Do you scold your dogs/cats when they have done something wrong?

I have a pair of lovebirds, a pair of chicken, six turtles and of course a dog. Before I was not so close to our dog, his name is Snoop, but every time I came from work he's the first to always welcome me.So our bonding grows in time and at present I see to it that he is always taken cared by my ever loving wife and kids. Before, I was not so kind with dogs, I outright spank and scold them when they have done wrong, usually biting things like slippers, shoes and also harming the flower plants but now I do still scold them but in a manner that as if he is my youngest son. Dogs I observed always want to impressed us but in a manner that sometimes unfortunately annoyed us.

I have my dogs inside the house. I trained them to get out of the house if they want to pee or poop. If i get out of the house and no one lets them out for poo and pee time, i leave a newspaper for them to piss on. But if i were in the house and they pee or poop, i scold them to help them get trained. I love it when they want to pee or poop, they stay close to the door and sit their or bark for some time as if they are begging until i open it for them.

Hi, I disagree, I think your wasting your time scolding them. I find when they are doing something wrong, they have their own reason. Its up to us to figure out what they are trying to tell us. Your kitty is sending you a message ! Mommy cats are very protective about their babies. When they are moving them around its generally because they think they are not in a safe place. Do you have other pets who may be making her feel insecure ? Or perhaps they are in a high traffic area of the house. When we had mommies and kittens we found they like a quite and secluded place for them, like a box in a closet, or even a spot under a staircase. They really need the privacy and security. Thank God you were there to help in this instance, you certainly did the right thing ! Please don,t think I,m scolding you, but animals don,t really understand why we yell. They usually have a reason when they are acting out. I hope this helps, I know you really love your kitties !

Since it was an accident, I probably would not have scolded her. She meant well if she was carrying her which they often do just when they are taking care of them. But I would show my worry about how she fell in the water. I do scold once in a very small while if my kitty has a very random kissing me and asking me to pet her, but suddenly bites or claws me and breaks teh skin. I don't yell out loud, but make sure she can see how my face is very angry, shocked, and I look at her scoldingly, then walk away. I can tell she knows she did something wrong.

I always scold my dog, and he always makes this sad eyes that makes me melt, but I still try to tell him if he's done something wrong. I think he understands it,specially if it's my dad is scolding him, cause if it's my dog, he would follow what my dad is telling him to do, and he would just go to a corner and lay there. hahahaha.

hello there. I have a very naughty and playful, very energetic dog right now and he's kinda spoiled. But he does follow my commands, sometimes he just go beyond what he can do so I have to scold him. I think he can't understand human language that's why we still have to train them to follow us, so when I scold him when he does something naughty, I tend to raise my voice so that he will know that I am mad. He seems to understand me whenever I scold him and he always makes sure he won't so it again. Sometimes I try to hurt him but those big puppy eyes are just a killer, so i just kiss and hug him instead, grrr. i love him so much tho.

My cat, Tommy, pees where ever he wants to in my house. What should I do? Should I not yell at him? By the way, he poops in the litter box, but he refuses to pee there. I have tried to forgive him the first few times for it, but it is getting to the point where I am losing my patience with the cat. My other three cats are good cats, they do everything in the litter box, so why can't Tommy? Help me! Where did I go wrong with this cat?

yes when i did have a dog. my puppy not so much because he needed to trained and house broken. and with him the kids never kept him outside long enough but my big crazy dog, yeah when i went out to feed his crazy butt he jumped at me and tried to bite me. so i punched him in the face and didnt feed him for two days, but the next time i came out to feed him he sat down..

i have a dog and i believe you need to should your pet in order to discipline them. when my dog, golden retriever was young, i scoulded him when he bite the shoes or pee at home. My dog will slowly understand my message and began to be clever. He avoid doing mistakes and very obidient. He is the most intelligent and friendly dog i had ever own.

yes i have a cat that is so hard headed she always eat our food so quick and run.sometime i caught her and i scold and pat my cats feet several times to discipline her its effective bcoz now shes behaving lol.

Hi! I have a pet can too! I also scold her when she's being too naughty, like scratching things everywhere. She's really playful and cut and all, but there's a limit to it! I can't blame her really, she's way too precious to me, so I jut slightly flick on her head and say that you're not suppose to do this(or that). She would listen and be obedient but after a few hours, she'll be back to being playful. By that time, I would also play with her. ^_^

Im very much guilty of the same action most of the time i scold my cats too for being to noisy when im sleeping or playing around too much while on my bed. But the thing is after i talk to them or scold them just like a small kid i make sure that i play with them in return so that they wont be scared of me .My cousin whose a vet told me its not good for me to treat cats too domestically because that's not their nature but the thing is i already fell in love with the thought of me talking and sometimes scolding my pets and in return as i can see and feel that they appreciate the way im treating them . Its just that we really cant compromise when its time for me to bathe them its like judgment day for them ;)

I scold my cat but I don't shout at him, because he gets really scared, and I don't want that. You can scold your pets but don't make your tone very scary.

This is my first context in this forum. I love dogs.So does my father. But I always see my father scolds and even kick the dogs,certainly when they eat the foods in the cupboard.And now ,even if they heard my father`s voise ,they will be scared. One special story is that the little dog always cann`t be selfcontroled ,for it didn`t stop eatting even it is full! And father will say you mustn`t give it any food ,otherwize it will die of these food@! I know father is right ,as it is the same with the care of a child.We cann`t spoil a child?

Moomin is an absolutely little rogue sometimes, he can open the fridge door and help himself to food, he can get his collar off and lose it, he's been caught making a bed on my best velvet dress, and no matter how many times he gets caught and told off, he turns his eyes on me and apologises - lol

I scold at my dog when my dog does something wrong like peeing on the floor or chewing on items.

I scolded my dog Bobo but then I get regret coz animals doesn't seem to understand what I am talking about. It's just the tones that he hear from me. I also beat him with a stick when he poohs at my slippers or flower pots.

Hahaha, that's cute! Your cat is confessing There was one time when our male cat Blackie was attacking his little brother Tim-tim. Tim-tim was a lot smaller and he really got hurt badly. I was scolding Blackie and I can't really stop them. I just threw water at them. There was another time when my cat Git-git did something, I forgot what it was. I scolded at her and I kind of spanked her a little. ^.^'

I have 4 dogs and 2 cats along with 4 children. My pets do get scolded when they do something wrong. I have 2 puppies that are having a terrible time with housebreaking. They get scolded when they go to the bathroom in the house. I have an 8 year old mixed breed dog that likes to get into the cupboards and take food. He gets scolded for eating our food. He will get into stuff and then leave the empty wrappers on the kitchen or living room floor. As soon as I pick up the wrappers he knows that he is in trouble. My cats also get scolded when they misbehave. They all seem to know when I am scolding them and seem to know that they have done something wrong.

Yes, I scold my cats but I usually try to do it in a loving manner but anyone who has cats or pets know that they can definitely be like children. They don't always want to change bad behavior. If my cat is doing something that is dangerous, to himself or another pet etc I usually discipline him or her by spraying them with water. I actually read that cats cannot distinguish bad or good attention. They just love attention and will continue to exhibit bad behavior if they see that they get attention from it. So you may be encouraging your cat when you yell at them or show a lot of emotion when they're being bad. Instead when you spray them they remember that because they don't like water. This teaches them to associate the act with the water and they less likely to do it again.