You should think again before shouting at your dog when it misbehaves
Whether it's chewing furniture or spreading muddy paws across the floor, stressed-out dog owners can often be quick to shout at their learning puppies when they do something wrong. But a new study has found that
owners who adopt"punishment-based" training with their dogs may actually be making their animal depressedin Portugal, shouting and scolding methods of behaviour management can result in negative consequences in the future. Scientist Ana Catarina, who led the study, recruited 42 dogs from reward-based training schools, which use food or play to encourage good behaviours. She also enlisted pups from punishment-based programs, which use negative techniques including shouting.
The researchers filmed the two groups of dogs during training and tested their saliva before and after to look for the stress hormone, cortisol. Sadly, those dogs who were in the negative reinforcement group showed more signs of
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