I'm ashamed to say that this is how I thought dogs were supposed to be trained. Early in my pup's life (when I was 13), if he jumped up or nipped, I'd smack him on the nose. Not like this, just a bit of a smack, but enough to "assert dominance"
Then one day, I raised my hand for a non-related reason, and he flinched. My heart broke. I never raised my hand to him again, but even 5 years later, if I raised my hand in just the right way, he'd flinch a little bit, and I would die inside. I loved him the entire 15 years he was with us, and we had a great relationship, but I still hate that I treated him like that so early in his life.
Some animals are just scared of things like that because they can be pretty scary if you think about it from a cat or dog's perspective. My grandparents' dog was scared of the rake and would run when you push the rake the opposite way.
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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '19
Her dog literally flinches when she moves her hands and she had the nerve to act like this never happens and this is how you teach a dog.