My grandparent's puppy was jumping on us so my grandpa cuffed her, slapped her, yelled at her, and held her between his legs. I was horrified. I wanted to yell, "YOU CAN JUST TURN YOUR BACK AND SHE'LL STOP, OKAY?" I'm not feeling well.
Maybe you should do that next time. You might actually get his attention!!Originally Posted by fattykitty
I wanted to yell, "YOU CAN JUST TURN YOUR BACK AND SHE'LL STOP, OKAY?"
Originally Posted by Pami
You are going to have to step in and either call someone in your area (your local rescue groups can point you in the direction). That is not acceptable at all, no matter who is doing it. He needs to be educated on animal care and until then, this puppy needs to be away from him.
You can go to petfinder.org and on the left type in your zip code and get a list of local rescue groups.
You have to step up for this puppy she has no one else. This is abuse.
How on earth did you hold back Amy?, i would have seriously lost it with her before i showed her how it should be doneOriginally Posted by Momofmany
I watched my neighbor throw a coffee cup at her dog a few weeks back because he was being aggressive .
I've lived in the country too long to know that there is a different mentality here and confrontation never works. I take a lot of very deep breaths when it comes to some of my neighbors.Originally Posted by Rosiemac
How on earth did you hold back Amy?, i would have seriously lost it with her before i showed her how it should be done
Originally Posted by fattykitty
Thank you. I plan to make a call to the ARL ASAP. This has been a stressful past few days. i think A LOT about the puppy and I'm really upset with my grandfather. This isn't okay and really angers me. In fact, I'm ashamed for not contacting a rescue group earlier. Is there anyway I can call without disclosing my name? Thanks for all your support. I truly do appreciate it.
Please don't follow this advice. Alpha rolls and other such dominance theory related things are from from faulty wolf studies, and are not good ways to train a dog. Please see this link - http://www.wolf.org/wolves/news/iwma.../alphawolf.pdfOriginally Posted by Trillcat
Hitting an animal, any animal, is NEVER a proper training method! It will teach the dog that this is acceptable.
When the puppy jumps up, your Grandpa or you can take the pup and hold or place him tummy up. It is a sign of dominance over them. A firm (not hurting) hold on the snout and a look in the eyes reinforces this. It is not mean, it is what wolves and dogs of all breeds have done to teach what is and what is not acceptable.
I did this with a very snappy hight spirit puppy, a samoyed. My dad laughed saying how will you teach her holding her like a baby? I teach her by being the alpha.