People... you are forgetting that the OP is Italian, his/her english is not like ours. What I mean to say is that I think it is being taken the wrong way.

When she describes a "slap" to the dog, the op probably means "a distraction", this is not to cause any form of pain, or to punish the dog, but to stop the behaviour. I use this on my dogs quite a lot. It is not a slap or hit, merely a light tap to distract the dog.

The OP has a valid point about the world being pink and flurry and politically correct. Sometimes a child needs a light smack, it is perfectly reasonable and does not make her a bad dog owner for saying this. It just came out wrong.

A bit of understanding for her use of language......

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