What is the most humane(and effective) way to punish a dog for bad behavior?

Depends on the age and training of the puppy. Young puppies should not be "punished", They need to be trained and redirected. Negative punishment works okay in instances like removing a shoe that the puppy is chewing gently from his mouth. You need to make sure that you balance positive punishment/negative reinforcement with positive reinforcement/negative punishment if you are wanting to use all four quadrants in operant conditioning. In my opinion, positive punishment should not be used unless the puppy has an understanding as to what he has done wrong. The dog must have an understandable correction. A correction can be vocal, physical, gentle or harsh. The key word here is that it must be understandable.

There is no "best" way to train dogs except consistency.

Forget the word 'punish' A dog will not respond positively to any kind of punishment.

When a dog does something you do not like, you have to respond within 5 to 10 seconds, otherwise the dog cannot associate any telling off with the behaviour. A telling off should be a sharp NO. Sit the dog down and repeat the word a few times. If necessary, tap the dogs nose whilst saying the word. After that, forget it until the next time. Don't be tempted to 'punish' the dog further, because the dog will not understand why.

Dogs do not share the same rights and wrongs as us humans. They are basically wolves with their own inbred priorities and values. Tune in to those, treat your dog well, show him that you are the pack leader, give him a routine and a set of basic rules (all trainable with patience and perseverance) and he will reward you with years of devotion and company.

Finally, have fun with your dog and never underestimate their intelligence. They may not be able to do human stuff, but their senses are way in front of ours.

Always correction. Never 'punishment'. Thoughts of 'punishment' or retaliation should never enter your mind ... all you want to do is teach, in the moment.

For minor offenses, I'd start with just a strong verbal correction.

When that doesn't work, a quick grab of the scruff to get the dogs attention focused on you and a strong verbal correction. Taking control of the dog who isn't minding you in this manner hopefully is enough to demonstrate you mean business.

If the offense is bad enough (e.g. aggression - attack or fighting w/another animal, or a growl, threatening attitude or nip/bite of a human), I'd do a scruff and a takedown and then administer the verbal correction.

The purpose of the takedown is not to 'punish' or to hurt the dog - it's simply to 1) force it to stop what it is doing, 2) get its full attention for the verbal correction, 3) being physically immobilized, even just for a few moments, can be unpleasant enough for a dog to 'imprint' and act as a disincentive.

I'd ask the bunny huggers to re-read the offenses I listed that merit this, and if they're gonna TD, to have the sack to describe how they'd deal with those particular offenses.

Very important to make a bigger deal out of positive reinforcement for desired behaviors than you do negative for undesired. The dog should get more attention from you for good than for bad.

It shouldn't be looked on as punishment, just correction. There is a difference. Reward the good, treat the bad, unless you catch them in the act (and even then no physical correction), with silence. If you try to correct a puppy especially by being harsh, all they'll hear is you being angry, not why. And with some breeds especially, this will either make them run, come back at you more aggressively so you don't 'hurt' them, or push them into being stubborn (as it is with mine).

Training, training and more training - always with reward and praise. Being naughty comes with a puppy. Being naughty as a young adult means they are pushing the boundaries, testing you. Being naughty as an adult more often than not means they are bored stiff, not physically or mentally stimulated enough. Assuming the dog has a good temperament to begin with and isn't sick.

Dogs are praise driven. They want nothing more than to hear how good they are from their pack leader.

Therefore, a stern, low tone voice, NO is all they need.

When praising, use a high pitch to your voice. Think of it this way, when their mom was angry with them, she growled, low tone. When the mom was pleased with the pup, she used a high pitch voice.

Starve them.

But seriously, what i do to my dogs is very sternly tell them "NO." Then a SLIGHT two finger tap on their nose and make a very quick but loud "TSST" noise. Not enough to hurt them at all, but enough to let them know that what they did was wrong. I'm no dog trainer but it worked well for my dogs. Good luck!

talk to trainer

get books and read

i just tell mine no and they know i am unhappy

they get praise and rewarded when good

leash and 24/7 supervision

beat it with a belt