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my2boyz · 09-26-2010, 07:24 AM

I would have to agree with your friends...hitting is never an appropriate response as it is usually done out of anger. By sending him to his crate when you are angry with no food or water you are taking the chance of creating issues you don't want such as him being afraid of his crate because you send him there when you are mad and he knows it's a punishment...having accidents but hiding them from you because he doesn't want to get hit and sent to his crate...with holding food can create food aggression issues or him gobbeling up his food when it is available and you should never with hold water.

A more appropriate response would be to tell him NO or Bad Dog in a stern voice, clap your hands to get his attention to make him stop and take him directly outside...once there tell him to 'go potty' or 'potty outside'.

09-26-2010, 07:24 AM	#6
my2boyz Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my house :) Posts: 5,219	I would have to agree with your friends...hitting is never an appropriate response as it is usually done out of anger. By sending him to his crate when you are angry with no food or water you are taking the chance of creating issues you don't want such as him being afraid of his crate because you send him there when you are mad and he knows it's a punishment...having accidents but hiding them from you because he doesn't want to get hit and sent to his crate...with holding food can create food aggression issues or him gobbeling up his food when it is available and you should never with hold water. A more appropriate response would be to tell him NO or Bad Dog in a stern voice, clap your hands to get his attention to make him stop and take him directly outside...once there tell him to 'go potty' or 'potty outside'.