PrncssLeah -
QUOTE: I now give them a light tap on the behind. A light spanking (I don't hit them hard) and that tap seems to be enough to get their attention and get my "NO" across because they stop immediantly fater I say no.
--------------
I totally agree with you. I just said in another post that when I bonk my pup on his behind - he thinks I want to play....it's the "stern tone of my voice" at the same time makes him realize that he is being disiplined...and doing something that I don't want him to do. It's the combination that works -
Can't we all get on our hands and knees and play much more roughly with our pups and have a lot of fun - then we are when we give them a tap on the rear for being naughty?
And - when I watch my two dogs play and tumble around the house - jumping on each other and running all over the place, they are being much rougher than I would ever be with either one of them. But - they are having the time of their life.
Carol Jean |