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**LSDDSL** · 01-14-2010, 01:09 PM

No I personally do not seriously hit my dog.

If she is being bratty, I might give her a little smack on the rump. Not hard, my purpose isn't to hurt her, it's to emphasize my communication. And by smack on the butt I mean with the same force that people playfully smack their dogs on the butt.

Other than that I believe hitting a dog is unnecessary. It doesn't make me feel like a good person or a good dog trainer. I'm not sure what it actually teaches the dog other than that you are an unpredictable and dangerous person and should be feared.

I don't want my dog to fear me, I want my dog to respect me. In my mind the 2 do not go together.

I will also add the if you control your dog through physical punishment and fear you are not raising a dog that is learning to work cooperatively with you; you are raising a dog that one day may simply have enough and snap...maybe not at the person having done the hitting; maybe at someone else. Maybe with someone smaller and less scary the dog will find an opportunity to defend itself.

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Just want to add that I also believe if you make an effort to consistently train your dog and provide appropriate management and supervision...it's also highly unlikely the dog will do anything "bad" enough to "warrent" being hit.

It is very possible to train dogs through their puppy/adolescent stages where they are feeling their oats and do a bit of challenging you without resorting to hitting them.

01-14-2010, 01:09 PM	#2
LSDDSL Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 619 Senior Member	No I personally do not seriously hit my dog. If she is being bratty, I might give her a little smack on the rump. Not hard, my purpose isn't to hurt her, it's to emphasize my communication. And by smack on the butt I mean with the same force that people playfully smack their dogs on the butt. Other than that I believe hitting a dog is unnecessary. It doesn't make me feel like a good person or a good dog trainer. I'm not sure what it actually teaches the dog other than that you are an unpredictable and dangerous person and should be feared. I don't want my dog to fear me, I want my dog to respect me. In my mind the 2 do not go together. I will also add the if you control your dog through physical punishment and fear you are not raising a dog that is learning to work cooperatively with you; you are raising a dog that one day may simply have enough and snap...maybe not at the person having done the hitting; maybe at someone else. Maybe with someone smaller and less scary the dog will find an opportunity to defend itself. ---------- Post added at 06:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:06 AM ---------- Just want to add that I also believe if you make an effort to consistently train your dog and provide appropriate management and supervision...it's also highly unlikely the dog will do anything "bad" enough to "warrent" being hit. It is very possible to train dogs through their puppy/adolescent stages where they are feeling their oats and do a bit of challenging you without resorting to hitting them.
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