My dog starts wagging his tail when I scold him?
When my dog does something naughty and I say "No! No!" he then sticks out his tongue and starts wagging his tail. How come he associates "No!" with something good?
Does my dog understand/remember why he's being punished?
when my dog is being scolded, we'll say "bad dog," and do things like that, and when it's really awful, then we'll ignore him and give him total silent treatment-- time depending on what he did. this makes him feel really bad. we won't even use his name, we just refer to him as "W." my question is: does this even make a difference to the dog? i mean, he definitely feels bad and gets that he did something wrong... but after how long does he forget why he's being punished? if we were still ignoring him after 5 hours, or what if it was overnight, would he remember the next day why he's being punished?
A friend of mine gave me this 4 year old sheetzo dog and he will not stop messing in the house?
Hi everyone I have had dog's all my life when a friend of mine called me one day she found this dog and wanted to know if i would take it well I took him to the vet he had a lot of thing's going on with his health we got that all taken care of come to find out he was liveing out side so I'm haveing a very hard time with him peeing and pooping in the house I have tryed takeing him out every hr on the hr but he is still doing it I'm at the point to just find him a new home I don't know what to do anymore
How long after you've scolded your dog for pee-peeing on the floor?
This is why crates are a great idea. They save your furniture and your floor. If you came home to the mess there is no need to scold the dog, they don't remember what you are scolding them for. To them you are just yelling/fussing. Second you do not scold the dog for having to use the bathroom and you were not home, this again is why crates are a great idea.
Can we beat the dogs to tame them?
No never!Simple answer is because it is inhumane to do so.Dogs have a memory of few seconds. If they are trained or scolded within that timespan they remember things otherwise they wouldn't know why their human is unhappy with them.If your dog peed on the carpet just take him to the place of crime then and there itself. And explain using loud voices and gestures that you are unhappy with the act. Same goes for any other act that you don't want your dog to do. Dogs understand human gestures and voice modulation. Whenever I tell my dog ‘no’ firmly, she knows what I mean.Train your dogs to fear/understand your action and voice not your beatings.If you notice your dog has peed on the carpet after 10 minutes of the act and decide to beat him, he will never know why he's been beaten. It might happen that your dog will start fearing you. Nobody wants this type of relationship with their pets.Plus I have seen cases where dogs have either become more stubborn/aggressive because of the beating or have started fearing humans altogether.Dogs are one the most intelligent animals. There are multiple ways of taming them but beating should not be one of the ways.
I just let my dog down big time. How do I make it up to her?
Remember this: A dog’s love is unconditional and she will forgive you.I’ve had this happen before with my dogs. I think it’s probably happened to nearly every other person with dogs as well. So long as you didn’t scold her, the situation can easily be overcome with some extra love and affection on your part.While she may feel a bit embarrassed just now, she’ll forgive you soon after a walk and perhaps a few special treats. Does she have a favorite toy you can play with her with, or a favorite park where she can run off-leash?Sometimes, when my boys deserve special attention I take them to Dairy Queen for small dishes of vanilla ice cream. I know it’s not entirely good for them, but they both love it and it makes for a special occasion because they get to go for a ride and get their favorite treat.
Do dogs understand what wrong they did when we point toward the mess they made and scold them?
Do dogs understand what wrong they did when we point toward the mess they made and scold them?No, for punishment, and scolding is a form of punishment, to be effective it must be delivered at the time an unwanted behavior occurs and it must be of an intensity that stops the behavior but doesn’t harm the dog. The association the dog makes with the punishment may not be the one intended, however.In the case of scolding the dog and pointing at the mess, a dog has no way of knowing exactly what is the problem. The problem can only be understood from a human perspective, and this type of behavior on the part of the human is only likely to result in confusion and a negative effect on the human-animal bond.There are much better ways to stop or prevent unwanted behavior, but people need to realize that although dogs learn in similar ways to humans, they lack verbal ability and the best way to modify behavior in dogs is by teaching a dog what to do through positive reinforcement rather than punishment.
Will my vet scold me? lol!?
I don't know your vet so I can't say what he will or won't do. There's really no good answer to deny a pet basic medical care though. You won't "get in trouble" if you don't have past records, the vet will just start as though they haven't received any the same way he would with a rescue dog. Keep up with them this time and don't put your dog in harms way -- remember to ask about monthly heart worm preventative, which can save your dogs life down the road and is inexpensive that there's absolutely no acceptable reason not to do it.