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Originally Posted by TrinaJ  I would DEFINATELY NOT smack your puppy like your trainer suggested or did! My God, how dare He smack your puppy, I'd have smacked him in the face if he'd done that to Jett  . Your hand is something your pat your dog with and give him hand signals with, you dont want him to see your hand as something that hurts him. That's just wrong on sooooo many levels. Your dog will never trust you if you smack it, not will it obey you, your dog will run from you. Smacking can also backfire by making the dog even more aggressive, and in fact it does not teach the dog what it should do instead of biting or mouthing (yes i know those baby teeth really hurt)
Keep going with NILF your boy will definately benefit and so will you.
I am not sure about using the crate as a Time Out as such, as you want your dog to like the crate and not see it as punishment....perhaps if your really have to put him in time out, toss a bone in there with him so he has something else to think about.
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Amen to that Trina
Any trainer who smacked my puppy had better be prepared for a good smack delivered by yours truly. I would not tolerate any person smacking my puppy.
I suggest finding a trainer who knows what they are doing. He is going about things the wrong way in this area and probably in other areas as well. If he's been training dogs for 40 years he's clearly 40 years behind the times. Training has evolved and this guy has been left way behind.
Supernurse would you mind using paragraphs in your posts please. It's very hard to read a long post without paragraphs.
If it's any consolation my dog as a pup was a total land shark. She was really terrible for nipping. I did use the crate for time outs but not as punishment for the puppy...to give me a break from sharp teeth before I lost patience with her. She's never given me cause to lose patience but it was a close call a few times.
If I were you I would find a trainer who uses positive methods and stay well away from any person who calls themselves a trainer and who thinks hitting a puppy plays any part in training.