How to punish the dog: recommendations dog handlers

The dog is a domesticated predator, so 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, which loving owners try to ignore, because it is bad to scold a dog. An animal can and should be punished to show who is in charge, and to protect the house and family from the antics of a spoiled pet.

Pack leader

A person who decides to raise a dog must first win her love and respect. Making contact is easier with puppies, because they are more sociable and become attached faster. Adult pets, especially those taken from the shelter, treat the next owner with mistrust and even aggression. In the period of adaptation of the dog to the new conditions with him you need to be as restrained and friendly as possible, even if he nibbled the sofa or hid all the slippers.At the same time, you can not silently watch how the pet dispenses in the middle of the room or scatters things from the closet.

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

• prohibit the dog to sleep in the host;
• do not allow jumping onto a sofa or bed;
• chastise if he steals food from the table;
• daily learn basic commands, like "sit" or "lie";
• to deprive the dog of walking if it behaves too aggressively;
• praise for the correct behavior and execution of commands;
• to control the movement of the dog during the walk, forcing him to go along with the owner.

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

When to punish

If the owner sees the dog tearing off the wallpaper or trying to pull the chicken carcass off the table, he punishes him on the spot. I didn’t have time, I didn’t follow - I removed, let off steam through sports or meditation, I forgot.

Punishments should not depend on my 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 such a host behavior, the dog will not be able to understand whether it is doing well or not well. Always for the same offense should be punished the same way, even if there is no strength or it became a pity for the pet. Education is a serious and responsible occupation, in which there are no words “I don’t want”, “he looks like this”, “next time he will not”. There are only methodical and strict rules that the dog can not break.

Allowed methods

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

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

1. Make a stern face and call the offending pet to you, be sure to call him by name.
2. Bend a little and look the dog in the eye. It is advisable not to blink or look to the side so that the animal feels: here is the main owner, he must be respected and a little afraid.
3. An angry voice to say that the pet is bad, you can not do that. Words need to be pronounced clearly, recommend the use of phrases like "Fu" or "It is impossible", which in an animal is associated with a ban.
4. It is advisable not to wave a hand or a finger in front of the dog’s face, you can arm yourself with a folded newspaper or sheet of paper.

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

Punishment for little pranks should be minimal. You can scold the culprit and for 2-3 hours not to respond to his attempts to lick it off, but then forgive, and in the evening simply 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 understand that it is impossible to do this, but it should be moderate and infrequent. Regular beatings will make from a healthy and active animal a slaughtered and nervous creature that, at the sight of the host, hides under the table or starts to whine.

You should use a folded newspaper or several ordinary sheets of paper, twisted by a straw. Such a device is more scary, because pets do not like too loud sounds.You can not strike a newspaper in front of the dog's muzzle, because it can cling to it or to the hand of the owner.

Physical methods are permissible if the animal:

• during the walk, she throws herself at passers-by and does not respond to commands;
• attempted to bite a person when he dropped food on the floor and leaned over to pick it up;
• behaves aggressively towards children or elderly family members, ignoring the host’s comments;
• she continues to tear upholstery of the sofa or gnaw sneakers, although she was ordered to stop and was scolded.

If a dog growls at a person when he is scolding him for a fault, or demonstrates the ways of the leader, it is recommended to grab him by the neck and press him to the ground. This is exactly what the pack leader does with those who tried to disobey him.

Water treatment
Replacing slaps can be water, with which most dogs try not to contact. A small amount of liquid will cool the fervor of the raging pet and put it in place. The main thing that the water was not too cold or hot. Enough glass or cup, no need to pour the whole bucket on the culprit.

A bottle with an atomizer is also suitable for education.Grabbed sneakers? Started nibbling a flower? One or two clicks on the sprayer, and the offended pest wails and runs into another room.

Raising puppies
With young individuals, it is recommended to behave like their mother. When puppies start to rage or reach a parent, she takes the children with her teeth by the withers and gently shakes them. The owner should do the same: grabbed the collar, lifted a few centimeters above the ground and shook. Cried out to enhance the effect and looked at him with a menacing look. Puppy whined? Put it on the floor, and let him run about his business.

Prohibited methods of punishment

1. You can not shout at the dog, even if you really want. Puppies get scared and become cowardly, and adults can respond to human aggression.
2. You can not lock a pet in the room, depriving food and water. The dog will not receive any lesson, but he will bear a grudge against the host.
3. If the animal has adopted a humble posture: lowered his head, pressed his ears, turned over on his back, you should immediately stop chastising or beating him. The dog obeyed and agreed that it was her fault. By continuing to pour out his offense or anger on her, the owner can achieve the opposite effect when the pet rebels and stops obeying.
4. You can not beat the dog with a leash or collar, otherwise he will be afraid of these accessories and will not allow to put them on while walking.
5. If the owner kicks the animal with its feet, the dog on the street tries to move away, because it is constantly waiting for a trick. You can not whip it with your hands or objects of your clothes, because over time, the smell of a person will become associated with pain and cause aggression.

The owner, punishing the dog for misconduct, is doing the right thing. The pet should realize that the main person in the family is a person, and he is one of his subordinates. Only in this case, the animal forms healthy habits, and the dog feels protected and loved.

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