Hitting should never be a part of any dog obedience training. I could understand you being upset with the dog, but if your goal is to teach them right from wrong, hitting doesn't solve anything except to vent your frustrations. 

Hitting should never be a part of any dog obedience training. I could understand you being upset with the dog, but if your goal is to teach them right from wrong, hitting doesn't solve anything except to vent your frustrations.

This might even cause your dog to snap back at you which will only further aggravate the situation. I mean, think about it from his perspective. He doesn't like to be hit and he wants you to stop.

It's not like he can say "hey, knock it off!" So it's definitely understandable that a dog would react this way after getting hit.

The tone in your voice will create much better results than hitting ever would. The directness of your tone lets the dog know exactly how you are feeling.

As long as you are doing it correctly, the dog will stand up and pay attention to the tone in your voice. Trust me, you could never be able to hit a dog enough to teach him a lesson. That's just not the way their minds work.

Spanking may teach a child (although that's questionable) not to do something but it will not have the same effect on a K9. If you ever slap a dog, you can do it in a playful manner, for something that you approve.

For instance, you can give them a little slap in the behind in the same manner that football players do that to each other. Obviously it shouldn't be too hard, its just meant to be a form affection. I think you can see my point about hitting.

Even if you've never done it before, I'm sure you have been in a home where a dog is constantly acting up and their masters usually hit them to teach the dog a lesson.

Does it work? Usually not, because the next time you are in the house, the dog is still misbehaving. In dog obedience training your voice is ten times more powerful than your hand.