How do you disipline your pet/s?

[teenster3]

AGH....
As much as you LOVE your pets, sometimes they get on your nerves right?
So.....how do you disipline them???
My habits differ from my husband's, one look from him & they run. I feel like a broken record....no, no. no & then I have them sit for a few minutes (if I'm lucky) & try to ignore them!
It's really hard though looking at those "innocent" faces.:(

[Dogz]

Just a "no" works fine for me.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I just say NO in a stern voice.

[binka_nugget]

I probably look like an idiot doing it but Kaedyn gets a growl while I tower over him.

With Kai, I hold his face up to level with mine and look directly into his eyes. He *hates* it.

[Fallon]

I usually just say "no" or "max" in a stern voice. Works good usually. HE doesn't get into too much trouble anyways.

[animal_rescue]

umm it depends usually I'll make a loud noise if Maggie doing something(like jumping the fence)yell no or if she is really bad then I smack her bottom which is effective!
But I hardly smack her it's like a rare thing and I've never abused her either!
I love Maggie it's the way I disipline her when she is SUPER bad!:)

[carla and mike]

Noone should hit their pet

[QueenScoopalot]

All I do is pick up "MR PARROT HEAD" and everyone behaves. :D MPH is a squirt bottle I found at WalMart a while ago, and it's a large orange parrot head and water comes out the beak. Hitting makes an animal fearful, and should never be done. A loud NO works for me too. ;)

[carole]

Usually a firm, NO or clapping of my hands, does the trick, but I have resorted to using a squirter now,thanks to advice to others from PT, as Lexie has become quite destructive with my curtains of late, and my clothes on the clothes horse, but that is all that is needed, no SMACKING in my house.

[PrincessPP]

Usually a look and "no" will suffice .. but when she gets too rambunctious .. a timeout is in order .. :)

[*LabLoverKEB*]

I would NEVER spank, hit, kick, do any physical harm to any of my pets. Just a stern NO, works for me.:)

[anna_66]

A stern no and they quit whatever they're doing. But very seldom do I even have to disipline them. They are very good dogs:D

[sirrahbed]

Discipline a cat? I don't think so. I am pretty well trained though.

[Aspen and Misty]

With Connor it is hard. He is so used to being Slapped across the face (NOT FROM ME) that a "No" seems like the easy way out. Like when he first came he helped himself to the food bag (Big No No in our house) I told him No after No after No. It really was a stupid thing but I 1. Don't have the money to pay for a free eating dog and 2. Don't want a fat dog. So Soon I learned that If I just act like it is the worst thing I have ever seen he will never do it again. Like, when I cought him eating from the bag I yelled "Connor No!" took his collor made him sit and said Bad bad Connor I can't beleave you would do that in a stern voice, I then released him and acted like i was mad for a few mins, not looking at him, not petting him etc. etc. He has NEVER eaten from the bag again! :)

With Nova...Hmm, she is STUBURN. So I usually have to use a squirt bottle or a "time out" in Breeze's kennel.

Breeze - No or a tug on the collor.

Ash

[IluvMyBeagle]

I love animals and its really hard for me to spank my puppy so all i do is give him a look and say no

[micki76]

I'm one who has spanked. I spanked like a parent - out of fear. Once Chester got out nad ran across the street, in front of a car, to the neighbors sprinkler. (He loves water) I reacted like many parents. I chased him down, tapped him on the behind, and then kissed him all over about a hundred times. I felt so bad for the spanking, but I was just so scared and freaked. I don't think I've ever done it again, though.

[carla and mike]

GOOD
I'm glad you never did it again.And you shouldn't unless the same happens...and a tinee winee tapp.No hitting...please.
I hope it was gentle and maybe I would of done the same out of fear.You love your baby,I know.

I just want to remind everyone that it hurts bad when your much bigger than them.
Think of a man hitting a woman and you'll realize.

But I know that it was a tapp and full of kisses from fear.
That's OK with me because of such fright..not punishment.
Your a good parent...don't worry;)

[jazzcat]

Usually a stern No will work but sometimes I have to clear my throat loudly. Funny but that works well too.

[lizzielou742]

If they're climbing on the kitchen countertops or trying to get eat my dinner, off my plate, I will squirt them in the hiney with a little lukewarm water out of a small squirt bottle. Any truly naughty behviour will get a stern, "No," but that's rare.

[carla and mike]

Spray bottles are great for counter goers.
They worked for my 2 15year old cats when they were kittens.
None of the others go up on the counters that I got at the shelters the past 2 years.All 9 are good.Thank goodness.

[prechrswife]

Spray bottle works for us. Usually the cats just have to see it. A stern voice works with all of the critters.