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Why cant we punish dogs or cats physically anymore They dont respond well to "time outs"2007-11-25 2:55:46

In case any of you flowers out there get offended , I only mean a little bit like a kick or a spanking here and there.

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Dogs don't understand punishment in the same way we do so most of the time punishment of any sort is a waste of time. Time out being a complete waste of time unless done properly. Most of the time the only advantage of a time out is giving yourself a chance to cool off.

The most common mistake with animals is to tell them what NOT to do without telling what TO do instead. They just don't understand. So instead of telling your dog to "get down" when it jumps up on you, tell it to "sit". That way, to the dog, your command is a positive instead of a negative.

In advanced training we often use a method called "indirect pressure" where instead of making a correction on the command not followed we will make the correction on a command that is obeyed. For example when a dog takes an improper cast, instead of making a correction on the cast we will tell the dog ''sit, then correction, sit" and then recast. Where this form of correcting would make no sense at all to a person, it makes perfect sense to a dog.

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Because its mean, but i pop mine on the butt sometimes but not hard. Thats a little different than abuse, i think thats ok!!!

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Because it doesnt teach the animal anything except to fear humans. With dogs they become very fearful of all humans and sometimes can bite our of this fear. No animal should be hit or kicked and those that do this should not own a animal in the first place.

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I give them a little spanking on their butts when they do something wrong, especially things like sneaking up on the kitchen counter while we are not looking or digging in the trash. It don't harm them but it shows them that they are doing something wrong. I think it works.

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A Little bit of a Kick or a Spanking!!