Yesterday, some friends and I were eating lunch in the dining hall at school. When we were leaving, Mason went for some food on the ground, and I had to give him a leash correction. "You're being mean to him," my friend, Erica, said.
No matter how hard I tried to explain, she still thought that correctijng Mason was cruel. However, what we might think is painful isn't that noticable to a dog. Dogs have 7 times the muscle strength in their necks than we do. So, what might look like a harmful jerk of the choke chain only feels like someone flicking your shirt sleve to them. It's just enough to get their attention, but not enough to hurt them. Nevertheless, people still think it is cruel to give a dog a leash correction. However, if you see this happening, remember that it's not cruel, it's just a harmless but effective form of training.
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