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Originally Posted by YorkieMother  "What I really want to do is catch him in the act so I can correct him but he is so slick and only seems to do it when we're not paying attn. I am waiting to take him out today until I catch him trying lol. "
Correction is punishment in training terms... talking with a trainer here so in my sisters words.. Be specific.. be as clear and as detailed as possible and then we can guide.
Teaching is catching them doing and being good and reinforcing that you like.
Correction was nothing to do with how you see it or what you do to the dog it is what they see and what they feel that makes it a punishment and a bad thing... look at Ceser he just grr and pokes that punishemnt and rolls and zaps, another can just look at a dog and man the dog melts, I if a dog does wrong walk away because my lack of contact is enough for my dogs to know they goofed and it is only used very rarely....it is up to and only what a dog thinks is corrcetion and punishemnt not me or you.
If he is hiding it than he is worried. So make it a non event and ignore it and clean it up when he is out of sight and try and get him out before he was another accident.
If you acting all up set and fussing he has peed inside again that is punishment enough to make him hide. In his world..My mother acts crazy if I pee.. .how is he to know it is only inside and no where else.
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oy, this is why i usually avoid posting stuff like this. I'm not punishing my dog and just because i call it a "correction" does not mean it is done in a negative way. I never said anywhere in my post that I was screaming at him or making a fuss. He usually has no idea I am even cleaning up his messes. All i wanted was advice not an argument over methods. I happen to like the dog whisperer so I'm sure we wouldn't agree on much in terms of dog training anyway. Thanks, I think I'll handle it on my own from here on out.