How To Have A Well Disciplined Dog
02 Sep 2010
Dogs are one of the intelligent animals but owners should never make the mistake of expecting the pet to have right and wrong values. A dog will not understand the reason why it was punished and vanished to a crate by jumping on an all dolled up master when jumping and giving sloppy kisses is its usual way of greeting.
How will you go about disciplining a dog to corrects its undesirable habits of barking and chewing excessively, of raiding trash cans and eating spoiled food, of tormenting smaller pets? Apart from being intelligent, dogs have the ability to read the facial expressions and to understand the meaning of humans gestures and body movements. A dog that had destroyed your favorite $500 bag will slink under the table when it sees the anger in your face. The repentant look of the pet is not an assurance that destruction of shoes, bags and other things will not happen again. To modify an unwanted and destructive behavior it is necessary for the dog to be disciplined. The owner of a dog that has been destructive would rant and rave or punish the dog physically however, these forms of reprimand would be ineffective in correcting the dog's bad behavior. Correcting the bad habit of the dog will never be accomplished if the punishment is given after the dog has been destructive.
In a dog/human relationship, the human should always be viewed as the leader of the pack. Dogs being lower in rank must follow humans. Training would do a lot in preventing development of inappropriate behavior. Training would be more successful if conducted while the dog is still a puppy. Commands to discipline a dog must given in an authoritative voice.
To discipline the dog, you can use methods that will discourage the dog from being destructive . Spray the dog with cold water every time it starts to bark or spray the furniture leg with Bitter Apple.
To make the dog associate the disciplinary action with the bad behavior, reprimands must be made while the dog is doing the act. Commands such as Stop, No and Leave it will prevent the dog from doing its destructive act. Disciplining the dog cannot be accomplished at once but consistent training that is reinforced with lots of praise and treats will eventually modify the dogs unwanted behavior.
Learn more about how to discipline a dog at Sarah's Dogs.
