How do you discipline your dog?

My dog is a tank. I could hit him in the head with a shovel and I'll lose a good shovel. Pointing at him with my finger with a stern look on my face works.

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Any other techniques I should try?

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Give him a trophy whether he does right or wrong. This is the message for raising kids nowadays. Might work with the pooch.

I whip it just like my kids when they get out of line.

Shock them with high voltage.

Pop in rear end and with a strong voice inflection

I can look at my dog a certain way and she knows she has done something wrong and cowers. She got very few spankings because with a stern look and voice inflection accompanied, the need for the spanking is dissolved

People need to realize that dogs are only going to respond to you if you show and preserve your dominance in all situations. Dogs exert dominance physically, so it takes physical training in order to fully train a dog, and that does NOT mean hurting them.

Used to very occasionaly whip him with a stern voice. He would listen for like 2 months after that. Got married and the wife get's pissed off when I do know. Dog no longer listens...

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Used to very occasionaly whip him with a stern voice. He would listen for like 2 months after that. Got married and the wife get's pissed off when I do know. Dog no longer listens...

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Get the rolled up paper after her and she'll straighten up.


Then you can start addressing your dog's issues as well.

My Amstaff knows he's on the bottom of the totem pole.

I would not use the kennel as a form of punishment. The kennel should be the dog's little sanctuary and he should be comfortable there, so using the kennel for punishment is counter-productive.

I get a yardstick and slap it against the counter or other solid object and then point it at the dog and use a firm voice. The downside is that whenever I need to actually use the yardstick, they go scurrying away.