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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Angcuru" data-source="post: 1440417" data-attributes="member: 10948">I have a similar situation with one of my cats.  Little white kitten, by name of Dixie, is a fearless, spunky, hyperactive little bugger who loves to play in the water, and to chew on people.  I could be sitting down to dinner, and she'll hop up onto the chair next to me, onto the table, onto my shoulder, and sit there like a parrot chewing on my ear.  Kinda funny, actually. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />ANYway...Although I myself don't have a dog, I heavily agree with Umbran that what is popularly known as negative reinforcement should be avoided.  We've discussed all manners of behavorial training and development in my psychology class, which apply to all creatures with even a semblance of intelligence.  Popular negative reinforcement only serves to instill negative qualities in the creature being reinforced.  This is the central downfall of conventional punishment, whether applied to humans or to canines.  We discussed an alternative, more effective method of behavorial reinforcement about a week ago, which I took extensive notes on.  I'll post the important stuff up when I get access to said notes, which are currently at home, as I'm in the campus computer lab right now.  I should get to them by say...3 o'clock P.M. EST.</blockquote>

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