Hello!
I'm a new puppy parent and so far I feel like I've done everything the wrong way. I've never had any animals before besides a cat, and growing up I was always told that if an animal eliminates on the floor you stick their nose in it and spank them. So when I got my first puppy I did what I was always told to do and as a result my dog is fearful of me. I have since read up on ways to potty train a puppy and I now understand that spanking is wrong and I should instead use positive reinforcement. So my question is now that my 10 week old puppy fears me, how do I cure her of this?
I'm a new puppy parent and so far I feel like I've done everything the wrong way. I've never had any animals before besides a cat, and growing up I was always told that if an animal eliminates on the floor you stick their nose in it and spank them. So when I got my first puppy I did what I was always told to do and as a result my dog is fearful of me. I have since read up on ways to potty train a puppy and I now understand that spanking is wrong and I should instead use positive reinforcement. So my question is now that my 10 week old puppy fears me, how do I cure her of this?