Swatting a dog signals the end of your relationship from his perspective. He will only learn to stay out of range of your arm. He does not understand the difference between toys and the stuff he has access to. He needs to be confined to an ex-pen, if you are not monitoring his behavior, and trained. If you don't have a pen keep him on a leash tied to your belt when he's not in the crate. It really wouldn't be cute or funny if he ingested some of the stuff he got into and got really sick. Research training methods or try puppy classes. |