Pets have a personality that doesn't want to be like humans. If they don't want to do something, they won't do it. Sometimes, when pets are naughty, they will cause things that will make you very angry, such as scratching the sofa at home, fighting with the neighbor's dog, and shouting at each other. The kid on the roadside barking...etc. When your pet makes a mistake or gets into trouble, what will you do? Will you punish it harshly?

　01 - Punishment makes animals feel scared

Many people think that punishment will be effective. That’s because when you punish them, they temporarily stop a certain behavior because of fear. You think they understand, but in fact they are not. They are just afraid, and this fear will make them hide. , will make the dog fear you, but he will not know what is wrong with the wrong behavior you think. If the dog knows, after you punish him, he will never do it again in his life, but when you think about it, , which of those punished behaviors has disappeared?

02 - Punishment will make the dog cower

A dog that is punished will talk more and make more mistakes, talk less and make more mistakes, and finally say nothing. If you punish your dog often, the dog will be unwilling to do anything out of fear of being punished again, let alone try new behaviors. Try not to do anything because you don’t know when you will punish him again, so it is best not to do it. Yes, such a dog is very pitiful mentally.

　03 - Punishment will give him another reward

When punishing a dog, although you punish the dog physically and mentally, at the same time, you also give it the greatest attention. The biggest reward that dogs want is not food, but your attention, so they often punish their pets. This does not solve the problem, but only strengthens the problem.

　04 - Punishment is often ineffective

Punishing animals, for example, if two dogs or cats fight, if you punish them, they will not stop fighting, but they will fight when you can't see them, and the beating will be more serious.

　05 - Punishment increases fear in animals

A dog barks because he is afraid of strangers. Punishment will make him more afraid. When a stranger appears, even you will become frightened because you will punish him instead. The dog will mistakenly think that strangers cause you to become fearful. From then on, he will be more afraid of strangers. Therefore, your punishment is not only ineffective, but also makes the dog more worried about the appearance of strangers, and the appearance of strangers will cause more serious problems. barking behavior.

　06 - Your punishment may be wrong

There won't be just one thing happening at the same time. For example, when your dog rushes out to chase the postman, you shout to stop the dog. In your mind, you are punishing the dog for chasing the postman, but what do you do? Determine the dog’s thoughts? When he is chasing the postman, what else is there besides the dog, the postman, and you? Will he think, “Is my speed too slow and I didn’t bite the postman, so the owner punished me?” " Or "When I was chasing the postman, the neighbor's child happened to walk out. Was it because he appeared at this time that I was punished by the owner?" Don't think about things from your perspective. If what you want to solve is a dog or a dog, When it comes to cats’ behavioral problems, you need to look at things from their perspective.

　07 - Punishment leads to luck

Punishment often leads to luck, just like buying a lottery ticket. Buying a lottery ticket is a hope. Failure to win is a punishment, and winning is a reward. When you punish your dog for digging through the trash can, he will have a sense of luck, because there is a "lottery ticket" in the trash can. If he goes to search the trash can and you find him, that is a punishment. If he goes through the trash can and is not found, it is "" "Winning the lottery", going through the trash can is a "hope". As long as punishment is used to solve the problem, the result will never be solved.

　08 - Punishment may result in injury to animals

You often don’t know the force that a dog can withstand, and the force that a dog can withstand cannot be controlled. In addition, when you punish an animal, you often lose control of your emotions, which often leads to excessive punishment, resulting in injury or death of the pet. , such cases emerge in endlessly.

　09 - ​​Punishment will cause loss of desire

If you are scolded by your boss no matter what you do when you go to work, you will lose your desire to work because you are afraid of making mistakes and may even be at a loss what to do. The same is true for animals. When you punish them often, they will not know how to live with you and will be at a loss as to what to do. He or she may even lose trust in you.

10 - Punishments can also cause you to get hurt

You have to know that not every animal will silently bear punishment when faced with it. Many animals will fight back in order to protect themselves. So don’t think that if you punished your dog in the past and he endured it, it means that this dog will bear it now. When a dog fights back in order to protect itself, it is not just a simple fight back, it is a fight back to protect its own life, which often results in you being injured.

Please use rewards instead of punishments. When faced with a pet’s behavior problem, you can think about it, “What can I do to guide it to do the right thing and then reward it?” If you can’t find a suitable method, you can consult a professional trainer!< /p>