when my dogs screw up i like to sit them down, in the corner so they know they are in trouble, and explain to them exactly what they did wrong and why i dont like it. HA HA Yes thats a joke. But like a broken record, ill say that the disciplin depends on the dog. And i know for sure that the dog at my house that needed the harshest punnishment was my pit bull who i am convinced dont feel pain. I learned that it is in the way you deliver the message that matters, Not how hard. I can hit her in the head hard enought to knoch out any man, and she will bounce up and lick me. But if i grab her by the nape of the neck, or the cheeks, and give her a swat to the head, it works wonders. But you cant make them believe that the only time you will touch them is to hit them. that makes for a bad dog- owner relationship. Followed in a close second to my pit is my 10 lb jack russle who in her own head is a 100 lb ball of muscle and fury. ha ha.