Many pet friends who keep dogs believe that they will encounter various problems, especially defecation at home, which is the most intolerable, and then many pet friends in

Training a dog I only know how to punish the dog when I defecate. Why is it still the same a few days after the punishment? The following editor will introduce the harm caused by punishing the dog:

1. Punishment will make animals afraid

Many people think that punishment will be effective, that is because when you punish, At the moment, you temporarily stop a certain behavior because of fear, you think you understand it, but it is not, it is just because of fear, this kind of fear will make you hide and make you fear you, but you are wrong about what you think is wrong. Behavior, I don't know what's wrong at all. If the dog knows that after you are punished, it will never do it again in this life, but you think back, which of the behaviors you punished disappeared? 

2. Punishment will make the dog cringe

The dog who is punished will become more wrong, less wrong, and finally Just don't say it's good. Punishing dogs often, because they are afraid of being punished again, they are reluctant to do anything, and even less willing to try new behaviors. Try not to do everything, because you don’t know when you will be punished again, so it’s best not to do it , Such a dog is very pitiful in spirit.

3. Punishment will give you another reward

When punishing a dog, although you punish the dog physically and mentally, At the same time, you also paid the greatest attention. At this time, what you receive is the coexistence of punishment and reward, just like a lion on the way of hunting, for an antelope to run on rough roads, it must face the antelope's Kicks, these are punishments for the lion, but when the antelope is the biggest reward for the lion, these punishments can't make the lion stop hunting antelope, because the reward is far greater than the punishment. The biggest reward your dog wants isn't food, it's your attention, so often punishing his pet doesn't solve the problem, it just reinforces it.

4. Punishments are often ineffective

Think about it, when the police set up speeding cameras, don’t you stop speeding all the way? Most of the time People still drive fast, then slow down in front of the camera, and immediately accelerate after passing the camera. The study found that installing a speed camera not only did not reduce accidents, but increased the accident rate. Punish an animal, say two dogs or cats for a fight, you punish them, they won't stop fighting because of it, but instead they will fight when you can't see it, and the fight will be more serious.

5. Punishment will increase the fear of animals

Dogs bark because they are afraid of strangers. Punishment will make them more afraid when strangers appear. , even you become terrifying because you will turn to punishment ?. The dog will mistakenly think that strangers make you scary, and will be more afraid of strangers from now on, so your punishment is not only ineffective, but makes the dog more worried about the appearance of strangers, and the appearance of strangers will cause more serious problems. barking behavior.

6. Your punishment may be wrong

It’s not just one thing that happens at the same time, like when your dog goes out chasing the postman When you stop the dog loudly, in your mind, you punish the dog for chasing the postman, but how do you know what the dog thinks? When he chases the postman, besides him, the postman, you, What? Will he think: [Is my speed too slow and I didn't bite the postman, so you punished me?], or [When I was chasing the postman, the kid next door just came out, is it because of him? I was punished by you when I appeared at this time?] Don't think about things from your point of view, if you want to solve the behavior of dogs cats, look at things from their point of view .

7. Punishment leads to a fluke mentality

Punishment often leads to a fluke mentality, just like you buy a lottery, and you buy a lottery to buy a hope , it is a kind of punishment if you don't win, and it's a reward if you win. When you punish your dog for stealing the trash can, there will be a fluke mentality, because there is a [lottery prize] in the trash can. If you find out that you go to the trash can, it is a punishment. If you are not found, it is a [lottery]. Going to the trash can is a [hope]. You only need to use the punishment to solve the problem, and the result will never be solved.

8. Punishment can lead to animal injury

The force that a dog can withstand is often beyond your knowledge and control, plus When you punish animals, you often lose your [emotional] control, and often over-punishment leads to pet injury or death. There are many cases of this.

9. Punishment will lose your desire

If you are scolded by your boss no matter what you do at work, you will lose your desire to work because you are afraid Make a mistake and you'll even be at a loss. The same is true for animals. When you punish him often, it will make you not know how to live with you, and you will be at a loss. Even he will lose trust in you.

10. Punishment may also cause you injury

You must know that not every animal faces punishment silently, and many animals will Fight back in order to protect yourself, so don't assume that if the dog you punished in the past took it, it means the dog can take it now. When a dog fights back for self-protection, it is not a simple counter-attack, it is a counter-attack to protect its own life, which often leads to your injury.

Think about it, what is your original intention of raising a dog? Is it for love? Or for punishment? Don't punish animals because you can't find a solution. Punishment actually represents your incompetence. Please use rewards (positive reinforcements) instead of punishments. When faced with a dog's behavior problems, you can think, What can I do to guide him to do the right thing, and then reward him? If you can't find a way, you can use a certified trainer to help you lighten ? problem solving.