My dog wont listen to bad or no, so what do I do? If I need to punish my dog, what is the best way to go about it that will teach them that what they are doing is wrong?
Lorraine
New Jersey
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Hi Lorraine. It depends on the age and training of the puppy. Young puppies should not be “punished”, They need to be trained and redirected. Negative punishment works okay in instances like removing a shoe that the puppy is chewing gently from his mouth. You need to make sure that you balance positive punishment/negative reinforcement with positive reinforcement/negative punishment if you are wanting to use all four quadrants in operant conditioning. In my opinion, positive punishment should not be used unless the puppy has an understanding as to what he has done wrong. The dog must have an understandable correction. A correction can be vocal, physical, gentle or harsh. The key word here is that it must be understandable.