Im just wondering what everyone's thoughts were on doggie discipline. Is it ok to spank your dog and what are the limits. You hear so much about child abuse, and dog abuse but what excatly are the limits? I would like to hear yalls thoughts. Thanks![/list]Your thoughts on dog discipline
Your thoughts on dog discipline
Im just wondering what everyone's thoughts were on doggie discipline. Is it ok to spank your dog and what are the limits. You hear so much about child abuse, and dog abuse but what excatly are the limits? I would like to hear yalls thoughts. Thanks![/list]
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just my humble opinion...I would never spank, hit or in any way use physical force on my dog. When we got her she was not socialized well and I got several dog books and used their behavior modification advice.
She would have 'temper fits' and what worked was a 'time out' (like a kid). We would sternly say NO and put her in a room away from the family for even 10 minutes. According to the books...what dogs crave is your approval so the loss of that or human companionship and approval is a big negative to them. It worked- she stopped her bad behavior with just NO after a while. Boy did she hate to be separated from us. That was even hard for us to do with that cute little puppy. But to hit a dog- NEVER. I think that would either teach them to be mean or fearful of humans. In my humble opinion. There are experts here who know much more than I.
She would have 'temper fits' and what worked was a 'time out' (like a kid). We would sternly say NO and put her in a room away from the family for even 10 minutes. According to the books...what dogs crave is your approval so the loss of that or human companionship and approval is a big negative to them. It worked- she stopped her bad behavior with just NO after a while. Boy did she hate to be separated from us. That was even hard for us to do with that cute little puppy. But to hit a dog- NEVER. I think that would either teach them to be mean or fearful of humans. In my humble opinion. There are experts here who know much more than I.
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