Sentences with phrase «suppressed by punishment»

Even if the barking itself is suppressed by punishment, your dog's motivation to guard his territory will remain strong, and he might attempt to control his territory in another way, such as biting without warning.

Not exact matches

First, it can cause one to use punishment, which may suppress aggression without addressing problems, including those that mimick resource guarding, the use of punishment can directly exacerbate the problem by increasing the animal's fear or anxiety.

Punishments such as leash jerks and collar corrections, hitting, poking, «nudging,» kicking, hanging by the collar, or using electric shock or spray collars may be effective in suppressing behavior at that moment, but these tools and techniques do little to solve the problem in the long term and can make a dog's behavior much worse in the future.