Puninishing A Dog?

Question

I've heard alot of difrent thigns about how people treat there dogs when they do something wrong.
Do you belive in smacking a dog?
OR
Do you belive in yelling at the dog?

Answer 1

I will rasie my voice with a dog if the dog is doing something like taking something off the counter or chasing the cat or something he knows he should not be doing. Exhibiting behavior that he knows will not be tolerated in this house.
I have smacked my Dobe on occasion when he has been really bad. He tried to grab my cat off the counter. She smacked him and got her claws stuck in his face and I swatted his butt. So he got it from both ends.
Smacking does not work very well and should only be used for serious infractions and right at the moment it is happening.
Other than that it does little good to smack the dog as they have no clue what they are getting smacked for.

Answer 2

Its not about punishing or not punishing, its about understanding. There are things that dogs do understand and things that they don't. It is important, whenever you issue an punishment or a reward, that a dog understands why. A dog that is punished 20 minutes later for soiling the house does not understand the punishment, a dog that is rewarded 20 minutes later for going outside doesn't understand either. In many situations where a dog is, say excessively barking, a solid NO!, not yelling, just one good NO, is in my opinion the best solution. Yelling accomplishes nothing besides confusing the dog, but a well timed NO on the bad behavior is extremely effective. As for striking a dog, in my opinion the best answer is "I don't want to but I will". While in almost all situations there are better solutions that striking a dog, mother dogs use biting as punishment for there puppies, and sometimes we have to to. The only situations where I will hit a dog are biting and aggressive (non-fear related) behavior. Then I hit hard, not damaging, not even close, but it should hurt, fact is you want the dog to know that they are getting "bit". It is important to keep in mind that many dogs are very stoic and don't show it when being hit hurt. Therefore my feeling on hits is careful, strong, and in the GRAVEST of situations. These are my personal opinions on correction, and there are many other schools of thought with viable arguments, so one should always consider every angle.

Answer 3

NEITHER!!

Hitting doesn't teach the dog what he did was bad, half the time the dog probably doesn't know why he's getting hit and it could just make him hand shy - Hands are for petting.

Yelling is just like barking at the dog, not gonna do any good either.

Usually when my dogs misbehave I tell them NO in a firm deep voice and then call them to me to distract them from the situation and make them sit and stay next to me for a few minutes. If it's a pup and is getting scolded for biting I tell it no bite and then hand it a toy to bite instead, or in the case of the pup I'm puppy sitting he likes to chew the furniture when I catch him I tell him No! then I hand him a chew toy and he happily runs off with the toy and lays down and chews on it.

I believe it's always best to praise the good behaviour and ignore the bad unless the dog is actually caught in the act, and even then never hit or yell at them, just a firm No seems to do the trick.

Answer 4

Personally, I've never had to do either, and I've had many wonderful dogs. Got one right now, Barkley Joe! Companion animals want nothing more than to please their human, it is up to the human to train the animal what is acceptable behavior and what is not. Positive reinforcement is the best thing you can do....lavish praises and possibly treats when the pet does good. A heavy eye - to - eye gaze and stern and low-toned "NO!" has always worked for me. You should start when the pet is young and you must be consistient as well as persistient. Yelling and hitting is not acceptable in any case. It just produces more anxiety (in both human and pet!) and will not produce results, other than scareing the bejeebers out of your pet. You don't want it to fear you, but respect you. Do you respect people who yell at you and hit you? I would hope not. Good Luck

Answer 5

As far as I know they can't talk so why shout... A dog will only understand if you treat it like it would be treated if done something wrong by other dogs... imitating the behavior of dogs, is the only way to be fair to your dog. Shouting and smacking well people like that don't deserve to be around dogs!! Before getting a dog, people should be more aware of what they're about to do... owning a dog is a privilage not a right!!

Answer 6

Hit a dog? Never. First off, the dog will probably have no idea what it did wrong. Dogs want to please people, after all. Now, it's true that one will occasionally have to use a slightly harsher tone during obedience training (a wimpy little "off" isn't as effective as a sharp "OFF!" command when teaching a dog not to jump on people). But this is because dogs are designed to recognize an "alpha" personality as the leader of his pack, and a human dog owner needs to fill that alpha spot. But that in no way justifies cruelty to animals. I have very well-behaved dogs, and I'm not mean to them. There's no reason for it.

Answer 7

There is nothing wrong with yelling at a dog, they are like children, if they do something wrong you yell at them to let them know they have disappointed you. But hitting, is something different, you don't want to get into the habit, plus if you hit the dog you might hurt them, and sometimes cause long term effects. Some dogs will bit if you raise your hand to them because they were hit before, several times and didn't want to be hit again.

Answer 8

hitting and or yelling is the worst thing you can do

Treat a dog kinda like a kid show it how to behave and if it does something bad you can raise your voice without really yelling and let the dog know what he did wrong and be consistent. use the same words or saying to let it know he was bad.

And watch the dog whisperer

Answer 9

first of all is disciplining a dog not punishing a dog. the dog should only be discipline when caught in the act of doing something wrong or something you don't want them to do by very firmly saying NO!
NO smacking or yelling.

Answer 10

First of all, there is a definite difference in one smack and actually beating a dog (which is cruelty). When any of my dogs do something wrong I lower my voice, making it all angry sounding (so it sounds like a growl) and say "Shame on you, you're a bad dog!" A firm tap on the butt is sometimes needed, and then I make them lay down in another room for a couple of minutes to 'punish' them. Much like how some parents may have a child take a time-out.