Do you spank your dog when they are bad?

Sometimes being firm and using a stern voice might do the trick. The dog listens to your husband only because dogs have only one leader. The leader is your husband so your dog obeys your husband's commands only.

I have two dogs that I am home with 24/7 so they both tried to take advantage of the fact that my husband wasnt home and I work from home so I was busy. So I talked to a couple of people and then I read a book about training your dog and it said that you have to show your dog that you are the "alpha dog" so to speak so that they know you are in charge. I have a teacup chihuahua that I have had since she was a baby. She was mine and my husband's first "baby" so we treated her like a baby as far as spanking her when she is bad. She listens so well and she acts just like a toddler so in this case it worked.

He has established that he is the dominate one between you and him. He is the boss. You have to show him that its not that way, or he will always take control. You will not have control unless you do something. Show collars may work. I have found, that I may not be as big as my husband, but when my 1yr old lab jumped up, I would take her to the ground (quickly) before she knew it. Put her on her back in the subservient position and things got better. She saw I was in charge not her.

I don't spank my dogs mine are real little but even when I had a doberman I bang a rolled up newspaper on the table and the noise stops them. Now they just have to see the newspaper and they stop whatever they are doing.

it's not harsh, i beat the hell out of my dog just for looking at me the wrong way, LOL

Yes a little of that [spank] would make the animal realize who's the real boss. I have pets at home and i do that too when they did something wrong, for them to know that they made a mistake. I often talked to them too, since i heard and beleive that animals do understand us especially if you treat them like humans. You must never show your dog that your scare of him, he might think that he is bossy than you.

i agree with ur doctor,, because some dogs are hyperactive and cant teach them with only words, but we dont have to spank it hard, just to let them understand that some of their behaviour are not allowed.for example my dog also like to jump on people and he is tall also, so i push them back and told my friend to push them back when they do that and told "dont do that".now he understand that and didnt jump anymore except if the person allwed him to, so i told all people who come to my house to never let him do it. its a good dog trained

i agree with ur doctor,, because some dogs are hyperactive and cant teach them with only words, but we dont have to spank it hard, just to let them understand that some of their behaviour are not allowed.for example my dog also like to jump on people and he is tall also, so i push them back and told my friend to push them back when they do that and told "dont do that".now he understand that and didnt jump anymore except if the person allwed him to, so i told all people who come to my house to never let him do it.

I don't know about spanking your dog. I always heard that it doesn't even hurt a dog when you spank him on his hind leg. It sounds like your dog is the dominant one over you. When they jump up on you like that the dog is saying to you he is the boss. I would first make sure he knows the sit and stay command and always use a firm voice when disciplining your dog. I don't know how you feel about Cesar Millian but I have learned a lot watching the Dog Whisperer.

I know a lot of dog lovers and such don't agree with it, but yes I have-light tap on the nose or a swat on the hindquarters-not a beating a swat. It's been effective for immediate response. Like the other day, my dogs escaped from the yard. The one came back to me, I just grab him by the collar give him a no, bad boy, light smack on the nose to let him know I'm upset with him. Usually, all I have to do is raise my voice though and they stop what they're doing a listen-usually lol. Your dog thinks he's in a higher pecking order then you, so has no respect for you. When I first got my shepherd mix from the pound, he was the same actually worse. He thought he was in charge of the house, and doesn't know how close he came to becoming horse food lol. What I did, he wouldn't listen to something, I got fed up, and just wrestled him down to the ground, got him in a head lock, and just held him there while he was on his back. I didn't let go until he stopped kicking and squirming. Then I let him go, and I started giving him commands-and he actually listened! He has listened to me, for the most part anyway lol, ever since. I found out later, that what I did was almost exactly what I should've done. When a dominate dog "disciplines" or puts another of it's dogs in line, they'll grab them by the neck, throw them down, and hold them down on the ground-usually belly up. Putting the dog on it's back with belly up, it's a sign of dominance, and you're "submitting" the less dominant dog. That's why you'll see some friendly skittish dogs immediately roll on their backs and expose their bellies to you. They're "submitting" and showing you're the boss. If you're strong enough to do that, you should try it. Make sure hubby's near by though in case it goes bad lol. I've also tried a pinch collar, my dog's real stubborn-it worked a bit. I really think you need to try the belly thing.

I don't believe in spanking. You can really hurt them if you are not careful. It would be easy to rupture their kidneys.If a stern voice works that is good but also most of them do not like to be sprayed in the face with a water bottle. I do think it is very important for you to let them know who is in control. But who am I? My three run all over me.

try the advice that ur vet gave it to u..maybe it will works. i do have dogs. and when ut get naughty i will spank it. how hard - it depends on how naught it was..hehe

My two puppies are hyper-active and tend to jump on everybody, especially me. At times I play with them and pat them, other times when I'm tensed up or angry,I tend to hit them more. It's ok with them anywayz and I still love 'em.

Personally, I have spanked my dog or thumped him on the nose for doing something bad. I think it is helpful. On the other spectrum, I do give my dog a lot of love. So when I do punish him, I think he realizes that it will not get him love and kisses. I think if you have a good balance of both punishment and love then your dog will behave but not be abused.

no idea because no pets

When my parents had their dog we would give our dog a light spank but not a hard one whenever she made a mess in the house or did anything else wrong. She was well behaved for the most part so it did not happen often. I do not see anything wrong with a light spank. She knew she did something wrong when we did that to her.

I dont think spanking your dog is harsh provided you do not spank him HARD. A light spank is sometimes necessary for the dog to behave itself. I think spanking him hard is very rude and harsh as dogs are just playing around and do not deserve to be beaten up for christ's sake. I think if he tries acting smart or something , you should raise your voice and spank him softly , if he is a trained Dog he will stop himself and will learn manners and how to keep quiet.

When our dog misbehaves, I take a rolled up newspaper and give him a little whack on his hindquaters. I only had to do this once, and now anytime he is bad, all I have to do is show him the rolled up newspaper and he stops what he is doing.

I dont think you need to spank a dog just practice a stern voice i have a very hyper lab/shepard and i just say very load and sternly sit stay and put my hand in front of him like a stop sign this seems to work for me

Maybe we need to be consistent with our commands. I try not to hit our dog, but sometimes she can be a real meat head. Shes a working dog and so its important for her not to be running through the cows. Shes gets so excited the hubby could strangle her. But she does have a lovely nature to her and we are luck to have her. We got her from the dog pound.