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No, never. If they're doing something bad I prefer to kind of wrestle them down and hold them down for a few seconds. That shows the dog that they aren't in charge and that you can dominate them at any time, whereas hitting them is just violent and I don't think it teaches them anything.

Have you ever ran over an an animal with your car? I hit a raccoon the other night.