But hitting a dog only scares it and does the opposite of what you want. That isn't training at all. Training is all those things I mentioned in my post - positive reinforcement and repetition and lots of patience. Dogs and many animals react to fight or flight and have other similar responses to humans to many things and fear is one of them.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis
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