How do you punish your bunny?

Answer 1

You don't. The health and happiness of a dog is your responsibility, and a dog can eventually retaliate if annoyed too much, which could result in injury to you (or other people), and may cause the dog to lose its trust in you.

Answer 2

You don't punish.

You teach.

Punishing does no good. All it does is make your dog scared of you. Just like a bully in school.

Seek out professionals in your area, so you may learn how to teach your pooch proper behaviour. ( see The Dog Whisperer also ).

Answer:

I agree! also check out It's Me or the Dog with dog trainer, Victoria Stillwell. Great training tips!

Answer 3

I have two house bunnys. They quickly learnt the word "no".

To begin with, when my bunnys were being naughty, I would shout the word "no" followed by their name (they already knew their names which helped - I taught them this by calling them and giving a treat when the correct bunny responded. this is harder to do if their names sound similar).

If I received no response, I clapped my hands loudly whilst saying "no [name]". More often than not they would run off, stomp their foot and sulk for a while as they didnt like the clapping noise.

However, if there was still no response, I would spray a little water on the floor just in front of their nose to whilst saying "no [name]" and if I had to, I would spray them a little bit - they quickly move out of the way and learn to associate the word no with both the clapping noise and getting sprayed with water, neither of which they like!

My bunnys know when they are being naughty and although they will try their best to secretly do bad things, as soon as they notice I've seen them, sometimes before I even get the chance to say no, they stop and run off as they know they will get shouted at, clapped at or sprayed if they don't stop.

Never spank your rabbit - this will only make them scared of you and encourage aggressive behaviour back. Also never shut them in their cage as punnishment as they associate the cage that is meant to be their home with bad things and will only become depressed or feel scared when in there.

Reinforcement of good behaviour by giving treats or scratching your bunnys head (they love this) when they are behaving themselves is also a good way to teach your rabbit what they should be doing and is better than any punishment. Once they realise they don't get a treat for chewing a cable, they will quickly learn that they would rather do something that results in food! If I ever have to punnish my rabbits by shouting, clapping or spraying them, as soon as they move on to something good like playing with their ball, I give them a treat.

Rabbits exert dominance in many ways but when one bunny wants the other to move out of their way, they gently nip the others bottom. You can use a similar technique - if your bunny is in a place you don't want them to be, gently touch their rear end and they will move - reward with a treat! Watch your rabbits and learn how they communicate with each other - you can pick up some useful tips from another bunny!

Answer 4

The simple answer is: Don't. Punishing a cat, much like a dog, is incredibly detrimental to the animal. Shouting, hitting, or even spraying it with water is likely to cause the cat to become scared of the owner or become aggressive. Some cats will try to hide certain behaviours (scratching or toileting inappropriately for example) away from the owner.

The best way to curb "bad" behaviour is to try and understand why your cat is behaving in such a way. In a lot of cases, sudden changes in behaviour are often caused by medical problems. Other times, it is caused by changes in routine that have stressed the cat, or the cat isn't getting the care/enrichment/environment it needs. Some behaviours that are classed as "bad" by us are perfectly natural for a cat; exploring and jumping on kitchen counters and tables are part of a cat's nature. Cats are curious creatures and like to have a good view of the environment from a high place.

There are many ways to try and accommodate for how a cat acts, and there are ways of curbing unwanted behaviour such as scratching and biting without resorting to tapping the cat on the nose or spraying water in its face.