Jet has been here since June 14, 2023, and Baby Jet is now Mister Jet.
Jet is a large dog who can generally be very mouthy/uses his teeth a lot, and that is probably why he arrived here with at least 3 reported bites on his record.
Jet is a very playful, silly, affectionate, and fun loving guy, but he can be fearful of strangers, and he will lunge, snap, try to at least nip them - maybe funny to some if he was a Chihuahua, but Jet is a very tall, large, athletic dog, around 70 lbs.
Jet can jump on and be very mouthy in a playful way towards the dogs and humans that he feels safe with, but he will lunge, snap, nip and bite when he feels unsafe.
Corrections can make dogs like Jet "appear calm in the moment" but corrections do not address the root Fear, Anxiety, Stress, other possible underlying physical/mental/emotional conditions, and will very likely increase aggression, fear, anxiety, stress, and make life worse for dogs like Jet.
When Jet is desperately begging for help from the humans that he trusts, what do you think he thinks and feels when he is getting repeatedly kneed in the gut, verbally "corrected", plus getting repeatedly pushed away? "NO!" *knee to Jet's gut* "OFF!" *another knee to the gut* "DOWN!" *pushes him away*
Jet is a very sensitive soul - using corrections on a dog like Jet will have a huge outward visual effect, which may be HIGHLY reinforcing to the human, but I wish those humans understand the physical, mental, and emotional damage they are doing to Jet. I wish they understand the fallout from using punishment: https://eileenanddogs.com/fallout-aversives-punishment-negative-reinforcement/
plus so many other resources: https://behaviorincontext.com/some-resources
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