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Originally Posted by MIZBROWN  Well... just as with human children. There are people who feel that you should never lay a hand on your child and those that feel you should... IMO..do what ever is best for you and yours  |
Please remember that dogs aren't built like human children, of course you are all free to discipline anyway you see fit, I think it's important to understand the risks you take with any punishment. Just as important, experiment after experiment shows it's not effective. Behaviorists don't say this because they "love the dogs", and don't want to see them hurt, they do clinical trials, and look for what's effective, and there is no question about it, corporal punishment is probably the worse method you can choose. Not only is it not effective, in reducing bad behavior, it has terrible side effects. So you have several things going, possible risk of injury to spine, and it's not as effective as other methods including noise aversion. That coupled with the fact that dogs become much more likely to become aggressive after being hit by their owner, it makes me wonder why people still insist upon doing it. While there may be no one "best" way of disciplining a dog, they is one "worse" way. You never want your dog afraid of you.