Educating a dog based on positive training is not always easy, especially when unwanted behaviors This is when some owners decide punish and scold their dogs, not knowing that the techniques they use are counterproductive or inappropriate.
In this article on our site we will show you 5 common mistakes when scolding a dog that you should avoid completely, but also we will offer some tips so that you know how to improve your communication or how to act in each case. You can not lose this!
1. Scold your dog out of time
You've probably heard it many times, but the truth is that scolding a dog long after he has done something wrong doesn't make any sense. Dogs are not able to associate something that happened hours ago with a current punishment, which causes uncertainty and mistrust.
If you scold a dog out of time you will notice that he lowers his ears, hides his tail, smacks his lips or hides. That doesn't mean he understands you or really knows why you're scolding him. Dogs show signs of appeasement due to your anger, with the intention that you stop
two. Overdo
Exceeding yourself in the fight is always bad, whatever the reason. You should avoid yelling at him, using violence, pushing and even harmful tools, such as electric collars. Prolonging an already unpleasant situation generates stress and anxiety. In the most serious cases, it can cause fear or trigger aggressive behavior in response to excessive punishment.
3. Getting close to urine or stool
Some dogs, even those that have learned to urinate in the street, may have an accident from time to time. It's totally normal. And although it is a very unpleasant behavior… In no case should you approach him to his stools, do you know why?
By doing this, your dog associates urine and feces with your anger, so it may end upeating them , to avoid being scolded. This causes serious stress-related problems, triggers coprophagia, and can even cause he alth problems.
Do not use this method, better learn on our site how to teach an adult dog to relieve himself on the street. You will be surprised how you can learn in a few sessions using only positive reinforcement and following our advice. Guaranteed!
4. Don't let him growl
Dogs communicate their discomfort through growling, either towards other dogs or towards people. In different contexts, a growl can mean "stay away" or "stop doing this, I don't like it". By scolding him we are letting him know that he should not growl and that can cause instead of warning, to bite directlyFind out on our site what to do if a dog growls.
5. Being inconsistent
If there is something that can be worse than everything mentioned above, it is being inconsistent with the education and permissiveness of your dog. You cannot scold him for getting on the sofa if two days later you are going to encourage him to go upstairs to hug him for a while. Dogs need stability and fixed guidelines, therefore, the whole family should always follow the same ones. Still don't know the positive habits and routines for the dog? Start applying it today to make your dog stable and balanced!
