does a dog learn when you punish them?

Answer 1

Any correction must be timed to catch a dog in the act. He won't have a clue if he is disciplined even a minute after the crime.
Punishment doesn't work for potty training, or in fact for most lessons. It does seem to work for aggression issues...or chasing cars, etc.
..Never hitting or yelling, but firm NO, and shut off in another room for 'time-out' is sufficient penalty. Time-out will only be helpful for 10 minutes, as after that he won't relate it to the offense.
Dogs learn most things by generous PRAISE for behaving correctly, as in potty training, or the obedience commands.

Answer 2

Dogs most often respond better to positive reinforcement as opposed to punishment. Say your dog poops in the house, the best way to correct this is to catch the dog in the act, immediately pick it up and put it outside and leave it there for a little while. Do this a few times and the dog should get it.
If your dog does the right thing, praise it ALOT. If it does the wrong thing, calmly and quickly show the dog what the right thing is and then praise it.

Answer 3

Hi, yeh a dog learns when you punish them there a little bit like children, i have 5 dogs, so im use to training them. You need to show them whos boss or they will walk all over you and wont listen to a thing your saying. You need to talk to your dog firmly but sometimes they will just ignore you and carry on being naughty but if you keep letting them no they have done wrong they will get the message that they are being punished.and you will have a well behaved dog

Answer 4

yes of course, if you do it right. Unless you catch them "in the act" they won't know what they are being punished for. They have very short attention spans.

Yelling usually makes it worse. Say..you catch your little guy chewing on something he shouldn't be, a firm "no" will do, take him away from the object and give him something he can have, bone or toy.

If u catch him going to the bathroom, again "no" and don't pick him up, make him walk on him own out side, let him finish and give him praise and treats outside where he should be.

If you have a more specific question send me an email and I will try to help

Answer 5

Not as well as redirection does...like for example when you hit your dog because he is chewing your shoe all he learns is that he gets hit if you see him chewing the shoe. If instead when you catch your dog chewing your shoe, you say NO firmly and take it away and then replace it with a toy he IS allowed to chew he learns I am supposed to chew this instead. However punishment other than striking your dog is sometimes very effective for example if your dog is chewing your shoe and you say NO while squirting him with a squirt bottle as punishment instead of just NO and then give him a toy he is allowed to chew. Then he learns not only am I supposed to chew this instead but unpleasant things happen when I chew that other thing.

Answer 6

It is not good to punish a dog. There are other ways to train them. When my dog Buckey would bark I would get my can of penny's, now all I have to do is say to him "Do you want me to get the can" and he turns around and stops. It is better to give the rewards with a treat when they do the right thing and they learn very quickly.

Answer 7

Yes - to avoid the punishment. The problem is, the dog may not associate its behavior with the punishment. Much better to reward good behavior and to encourage behavior that leads to the replacement of the unwanted behavior with accepted behavior.

Answer 8

yes. they are usually taught best with a rewards and punishment system. Dogs are smart and can usually figure out which things they are being rewarded for and which things they are being punished for after a brief time of consistent training.

Answer 9

Yes, just like when a mother dog punishes her pup.

The trick is knowing how and when to use negative reinforcement.

Answer 10

if it is done immediately/during what they are doing wrong, yes. not after the fact. and don't punish too harshly... just get the point across. we slap butts for chewing and spray water in their face for barking. They also may understand for a little while and go back to doing what they did. just be consistent and good luck. but remember to love them after punishing them!