Comments on: Harsh Discipline? Is This Going To Far?

By: paintedr

paintedr — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:14:07 +0000

I understand the concept of firm discipline, but your friend does not. Firm discipline is suppose to gain the respect of the dogs, not gain their fear.
Your friend needs to reconsider her approach to training.
Personally, sounds like she’s on the track to having dogs fearful of the leash…..
Tell your friend that a better approach would be to stop completely and/or turn and walk in the opposite direction when her puppies pull and/or show too much interest in another dog (barking). This is a KIND way to get the point across to the dogs that she’s in control of the walk, and not the puppies.
You can also see if she’ll watch “It’s Me or The Dog” that stars Victoria Stillwell. She’s a great advocate of positive reinforcement, and I do prefer her methods, even over those of Cesar Milan.

By: glamgirl

glamgirl — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:10:26 +0000

“Firm discipline” is one thing but animal cruelty, and respect for an animal are another, its a felony, They need to live, tell her wen they bark they are communicating, she needs to give them room to wander, take them to a park, let them play and enjoy life. try and get some alone time with them and just show them compassion, show them, its ok to go out of the lines in life, no bodys perfect, they are just puppies, try and get her to get them professional training, they are young, she would cry and wander, as a baby too, and guess what, she waz nurtured! they need to be too! they are still learning. let them make mistakes, and learn from them, its life, we dont know whats going to happen, she needs to wake up! Animal abuse iz against the law, she needs to respect them, or they wont respect her!Show her what it would be like to have “Firm Punishment”. hope this helps! hope u can help those poor puppies!!!!

By: Lilly

Lilly — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:24:40 +0000

i feel the same way my friend drops her doxun on the ground from like three feet high and the dog already has a bad back

By: emmyannm

emmyannm — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:22:16 +0000

When my dog does that i gently tug it back on track! Yeah , i think that is harsh. Is this her 1st small dog?

By: berner mom

berner mom — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:00:35 +0000

For Christmas, get her a gift certificate to a dog training class

By: Little Dragon

Little Dragon — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:52:31 +0000

another example of animal abuse. ask her if she would like to be swung around the neck, not knowing if she were going land.

By: GSD's & APBT's babyy! ™

GSD's & APBT's babyy! ™ — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:32:21 +0000

a question to ask her is :
how would you like it if I put a collar and leash on you, and jerked, and hung you around?

By: Mike M

Mike M — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:17:01 +0000

Your friend is harsh. She’s scaring the pups more than training them. Perhaps you should invite her over for a Dog Whisperer marathon and point out how bad her training is…before she hurts the dogs.

By: MR.O

MR.O — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:48:54 +0000

To learn more about dog check cesar Milan’s book be a pack leader or by visiting his website @ http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/ or by watching dog whisperer on national geographic channel @ 1pm everyday
for you , you can just watch for 1 time & you ll see the proper way to walk your dog

By: Responsible pug breeder

Responsible pug breeder — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:51:38 +0000

she pulling the pups to hard.. You cant pull them that hard.. Someday she is going to hang them.. She haves to light pull them and make sure that they are on your side at all times,, They cant wake ahead of you if she wants to train them to HEEL.. Some day she is going to get caught from somebody watching her and get her dogs taking away.. Poor DOGS