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Originally Posted by 107barney  You should never hit a dog for any reason. Tapping a dog in the face only smakes them fearful of human hands which is obviously not a good thing. Please consider taking a puppy class or basic obedience class where you will learn effective positive behavioral interventions that will work a lot better and you and your dog will be happier! |
To a dog attention is attention - good or bad. The best thing to do is ignore behavior you don't want. Reward the behavior you do want. They live for our attention and pretty soon they are going to figure out what gets them that. Puppy class is great! I highly recommend it.