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Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985  
This is exactly what I was thinking. Scolding them while they are in a "time out" isn't going to get your message across to them. They might give you a "guilty" look, but that doesn't mean they understand what you are saying. I keep thinking of that episode where Victoria Stilwell had the dog owner place the dog on the ground for snapping, nipping, and biting people who approached the dog's owner. Being on the owner's lap was the dog's reward. Being removed was the punishment for bad behavior. |
Yep...it is the removing from a pleasant place that gets to them. And, if you do it over and over they DO get it! That is positive training imho.