Toro
Diamond Member
Sallow
To discipline a dog effectively, you have to discipline him immediately after he does his deed. You have to associate a negative response with the action. He has to know that what he just did will bring a bad thing. If you come home a few hours after he has ripped up your couch and you discipline him, he has no idea why you are doing it. He will just think you are being mean to him. The only good thing that will come out of that is you are creating a mean dog who is more likely to bight you and others in the future.
And if you are beating him out of anger, you shouldn't have a dog.
I didn't beat him..I grabbed him. But in my mind it's sort of the same thing.
And I am admitting it was my fault. Not his.
Sorry. I saw that after my original post and corrected it.