最后全村人都来抗议，村里人家狗莫名其妙怀孕生小狗 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 11:58:47

• 生的小狗全都象他家的狗，全村强烈要求主人把狗子spay掉 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 12:00:00

• 哈哈哈 -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 12:50:28

• 人的天性的确很顽固，基因很重要，所以找爱人，看父母是啥样是有一定道理滴～ -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 12:52:51

• 很有趣意，慢慢消化和进化：） -古树羽音- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/20/2023 postreply 17:43:51