Praise and Scolding
Praise: Of your dog has obeyed a command nicely, don’t forgot to praise it.
Use a higher register for words of praise.
It is important to praise the dog in such a way that it can tell you are glad. With some dogs it is enough to pet them a little; with others, effusive praise is necessary. For emphasis you can also give your pet an edible reward from time to time, but don’t make a habit of it. Your certainly don’t want your dog to obey only when it is hungry.
Scolding: There are situations in which you have to discipline your pet. That is nothing unnatural for the dog, since in a canine pack it would also be reprimanded if it had violated the rules. However, it is important that the dog also understand what you want to convey to it and why it is being reprimanded.
With many dogs, a loud, sharp “No!” is sufficient. There are many thick-skinned dogs for which that is not enough, however. In such a case, in addition to the no, you can place one hand on each side of the dog’s face and look at it sternly. If that isn’t adequate either, take hold of its coat firmly at the nape and give the dog a shake. The next step, if one is necessary, is to lift it up by the coat on nape, so that only the hind legs are still on the ground. With some dogs, even that does not work. In this cases, grasp the dog 0 if you are strong enough – by the nape and the rump, and lift it off the ground. Another possibility would be to lay it on its back and hold it firmly by the throat until it will stay in that position of its own accord.
Some punishments are incomprehensible to the dog, such as making it go without a meal or locking it in the basement. Often we unconsciously praise or scold in such a way as to achieve the exact opposite of what we really intended. That is the case, for example, when the dog barks or growls at someone for no reason and we then pet it and talk soothingly to it. The dog will interpret our behavior approval.
Note: Both praise and scolding have to follow the given behavior it exhibited most recently, A typical error – one commonly made – is to punish the dog when it finally comes back to you after you have called it repeatedly or after undertaking a scouting trop without your permission. Since the dog in this case connects the punishment with it return, you are achieving the precise opposite of what you really intend.
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