Kid activity: Pulling ears, tail hair, sticking fingers in ears, eyes or hitting with hands or objects and scolding,
punishing Dog Response: Growling, snapping, biting or submissive wetting in some puppies
Not exact matches
It makes a lot more sense to teach the
dog the right
response for a given situation, than to
punish all the wrong ones.
«Reward positive
responses, and
punish for negative
responses by ignoring the
dog,» he says.
You should not
punish the
dog for going in the wrong place or even rubbing the
dog's nose in it; this is an outdated
response and will not change anything.
This high level of motivation means that when barking territorially, your
dog might ignore unpleasant or
punishing responses from you, such as scolding or yelling.
A natural
response might be to
punish the
dog.