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Originally Posted by Rae Rae And when a dog goes potty in the house, they need to be showed what they did wrong, therefore you put it's nose up to what they did, dont put it IN the pee or poo though, that's just sick, but show them what they did. Then you can tell them "NO". From what your saying kinda makes sense, your on the right track, but from what we have learned from the dog training classes, you need to show them what is wrong. If I show my dog his potty in the house and then tell him NO or put him in the cage, (remember this is a dog that is potty trained) then he will know why I am upset with him. |
i don't know why your trainer told you to do this, but it is an incorrect way of housebreaking. I'm not on the right track in teh sense of being on my way to knowing what i'm talking about, i'm on THE track. I've studied dog and animal behavior in college, i've read TONs of books on the subject matter, and i've learned from professional dog trainers/behaviorists. i know what i'm talking about. maybe this method worked with your dogs and maybe they're not scared, fearful, or over submissive, but this is not the way to train dogs not to pee in the house. About peeing/pooping in the house and hitting/spanking, here's what a couple behaviorists/trainers had to say about it.
applied animal behaviorist, Dr. McConnell: "dogs who are treated this way cower in terror (not guilt) when their owners return home but are much more likely to defecate on the rug out of nervousness or fear in the house, because who knows what that maniac will do next time he comes home."
dog trainer, Kathy Santos: 'never, never yell at a puppy for making a mistake in the house.' 'venting your frustration would only suceed in scaring the puppy/dog and perhaps promoting submissive urination or worse a dog who goes into hiding when he goes to the bathroom-location unknown.'
and the ever popular Ceasar Millan: "hitting a dog isn't acceptable. You cannot use fear as a means of making an animal behave, it doesn't work. Showing an animal strong leadership and giving it rules is not hte same thing as instilling fear and punishing it."