How do you discipline your dog when he/she is naughty?

Question

For example, I tell my dog no and gently remove him from the situation and distract him.

What do you do when your dog does something you don't want him to do?

Answer 1

I roll up a newspaper and then hit myself over the head with it. Bad owner! for not taking care to set up the dog for success. Whether it was a potty mistake when the dog is a baby, a chewed up shoe that I left out unguarded for a juvenile dog, or my dog leaving her crate without my permission - all naughtiness can be traced back to holes in my training. It's OK. Humans learn too. So I don't think of it as 'discipline' - I really don't like where that train of thought leads - I provide consequences for behaviors that I don't want to see repeated. Dog learns : naughtiness doesn't pay. Good luck!

Answer 2

It depends on what the "offense" is (haha). For urination or defecation in the house, I will say "No potty here!" while they are in the process of doing so, and then the mess and the dog comes outside with me so I can remind them where they SHOULD go.

For fighting amongst the dogs, I have gotten it to the point where I can, for the most part, simply use the correction sounds I have always used with them, and they stop. If that doesn't work (we are still working on it), then I pull them apart by the scruffs of their necks and the aggressor gets a time out behind a baby gate.

Any other bad behavior warrants a time out. I find this VERY effective with my dogs. They are put behind a baby gate in the hallway, so they can still see us and the activity in the home, but cannot join in. When they are taken out of time out, they are extremely well behaved because they don't want to go back.

I personally do not believe in physical punishment (I think physical correction is something completely different, and I do use physical correction if needed). I do not want my dogs to be scared of me, and I think behavior can be corrected without going to that extent.

Answer 3

I make a noise like "hey!" or "ah!" and she stops. I then ignore her for a moment. Soon, those puppy eyes get to me, so I ask her to sit or shake before I pet her to make sure she knows she's being petted for being a good dog!

If, like today, I come home to find my apartment redecorated with the contents of a trash can, I simply go about picking it up and shake my head quietly. She's scared I'm going to hurt her, and doing anything to discipline her is counterproductive - 1. she'd think I was disciplining her for cowering, 2. I WANT to teach her that whatever she's afraid of isn't going to happen - she won't get hit or anything.

ETA: I really like Misa's answer. I'm trying to be more positive, but most things are traced back to me. I KNEW I should've closed the bathroom door this morning. Most of the time I don't punish, I ignore behavior I don't want repeated. I praise my dog like crazy, even for things she knows, like peeing outside or chewing HER stuff. It just keeps it clear: she's still doing the right thing and I still approve of her. I think it keeps us both happy about life.

Answer 4

If she continues a behavior (barking, etc.) after other behavior corrections have been tried, I give her a time out. she goes in the bathroom for a few minutes until she stops what she is doing. It is very effective, and sometimes all i have to say is "do you want a time out?"

it was taught to us by a dog trainer.

Answer 5

I have a very well behaved 17 month old Bichonpoo. I use voice change to correct my dog. When she does something naughty I tell her "no" in a stern voice. If she is about to touch something that she shouldn't I tell her "leave it" in a stern voice. If she has something in her mouth she shouldn't I tell her "drop it" in a stern voice. She is very sensitive to my voice change and obeys immediately. I rarely have to correct her because she is such a good dog.

Answer 6

Depends on the behavior... pooping/peeing in the house (during housebreaking) gets a dog a firm NO and then sent outside, dog fighting gets pop with a newspaper, and then the offending dog is sent outside to cool off, destructive behavior or overhyperactivity I crate the dog, etc. I have 5 dogs, and there's always activity, but I am the Alpha of all of them and I decide who does what. :-)

Answer 7

I put my dog in my room than i ask if she is going to be a good dog and let her out it really works

Answer 8

I NEVER physically hit my dogs. I remove them from the situation, tell them no and give them something positive to have then praise them. I never want them to fear me in any way.

Answer 9

It depends on the situation. let see if he is playing too rough then i say OUCH and get up,and ignore him for awhile. I learned ignoring the behaviors that i dont like works for him. Sometimes I put him in his crate and let him be. i know they say dont use his crate for punishment its just a time out. he still goes in and out as he pleases.

Answer 10

I use my tone of voice. I put alot of bass into it when I'm peeved with them. Anymore, I can make them pee by quietly asking, "Whose been a very bad dog?" I find it is rarely necessary to punish. All I have to do is withdraw approval.
If they get aggressive with each other over food or a toy, I roll them and put the offending object in time out.