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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
Not do hijack this thread too much but does anyone watch the dog whisperer? He's proof that you don't need to beat down a dog to make him learn.
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Cesar is the man. I've used his techniques and they work. I don't think people should be naive enough to think it's going to work as fast for them as they do him though. It does take more time and effort than what you see in a 30 minute TV program. Consistency is the key.
Also, I work around several K9 officers and pick up tips from them. I've been told repeatedly that over-correcting your dog works against what you're trying to instill in them. Dogs live in the moment. You have to correct them while their exhibiting the undesireable behavior, otherwise you're just confusing them if you correct them after the fact. The biggest thing is rewarding a dog when they do something correct. That will re-enforce their training quicker than anything.
As far as house training goes. Shoving your dog's nose in his own urine and smacking it basically tells the dog that urinating is bad, not that the location he did it in is bad.