The dog needs to be raised from the first day of appearing in the house. There is a system of rewards and punishments for pet actions that require their correct application. You can’t beat a dog for no reason, but the dog must feel in the owner’s master. The dominant role in the flock is assigned to the dominant member using strict methods.
The best age for education
The training of dogs begins with bringing the puppy into the house. The first instructions are made from the doorway, commands are given indicating the place of the pet. Then you need to pay attention to how the puppy will eat and relieve. The first commands are given in a calm and loud voice, they should not contain signs of aggression in intonation.
Raising an adult dog is harder, sometimes impossible. In no case do not beat the dogs because they lived most of their lives in their natural environment, and now they are trying to re-educate them. Raising a puppy gives great results, in this case the dog will be flexible and will naturally respond to the owner.
Dog Punishment
It is necessary to distinguish when to apply encouraging methods of education, and when to punish. Is it possible to beat a dog in the case when it has committed unpleasant actions to the owner unintentionally (for example, having spoiled an apartment at night before walking)? A careful analysis of such situations shows that indicating the correct actions with subsequent promotion is much more effective.
Aggression of the dog, on the contrary, is punished immediately, at the time of the demonstration. This is done so that the dog can associate its own negative actions with subsequent punishment. It is important to remember that animals do not distinguish between good and evil, but reflexively perceive the future consequences of their actions.
Animal Education Methods
If you constantly beat the dog, this will not work on it properly. On the contrary, physical violence that causes pain causes the dog to distrust and aggression towards the owner. In nature, the leader bites the ward, showing his place in the pack. In a similar way, by kicking the fingertips in the neck, the owner acts on the pet. In difficult cases, grabbing the scruff of the neck, they bring down the dog on his back, transferring him to a subordinate position to develop an obedience reflex.
The dog should not be allowed to take up space on the couch, bed, or other high ground. The leader in the pack is above all. Otherwise, the animal grows uncontrollable, manipulates the owner.
The dog cannot be eaten first; feeding is carried out after breakfast or dinner. The meal time is selected based on the host regime, but taking into account the fact that the animal should not starve.
You can beat the dog only with your fingertips, imitating a leader’s bite, and during walks, when the dog reaches out to other animals and becomes uncontrollable. The same applies to preparing the dog for walking in cases where the pet is too excited without reacting to the owner’s commands.
A separate topic is games. Puppies from birth jump on each other, bite, learn to fight. In an unnatural habitat, the dog should not jump on the owner, and bite-simulating games with bites are unacceptable. In this case, the dog is accustomed to the "bring-give" games with a ball, bone or stick, and prey is selected by right of the strongest.
Correct pet punishment
The punishments of a pet are not limited to beating a dog. Exposure measures vary in severity and appearance. Physical force is used when other methods do not have the proper effect. It is necessary to hit a pet while suppressing dominant behavior and punishing serious misconduct. In other situations, they use strict voice intonation, sharp commands, educational methods with encouragement.
You should never hit a dog on the head, ribs, chest and stomach. To strike, soft tissues along the body are selected. Exposure is performed with hands, open palm, with little force. Do not use traumatic objects or a leash strap for punishment. Special whips are sold in pet stores, the use of which is palpable for the dog, but does not bring physical harm.
Any exposure to the animal should be timely. Accustoming the dog to the execution of commands will reduce the number of situations requiring strict punishment. All influences are produced by one family member acting as a leader for the animal.