re: How do you discipline your dog

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whipping a dog with PVC pipe is messed up. I'd like to beat you with a PVC pipe.

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I didn't beat them like a rented mule. Just slapped their asses a couple of times to get my point across. It was nothing gratuitous. Just a few licks to make my point.
Judge all you want, but they've been well behaved, well disciplined dogs ever since. They come when called, kennel on command, and don't venture near the road. I'll take that any day. Whispering is fine the majority of the time. But occasionally you have to get their attention. It must've worked, cause I only had to do it once.

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Posted by Ghostfacedistiller
Extension cord

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Garden hose works much better.

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I can fuss at my Frenchie and she crumbles. No problem with her.

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That's exactly how my German Shepherd is. I just tell him to go under the kitchen table. That's his punishment spot.

Threaten him by telling him I'm going to make him go live with Legendary0903's mom if he doesn't behave.

Works every time.

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I like to use a sack of valencia oranges... It won't leave any bruises and it lets them know who is in charge

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No doubt about it.

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firm slap

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To a dog, is tap.

Wow lots of ignorance in this thread. If you know anything about training a dog, you'll know that positive reinforcement is all you need. Ever. The owners with the most well behaved dogs are the ones who have never once scolded or hit their dog in any way. That's not even me being a liberal PETA type, it's just not effective. If you reward your dog when they perform the behavior you want, they will VERY quickly associate the behavior with reward and it will become ingrained in their brain. Just from a psychology standpoint, it is much harder for your dog to figure out that they're being punished for their behavior than it is for their brain to draw the connection between a delicious treat to good behavior.

While everything you said is true most people don't understand the patience and time it takes to train a dog. People look for the laziest way to keep a pet.

Me personally I don't hit dogs but I also know how to train them and spend months working with them until I get the behavior I want.

Once I establish myself as alpha I can let a dog know I'm upset with a look and they will cower and lay out if the way until I command then to come out.

My step dad used to run the K9 unit for 15 years until he retired. He trained and broke horses his entire life. Both animals are very similar.

I just tell him no in a firm voice. No physical abuse necessary. He's an 85 lb lab. If you feel the need to hit a dog to discipline him, that says more about you than him.