I agree totally with Carrie's statements.
Reacting to a dog's misbehavior with a
people response won't work.
If your dog trusts you as leader, he/she
can't help but follow your lead & look to
you for signals that convey "what to do" in
any given situation.
The guy who severely corrected his dog for
running into the street or the person who
swats the butt of a dog after the fact are
both ineffective in correcting a misdeed..
How many times have you seen a Mom or Dad
run to the rescue of a toddler, only to swat
them on the butt for scareing them so? That's
a human response to another human.Doesn't
work for dogs at all..It's the method being
used that's in question not the people
involved.