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Is It Wrong To Punish Your Dog?

Punishment constitutes a debatable matter in training dogs, although it is commonly practiced by both conventional and constructive dog trainers.

There are two types of punishment. The first type is positive punishment which is very common. It is about discontinuing unsought doings of the dog through adding up an objectionable variable to the training. It could be in the form of a situation or a thing. Thus, lead tugs belong under positive punishments.

The other type of punishment is negative punishment. It lies in ceasing an unwanted demeanor of the dog by taking away something that the dog usually expects to receive. Again, it may be in the sort of situation or a thing. So, you are using negative punishment whenever you take a nice treat or a favorite toy away from your dog.

Positive punishment is employed by conventional dog trainers most of the time and rarely applied by constructive dog trainers. When it comes to negative punishment, the situation is the opposite. Constructive dog trainers use it often and conventional dog trainers use it rarely.

Normal positive punishments in a dog training are the following: the very familiar “No” command, water spurts on the face of the dog, a squeeze from the prong leash which is an unpleasant and possibly irritating feeling when the choking coil string closes, deafening sounds brought about by things hurled near the dog, electrical shocks with the use of electric shock collars and electric fences, so on and so forth.

On the other hand, regular negative punishments in a dog training are done in the following manner: removing a food treat or his favorite toy from his sight, snubbing your dog, halting the walk once the dog drags the lead, ending your walk or game, and so forth.

While punishment is known to be used in dog training, nearly all dog trainers are unaware of its inherent limitations and hazards. Both negative and positive punishments may create indirect harmful results which include tension, anxiousness and slow down of learning progress. In addition to, when applied excessively and frequently, punishments might also result to hostility or aloofness. Naturally, negative punishment would yield to a lesser extent (or at the least severe) unfavorable outcomes.

While punishment is known to be used in dog training, nearly all dog trainers are unaware of its inherent limitations and hazards. Both negative and positive punishments may create indirect harmful results which include tension, anxiousness and slow down of learning progress. In addition to, when applied excessively and frequently, punishments might also result to hostility or aloofness. Naturally, negative punishment would yield to a lesser extent (or at the least severe) unfavorable outcomes.

Punishment does not hold in the long run. This is another downside of it. Though you are able to apply punishment to contain your dog of behaving an undesirable doings, this doesn’t guarantee that the recurrence of your dog’s bad behavior will be cut back. Penalized demeanors may be sustained once the punishment isn’t utilized often.

Punishment may be valuable to dog training or any other animals in general, as it has been scientifically proven to bring results. Still, it might as well have truly huge drawbacks.

Therefore, if you’re planning to apply punishment on your dog training, do not depend solely on reading books and magazines about it. Contact a professional dog trainer and ask for guidance and tips on implementing punishments the right way.