How To Have A Well Disciplined Dog
Dogs are very intelligent creatures but we owners should not assume that they have humans ability to comprehend and to separate what is right from what is wrong. A dog that is allowed to jump on a master wearing old shirt and jeans will not understand why its usual way of greeting is not be appreciated by the female master wearing stockings and a deceptively simple but very expensive designer dress.
What disciplinary methods can you use to manage a dog’s undesirable destructive chewing and excessive barking behaviors and control its tendency to chase and torment other pets and to eat spoiled food from the trash cans? Apart from being intelligent, dogs have the ability to read the facial expressions and to understand the meaning of humans gestures and body movements. The dog may not understand that the destroyed bag has made the master angry but seeing the anger on the master’s face the dog would either slink under the table or have an imploring look on its face. The dog may look repentant but the pet owner should not be complacent as the dog’s bad habits will surface again and again. It is not always possible for pet owners to constantly supervise the dog thus to prevent the pet from being destructive it has to be disciplined. After seeing the destruction or the mess created by the pet, the dog owner may physically punish or scream at the dog however, this will not accomplish anything more so if the destruction was done much earlier. Dogs are intelligent animals but the it would be beyond their ability to associate the punishment to the slip-up they have done.
In a dog/human relationship, the human should always be viewed as the leader of the pack. Dogs must be trained to follow the commands of humans. Training would do a lot in preventing development of inappropriate behavior. Any kind of dog training is best started when the dog is still young. Dogs have the tendency to obey commands given in an authoritative voice.
To discipline the dog, you can use methods that will discourage the dog from being destructive . A spray bottle filled with cold water and Bitter Apple are effective tools that disciplines the dog not to manifest a destructive behavior.
The pet will never be weaned from its bad behavior if corrective measures are done after the dog has been destructive. As soon as the dog is seen about to do one of its destructive acts give a STOP or NO command. Disciplining the dog would not be an easy task – one that cannot be accomplished at once but a determined owner consistently training the dog and using positive reinforcement will be able to correct a destructive behavior and have a well mannered pet.
Learn more about how to discipline a dog at Sarah’s Dogs.
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