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Originally Posted by tiphrehb  I think that every one here is arguing about technailtys there is a differnce between phyiscal correction and abuse I have given my 6 month old puppy a good few bops on the nose when he use to hump me he is now over a year old and has only done that maybe twice since he is also un neutred it did not hurt him it just showed i was serious and he needed to listen and pay attention to my verbal commands and reprimand i have seen my dog hurt himself far worse and was completly unphased speaking of which i hope people understand the dandger of metal lawn dividers uncoverd it is very dangerous for a large playing dog i suggest before you let him off his leash anywhere inspect the area and make sure there are no exposed metal borders now when my dog some people may think poorly of this and question the behavior of my dog he listens well to me and not out of fear he loves and respects me very much i cant remember the last time it was even nesscary for some correction but i would like to make it clear in my opinion that it is only nescary to do such when verbal commands do not work |
If a verbal correction does not work, it's because the dog hasn't learned exactly what you expect of it.
One must TEACH a puppy what's expected, not haul off on it.
And, I will add that with my one experience with my ADULT dog he was bolting out of a crate and had no collar on. I used the ONLY method possible at the time to stop him from a very inevitable fight. So, liege, don't use my honesty as an arguable point. It doesn't fly.
A puppy who is not under control should BE under control via a leash and collar. This is the easiest and most humane way to communicate effectively and to be able to reinforce basic manners/house training. Using operant conditioning, one should be able to redirect the pup from an unacceptable behavior into an acceptable behavior with no conflict.
Where is the OP? What's going on with your pup?