Dog Training

Smacking A Puppy Never Works

In the event that you are thinking about purchasing a puppy and taking it home to become your new best friend, don’t expect your dog to obey all your instructions from day one. You will need to teach it slowly and avoid any form of physical punishment when doing so.

Being abusive with your puppy will do nothing but have an adverse effect in the relationship as time goes on between you and your pet.

Because puppies are not any different to human babies, smacking your dog will not help much because it is still in its infancy and does not understand the difference between right and wrong. All you are really doing is scaring the poor animal and causing it to distance itself from you.

The reason for this is the fact that dogs when young, do not know how to associate hurt with bad behavior, unlike adult dogs. Remember that puppies that have just come into the world are curious and are discovering new things everyday. They also start their teething period and may have very sensitive teeth and so they chew your things. As it is already confused enough, by hitting and terrorizing it, you are just adding to the confusion.

You might think that punishing your dog with a light smack is fine. It might not hurt so much but it will terrify the life out of the infant dog and if you continue to do this, it will ultimately learn to steer clear of you at all costs, and you’ll never form a close bond with it.

Yelling at it is the next thing you should avoid doing as well. While yelling doesn’t inflict pain, it does instill fear (if you shout loud enough) which is scary enough for a baby dog.

As opposed to yelling at the top of your lungs, a better way of dealing with badly behaved puppies is to be firm with your puppy and tell it to stop in an authoritative tone of voice.

Hopefully this guide has helped you understand your new best friend a little better. The best way to deal with misbehaved puppies is through non-physical authority, and a lot of persistence and patience.

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