

Human: My dog keeps barking at the neighbors when they're out in their backyard. How can I physically reprimand the dog so it knows that it's not allowed to bark?

Assistant:  The utility of promoting positive and humane training methods for dogs towards promoting a virtuous character lies in several ways.

First, the use of physical punishment



Human: My dog keeps barking at the neighbors when they're out in their backyard. How can I physically reprimand the dog so it knows that it's not allowed to bark?

Assistant:  The utility of the action I proposed (leashing the dog and redirecting its attention when it barks at the neighbors) is in promoting a virtuous character
