[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Of course it is. The most confusing thing is people who think it's fine to hit a child but evil to hit a dog

so how this experiment with parallel threads (kids/dogs) is coming along?
have you identified anybody who thinks like that?

[caprimint]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

so how this experiment with parallel threads (kids/dogs) is coming along?
have you identified anybody who thinks like that?

I'm sure there are plenty actually

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

so how this experiment with parallel threads (kids/dogs) is coming along?
have you identified anybody who thinks like that?

There actually seem to be a few . At least LT is consistent...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

so how this experiment with parallel threads (kids/dogs) is coming along?
have you identified anybody who thinks like that?

Adam, Chuff, Glenn, Nicky, maybe Kizzy but I'm not sure if she was joking or serious in the kids thread and kazanne I'm not sure she wasn't overly clear about the smacking thing in the other thread

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Adam, Chuff, Glenn, Nicky, maybe Kizzy but I'm not sure if she was joking or serious in the kids thread and kazanne I'm not sure she wasn't overly clear about the smacking thing in the other thread

Nicky? Despite being thumped on the head?

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Adam, Chuff, Glenn, Nicky, maybe Kizzy but I'm not sure if she was joking or serious in the kids thread and kazanne I'm not sure she wasn't overly clear about the smacking thing in the other thread

Like the kids I have tapped the dog too... And I literally mean a tap on the 'bum' and twice on the shnoz ( for getting into the bin)

[Ant.]

I'm no dog expert but I've read on multiple places that hitting dogs doesn't 'discipline' them

I wouldn't have it in me to hit my dogs anyway

[Kazanne]

Dogs don't have that full understanding though ,children over a certain age do.I am not saying we should smack kids just that if we do they know what its for,Dogs not so much, plus a reactionary slap for running in the road surely hurts less than being run over in the road.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Dogs don't have that full understanding though ,children over a certain age do.I am not saying we should smack kids just that if we do they know what its for,Dogs not so much, plus a reactionary slap for running in the road surely hurts less than being run over in the road.

I don't advocate either but I think in theory if you did slap a dog on the nose as they're doing the thing you don't want them to they would associate it with whatever they'd done but it has to be right when they're doing it. Positive training for dogs of course is much better

[jaxie]

Well no apart from a little scolding now and then because like hitting children all you would teach them is fear and hitting out. The question should be should owners train their dogs. Absolutely they should with kindness and reward.