How to punish a dog: recommendations of dog handlers

The dog is a domesticated predator, therefore, even in a city apartment, it continues to live according to the laws of the pack. Young and adult individuals try to defend their leadership with the help of aggression and petty pranks that loving owners try to ignore, because scolding a dog is bad. An animal can and should be punished to show who is in charge, and to protect the house and family from the tricks of a spoiled pet.

Pack leader

A person who decides to start raising a dog must first win her love and respect. It is easier to establish contact with puppies, because they are more sociable and attach faster. Adult pets, especially those taken from the shelter, relate to the next owner with distrust and even aggression. During the adaptation of the dog to new conditions, you need to be as restrained and friendly with him as possible, even if he chewed on the sofa or hid all his slippers. At the same time, one cannot silently watch how a pet is relieving itself in the middle of the room or scattering things from the closet.

What must the master do to win the love of the animal? Regularly play with him and go for walks, constantly talk and treat with something tasty. To consolidate the role of leader, you need:

• prohibit the dog to sleep on the master's place;
• Do not allow to jump onto a sofa or bed;
• reprimand if he steals food from the table;
• daily learn elementary commands, such as "sit" or "lie";
• to deprive the dog of walks if she behaves too aggressively;
• praise for the correct behavior and execution of commands;
• control the dog’s movement during the walk, forcing him to walk next to the owner.

When a connection is established between the animal and the person, the dog will try to behave approximately to be praised and encouraged. The owner does not have to apply physical punishment, it will be enough and psychological techniques.

When to punish

If the owner sees how the dog breaks off the wallpaper or tries to pull the chicken carcass off the table, he punishes him on the spot. I didn’t have time, I didn’t keep it - I removed it, let off steam using sports or meditation, I forgot.

Punishment should not depend on mood. The man was angry and shouted at the animal for the stolen sausage, and the next time he was cheerful and only laughed? With this behavior, the owner of the dog will not be able to understand whether he is doing good or bad. Always for the same fault should be punished equally, even if there is no strength or it became a pity for the pet. Parenting is a serious and responsible occupation, in which there are no words “I do not want”, “he looks like this”, “next time he will not”. There is only methodology and strict rules that the dog cannot break.

Allowed Methods

There are several options for punishing a naughty pet. Which type to choose depends on the offense itself. Dog handlers recommend the use of psychological varieties, and if they do not work, then you can resort to physical methods.

Bad dog
The easiest and safest option is to report the culprit. Ate sneakers? Received a reprimand and realized that this was not welcome.Although you need to be able to scold a pet. You can not raise your voice or go on a cry, because in such situations the dog can react aggressively: growl or even try to bite the owner. The teacher must remain calm and work in stages:

1. Make a strict face and summon a guilty pet to yourself, be sure to name him by name.
2. Lean a little and look into the dog’s eyes. It is advisable not to blink and not to look away, so that the animal feels: here is the main owner, it needs to be respected and a little afraid.
3. In an angry voice to say that the pet is bad, you can’t do this. Words need to be pronounced clearly, it is recommended to use phrases like "Fu" or "Not", which are associated with a ban in an animal.
4. It is advisable not to wave a hand or finger in front of the dog’s face, you can arm yourself with a folded newspaper or a sheet of paper.

If the misconduct was serious enough, the dog is deprived of walks and communication for 1-2 days. A weekly boycott will not give the desired effect, because the pet will forget about the reason for ignoring in just a few hours.

The punishment for little pranks should be minimal. You can scold the culprit and not respond for 2-3 hours to his attempts to suck, but then forgive, and in the evening just do not give the usual goodies.

Spanking: Pros and Cons
Physical methods are acceptable if the pet does not respond to comments or behaves defiantly. The pain will make him realize that this cannot be done, but it must be moderate and infrequent. Regular beatings will make a healthy and active animal a clogged and nervous creature that, when seen as a host, hides under the table or starts whining.

Use a folded newspaper or a few ordinary sheets of paper curled up in a tube. Such a device is more scary, because pets do not like too loud sounds. You can’t wave the newspaper in front of the dog’s face, because it can cling to it or the owner’s hand.

Physical methods are acceptable if the animal:

• during a walk, he throws himself at passers-by and does not respond to commands;
• tried to bite a man when he dropped food on the floor and bent to pick it up;
• behaves aggressively towards children or elderly family members, ignoring the comments of the owner;
• continues to tear upholstery of the sofa or chew on slippers, although she was ordered to stop and scolded.

If the dog growls at the person when he is reporting him offense, or demonstrates the leader’s ways, they recommend grabbing him by the neck and pressing him to the ground. This is what the leader of the pack does with those who tried to disobey him.

Water treatments
You can replace flip flops with water, with which most dogs try not to contact. A small amount of liquid will cool the ardor of a raging pet and put it in place. The main thing is that the water is not too cold or hot. A glass or cup is enough; you do not need to pour a bucket on the culprit.

For educational purposes, a spray bottle is also suitable. Grab a slipper? Started to gnaw a flower? One or two clicks on the sprayer, and the offended pest with a cry runs into another room.

Raising puppies
Young people are recommended to act like their mother. When the puppies begin to rage or get a parent, she takes the children with their teeth at the withers and gently shakes. The owner should do the same: grabbed by the scruff of his neck, lifted it a few centimeters above the ground and shook it. He cried out to enhance the effect and looked at him with a menacing look. Did the puppy whine? He put him on the floor and let him run about his business.

Prohibited Punishment

1. You cannot shout at a dog, even if you really want to. Puppies get scared and become cowardly, while adults can respond to human aggression.
2. You can not lock your pet in the room, depriving food and water. The dog will not receive any lesson, but it harbors a grudge against the owner.
3. If the animal has taken a humble posture: bowed its head, pressed its ears, rolled over on its back, you should immediately stop reporting it or beat it. The dog obeyed and agreed that she was to blame. Continuing to pour his grudge or anger on her, the owner can achieve the opposite effect when the pet rebels and stops listening.
4. You can not beat the dog with a leash or collar, otherwise he will be afraid of these accessories and will not allow them to be worn during a walk.
5. If the owner kicks the animal with his feet, on the street the dog tries to move away, because he constantly expects a dirty trick. You can not whip it with your hands or with the objects of your clothes, because over time, the smell of a person will begin to be associated with pain and cause aggression.

The owner who punishes the dog for misconduct does the right thing. The pet must realize that the main person in the family is a person, and he is one of his subordinates. Only in this case, the animal develops healthy habits, and the dog feels protected and loved.

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