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To me, I treat my animals like I treat my kids, I demand respect from them, but I also GIVE them respect. I wouldn't walk around the house kicking my kids across the room, and I won't do it to my cats, I don't punch my kids in the face, so I won't do it to my dogs..... I will tap/touch them to get their attention, but hitting them doesn't do anything for it to me... in an absolute EXTREME case where they are endangering themselves or someone else, I may catch them a little harder, but ONLY to get their attention, then we go from there with the attitude, your attitude lets them know all they need to know.
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