Thrashing A Pup Whilst Training

[slip lead 862]

I respect my dogs to much to raise a hand to them, and thats why they would bust there guts for me IF i let them. But no cup, trophy, reputation, game or even most of the people I know are more important to me than my dogs..

[socks 32,253]

If you have to resort to thrashing a dog you have either lost your temper or you are a shit dog trainer and need to bully the dog into submission to get it to do what you want either way you have failed yourself and the dog ........

[Neal 1,873]

What's that quote that goes something like..."where violence begins, knowledge ends"...?

 

I find that what works best for me and mine is to take a step back and give them, and myself, a bit more thinking time. One simple example is that when they take up all the lead when walking them, I simply stand still and don't move forwards until they step back towards me...it works much quicker than repeated...jerk, jerk, jerk.

[whippet 99 2,613]

I think thrashing is very strong in the sense of the word , and I would like to think that no one would thrash a dog, but ive physically corrected a dog in exstream circumstances and that's not beating the thing,........ a lot of respect for me companions , nothing better than too be out in the middle of the night under the moon and having a cuppa with the lurcher whilst filling the game bag , and they are like your best loyal companions , bloody magic being out with them.

[Lab 10,979]

"Thrashing"...."Beating"...."violence"......if you can't tell the difference between those words and "correction" when training then don't get a dog.