You could just spray it's face with a bit of water if it misbehaves and give it a treat whenever it does something good. I don't know what the method is called in english, but it's an easy and effective way to train almost any pet.
Poll: Is hitting your pet the right way to punish it?
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I like the wooden spoon idea. I should do that with my friend's sister's dog, but with a regular metal spoon. This way, he sees the spoon and stays away from me while I'm eating. I hate little whiny yappy dogs. They think they can get away with everything, the smarmy bastards.
If the spoon thing doesn't work, I'm just going to start adding chocolate syrup to everything I eat. He'll learn that eating my food gives him stomach cramps. I'm at the point where I'm willing to douse chocolate syrup on my burger just to teach him a lesson in eating from my plate when I'm not done.
Did I mention I hate little dogs?
If the spoon thing doesn't work, I'm just going to start adding chocolate syrup to everything I eat. He'll learn that eating my food gives him stomach cramps. I'm at the point where I'm willing to douse chocolate syrup on my burger just to teach him a lesson in eating from my plate when I'm not done.
Did I mention I hate little dogs?
I've had cats for as long as I can remember and I occasionally hit them, but I don't beat them. If one of our cats misbehaved badly (i.e. scratching my young niece, scratching or biting at me or others) they'll get one to two firm swats on the back leg followed by 'time out' (closing the cat up in the bathroom). If it's something like swiping at someone or stealing food off plates, they might get a tap on the nose. Other than that the cat might get yelled at or squirted with water.
On the other hand, I do pet my cats regularly, give them treats daily and play with them quite often.
The idea of only touching your pet to beat them, and instilling a fear of you in them, is emotionally and physically abusive.
On the other hand, I do pet my cats regularly, give them treats daily and play with them quite often.
The idea of only touching your pet to beat them, and instilling a fear of you in them, is emotionally and physically abusive.
Depends. If they get violent with you, then yes, that's okay. I had a dog that would always attack me, so I beat him. He'd attack again, and I'd beat him again. Eventually he learned that I wasn't going to let him act like he's in control.
For normal circumstances, like the pet peeing on the carpet or begging for food or something, then no, it's not right.
For normal circumstances, like the pet peeing on the carpet or begging for food or something, then no, it's not right.
They dont understand what their doing wrong or violence. I have hit my dog if she has been doing somthing incredibly bad (like trying to eat chickens or eat shards of bones) but its only a firm open palm and she gets the message straight away. Shouting doesnt work either as that jsut gets them excited, speak in a stern but quiet tone.
Here's a story--
Yesterday, I was walking downtown. Guy was coming the other way down the street, and his dog was walking with him off a leash.
The dog kept walking out into the middle of the street, and the man kept screaming at it to "get your ass back over here!" He was clearly irate. He kind of lunges at the dog, and the dog bows down and folds up like a dog that knows its about to get hit. The guy screamed at it again, and the dog flinched and slid backward while bowing down.
The guy stormed over, picked up the dog, and threw it to the shoulder of the road like it was a sack of refuse. (When I say he threw, I mean threw it.) The dog hits the shoulder of the road, rolls over a couple of times, and just folds back up looking up at the guy He walked over like he was going to kick it, saw that someone was watching, and pulled back.
By this point, I'm walking by, giving this ass one evil stare-down. He has the nerve to smile and ask how I'm doin'. Of course, I totally snub him as I walk by. I'm not about to be pleasant to him, totally want to rip him a new one, but I don't want to get in the middle of this. Perhaps, find myself subjected to that kind of violent jackassery.
I keep walking, and behind me, I can periodically hear the guy yelling at his dog to come back.
Now, nothing that happened here was the dog's fault. The animal should have been on a leash. Period. Whether or not the man expects it to listen, and listen good, is irrelevant. The fact that the dog was acting like a dog and the guy was clearly abusing it for it makes me sick.
Yesterday, I was walking downtown. Guy was coming the other way down the street, and his dog was walking with him off a leash.
The dog kept walking out into the middle of the street, and the man kept screaming at it to "get your ass back over here!" He was clearly irate. He kind of lunges at the dog, and the dog bows down and folds up like a dog that knows its about to get hit. The guy screamed at it again, and the dog flinched and slid backward while bowing down.
The guy stormed over, picked up the dog, and threw it to the shoulder of the road like it was a sack of refuse. (When I say he threw, I mean threw it.) The dog hits the shoulder of the road, rolls over a couple of times, and just folds back up looking up at the guy He walked over like he was going to kick it, saw that someone was watching, and pulled back.
By this point, I'm walking by, giving this ass one evil stare-down. He has the nerve to smile and ask how I'm doin'. Of course, I totally snub him as I walk by. I'm not about to be pleasant to him, totally want to rip him a new one, but I don't want to get in the middle of this. Perhaps, find myself subjected to that kind of violent jackassery.
I keep walking, and behind me, I can periodically hear the guy yelling at his dog to come back.
Now, nothing that happened here was the dog's fault. The animal should have been on a leash. Period. Whether or not the man expects it to listen, and listen good, is irrelevant. The fact that the dog was acting like a dog and the guy was clearly abusing it for it makes me sick.
Jesus. You're not the only one sickened by that.unoleian said:
You're absolutely right. What's awful is that the poor thing was punished for something that the owner had allowed them to do in the first place. If he'd been bothered to put it on a lead, then there'd be no wandering off, and no reason to yell, so his own incompetence leads to pain for the dog. Of course, by the sounds of things the bastard would have just found another reason to lose his temper.
I swear, if you can't treat them with a bit of decency, then there's no reason why you should have the pet at all. Some people really don't deserve the privilege.
Size matters not... when a tazer you have._tinned_magpie_ said:
Kidding, but that does not sound good. The animals, who can't communicate are always the victims. It saddens and sickens me. A lot. My parents are vets, so I hear all this crap. I AM GOING INVENT AN ANIMAL TO HUMAN TRANSLATOR. Nice to dream eh?
My uncle would beat his dog. He gave it away, but had it again for the weekend recently and bragged to us about how he slapped it in the face when it barked. I hate that shit. If he beat the dog in front of me, I'd find it hard not to kick him in his messed up knee.
I know nothing about dogs, but never hit or beat a cat. When it misbehaves, spray it with water.
Ooh... I hadn't thought of that...brandon237 said:
You're not the only one. I see cases of animal cruelty in the news and I always wonder what the point of it is. What the hell do you have to gain by abusing a helpless animal? I guess they're too cowardly to pick on people, so they choose something that can't fight back.
I would definitely buy one of those translators though.
This is how I feel. The slight tap doesn't really cause pain, but startles them and lets them know they've done something wrong. Beating a pet is never an option.Marter said:
Another method I've heard is after scolding them verbally, ignore them for a short time. They eventually figure out that what they did is not acceptable, though this usually works best with a pet that bites or bites too hard during play.
In this country, the "witch-doctors" kill cats and hang them on peoples palisade fences. When I first heard about it I was willing to murder. People are sick. So for the second time today, time for a quotable quote*:_tinned_magpie_ said:
The more I see of people the more I like animals.
* massive cookie for the reference. Or three cookies...
"Violence is not the answer, it is the solution."
Dogs are like children. Spanking is an effective way of stopping the bad behavior, but it should be a last resort.
Dogs are like children. Spanking is an effective way of stopping the bad behavior, but it should be a last resort.
I really can't imagine why they would do that, and I'm not sure I want to find out either.brandon237 said:
I think I recognise it... Fullmetal Jacket? Not sure.
that depends, what type of animal? and what type of misbehavior?
if my pet bear is decapitating a mailman, your dam right I would hit that thing with a rolled up newspaper, or a car or something.
if twitles the terrier peed on the floor, no.
if my pet bear is decapitating a mailman, your dam right I would hit that thing with a rolled up newspaper, or a car or something.
if twitles the terrier peed on the floor, no.
Not at all.
The only way I've ever disciplined my (largely untrained) dog is through vocal tones and being sent outside.
Hitting dogs is silli, and will only promote dear,m and fearful animals will fight, or take flight. Dogs will fight.
By largely untrained, I mean he doesn't quite sit or stay when told. I don't mean he craps everywhere or attacks people
The only way I've ever disciplined my (largely untrained) dog is through vocal tones and being sent outside.
Hitting dogs is silli, and will only promote dear,m and fearful animals will fight, or take flight. Dogs will fight.
By largely untrained, I mean he doesn't quite sit or stay when told. I don't mean he craps everywhere or attacks people
Huh, no. I say three cookies because it is a section of a magazine that I have reason to believe is only published here in SA. It is my favourite section and SOMETIMES has good quotes. That is where I got the animal quote from._tinned_magpie_ said:
God, no. It can create distrust and anxiety in the pet, making it more likely to exhibit bad behaviors. Whats even worse is when people hit their pets a long time after the behavior has occurred. Then the pet doesn't even know why it is being punished.
ifit's biting then hitting it back might be the best option but if you caught it eating your shoes I dont' think it's right.
I hate that my dog cowers from newspapers and towels like her previous owners hit her with them.
I hate that my dog cowers from newspapers and towels like her previous owners hit her with them.