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Originally Posted by hunnybumm It has been shown that pets respond much better to encouragment than to punishment. If you put a dogs nose in its poop and yell at/hit it, it doesn't work nearly as well as if you tell them that did a good job/pet/hug them for pooping outside.

My sister trains her dog by rewards and praise and says she would never hit him, yet she hits her kids.

 

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I usually keep my mouth shut. Most people who know me already know exactly how I feel about those things. If it's someone I don't talk to often and they tell me they spank or CIO, I usually just say "Oh" in a sad tone. They get it.