
Originally Posted by
sculptor
I've been training animals, dogs, horses, cats, etc.... for most of my life
and occasionally, punishment is part of that---------but it needs to have the opposite directly attached
punishment and reward---even if the reward is just a "good dog" accompanied with a petting and scratching behind the ears.(though a pocket full of snacks ain't a bad idea)(food is love)
but first, trust, friendship, and love/mutual respect should be established-------with you(the human) always in charge
eg: a dog that chases the chickens and tries to bite them--------grab the dog by the neck, and force it up against the chicken wire where the chickens have fled, while screaming NO NO NO, and slapping at it's head, then pull it away from the chickens, with a "good dog" and friendly petting-------------repeat, etc, (as necessary) then take the dog farther away and kneel down with it for awhile re-establishing the love part, and that usually gets a dog to walk around the chickens, and after awhile, it may lay down in the yard within feet of the chickens and ignore them, after which, it becomes their protector
horses roughly the same----but first, you have to be on a friendly basis with them(food helps here too)
cats, however don't take as well to training via negatives and positives------and, i've found that it is best to train them with positives---------kinda like training children but that means that you have to "keep your head "in the game" 100% and be real forgiving of most of what they do wrong------once love is established, then showing displeasure is punishment enough.