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hitting a dog ..long

Discussion in 'Dogs - all breeds / types' started by Drewdg04, Nov 26, 2005.

  1. Drewdg04

    Drewdg04 New Member

    i am a new dog owner, actually 2, a boxer and a german shorthaired pointer, and after doing a little reasearch, i didnt realize how much of an effect hitting a dog has on it. I have never hit my dogs hard, but have given them "taps" every once in a while. I still now realize that i shouldnt do it, and i wont. is there anything i should start to do now to make sure they dont turn out mean......my dogs never cower or pee when they see me, i definitely dont abuse them. what should i do
     
  2. DeLaUK

    DeLaUK New Member

    How long have you had the dogs? How old are they?

    Have you tried using your voice and body language (not hitting) to stop unwanted behaviours?

    With 'most' dogs, a combination of the 2 will work very well without you even using much effort and without you getting frustrated.

    For example, your dog jumps up on you every time you walk in the room, a stern "NO" (not yelling or losing your temper) and turn away immediately will send a message to the dog that this behaviour is not acceptable to you, chances are, if the dog has got away with it already he/she will jump at you again, just repeat the "NO" and turn away again.
    The dog will figure out at some point (and it shouldnt take too long) that this doesnt get attention....which is usually the purpose.

    When you get physical like this with a dog theres a couple of things that will happen, some dogs will become head shy/hand shy, fear biters, aggressive towards other people that are not physical with the dog...or may attack you one day. The other thing it can do is if the 'tap' is not actually causing the dog much pain and especially if there is some 'out of control' yelling....like "I told you dont do that ....blah, blah, blah" accompanied by you waving your arms around this could well come across with a more boisterous dog as a trigger to 'play' and it will make the situation a lot worse....Your actually teaching the dog that this behaviour is not only okay....its expected every time you walk in the room.

    Dogs are attention 'nuts' and they will gladly accept negative attention (to a point) as well as positive attention....if most of the attention they get from you is when theyre doing something they shouldnt be doing its almost gauranteed that they will continue to do what you dont want them to do.

    If you can give a few more specifics of what behaviours you want to avoid or eliminate I know there are enough people that post in here that will give you a good variety of ways to safely and 'confidently' stop the behaviours. Additionally, have you thought about taking the dogs to a reputable trainer, either indivvidually or obedience classes. Classes (with a good trainer) can be a lot of fun and not only will teach your dog some basics in obedience it builds up the bond between you and your dog, gives you a better understanding of why dogs behave badly sometimes (and its usually the fault of us humans) :)
     

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