Very true. My dogs aren’t perfectly obedient, but they’re not mean to people. It just takes setting some boundaries and being firm when they overstep. Now, all it takes is a, “hey!” when they’re getting too excitable or doing something bad and they’ll try to figure out what’s wrong. Their little nuzzles of contrition are so damn adorable.
As long as you foster a good relationship, the disapproval of the behavior should be enough punishment for the majority of dogs… and children for that matter. The rest shouldn’t need violence, but better forms of discipline than I know how to adequately describe.
Very true. My dogs aren’t perfectly obedient, but they’re not mean to people. It just takes setting some boundaries and being firm when they overstep. Now, all it takes is a, “hey!” when they’re getting too excitable or doing something bad and they’ll try to figure out what’s wrong. Their little nuzzles of contrition are so damn adorable.
As long as you foster a good relationship, the disapproval of the behavior should be enough punishment for the majority of dogs… and children for that matter. The rest shouldn’t need violence, but better forms of discipline than I know how to adequately describe.