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SnowWa · 01-02-2006, 02:02 PM

I'm the worst --

I see nothing wrong with giving your little puppy a light pat on the butt and telling him, "No no" in a stern voice when you catch him peeing on the carpet or doing something he shouldn't be doing.

A mother dog is more rough than this. I have noticed many mother dogs nip their little charges and get quite rough with them when they get out of line. And, of course, the little guys are up and running around the next second as though nothing happened.....but they are learning their pups what they can and cannot do. A mother dog instinctively teaches her pups skills they need to survive.

We are training out little guys so that they can live harmoniously with us in our homes. And, the sooner the training takes place - the happier everyone will be forever!!

You don't need to hurt a puppy - but you need to get its attention and make it aware of types of behavior that aren't acceptable.

This is always a controversial subject - but I do believe that there is a happy middle ground. Be stern with your puppy when he is bad - Never hurt him - but also don't be so sweet that he never gets trained.

I see people's larger dogs jumping on everyone all the time. And, the owner's apologize and say that they have been trying to stop this for five years. To me, this means that they have been discipling and yelling at their dog for five years for doing something that could have been stopped in a couple of days when they were a pup. Which is really kinder????

I may pat my puppy on his butt occasionally, but he has pooped on me, pee'd on me, chewed on my furniture, ruined some of my favorite things, and bitten me all over. Someone should tell my dog to be nicer to me!!!!!

I thought my brother-in-law was a little strict with his retriever puppy, but before that pup was six months old, it was the best, happiest, most playful, well behaved dog I have ever known. He rarely has to raise his voice to his dog anymore. It obeys the slightest command. And, this dog is wonderfully happy, friendly, and playful. It is the dream dog that we all want. Need to mention also, that he isn't too strict with it - it does get to run around and be a dog! Because this dog has been trained so well at a young age, it will be receiving less discipline than any other dog I know for the rest of its life.

I would never scare or hurt my puppy - but I am firm when I need to be.
This could well save its life one day - and, it will certainly make our relationship much more enjoyable for both of us.

Carol Jean

01-02-2006, 02:02 PM	#22
SnowWa YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,992	I'm the worst -- I see nothing wrong with giving your little puppy a light pat on the butt and telling him, "No no" in a stern voice when you catch him peeing on the carpet or doing something he shouldn't be doing. A mother dog is more rough than this. I have noticed many mother dogs nip their little charges and get quite rough with them when they get out of line. And, of course, the little guys are up and running around the next second as though nothing happened.....but they are learning their pups what they can and cannot do. A mother dog instinctively teaches her pups skills they need to survive. We are training out little guys so that they can live harmoniously with us in our homes. And, the sooner the training takes place - the happier everyone will be forever!! You don't need to hurt a puppy - but you need to get its attention and make it aware of types of behavior that aren't acceptable. This is always a controversial subject - but I do believe that there is a happy middle ground. Be stern with your puppy when he is bad - Never hurt him - but also don't be so sweet that he never gets trained. I see people's larger dogs jumping on everyone all the time. And, the owner's apologize and say that they have been trying to stop this for five years. To me, this means that they have been discipling and yelling at their dog for five years for doing something that could have been stopped in a couple of days when they were a pup. Which is really kinder???? I may pat my puppy on his butt occasionally, but he has pooped on me, pee'd on me, chewed on my furniture, ruined some of my favorite things, and bitten me all over. Someone should tell my dog to be nicer to me!!!!! I thought my brother-in-law was a little strict with his retriever puppy, but before that pup was six months old, it was the best, happiest, most playful, well behaved dog I have ever known. He rarely has to raise his voice to his dog anymore. It obeys the slightest command. And, this dog is wonderfully happy, friendly, and playful. It is the dream dog that we all want. Need to mention also, that he isn't too strict with it - it does get to run around and be a dog! Because this dog has been trained so well at a young age, it will be receiving less discipline than any other dog I know for the rest of its life. I would never scare or hurt my puppy - but I am firm when I need to be. This could well save its life one day - and, it will certainly make our relationship much more enjoyable for both of us. Carol Jean __________________ http://tinypic.com/ipxhmb.jpg A Yorkie is worth a thousand words.