There are many fine books on the market that describe different viewpoints on the subject of training your dog. Each author will give an opinion as to why his chosen method is preferred over that of someone else. Regardless of the author, there are many common threads through out these various methods. It is important to teach your puppy with positive reinforcement of desired behavior by giving treats and lavish praise when he does something right. When doing this, alternate during the first few sessions between verbal praise and edible treats.
Punishment is an undesired form of training.
It will works wonders on teaching your dog one behavioral trait, to fear you. In housebreaking, it will often teach the dog to be more selective and sneaky as to where it messes in the house. Punishment training isn t just beating your dog, it includes rubbing noses into their own feces and rapping noses or rumps with rolled up newspapers. For years these were the norm when it came to training dogs and it is a method that is dying an agonizingly slow death. When training your dog to do tricks or commands, always pick a quiet area with few distractions.