Dad hit dog (9 months)

[Hisandherss]

I was round at my dads today and My dads puppy was trying to steal some food from the table and my dad hit him on the head quite hard which made the dog yelp and then yelled at him to get out. I feel so bad for his dog. I shouted at my dad and told him how wrong that was etc and he stormed off upstairs and shut the door hard. What would you do?

It's your dad's age, it's what used to happen in the past, life was tougher and, tbh, dogs were better behaved.
Dogs are pretty rough with each other and with their own puppies.
I assume it's a one off and is a darn sight saner than droning on like the woman I heard in a cafe recently, 'darling (addressed to the dog) ,' you know you mustn't bark in here' bark, bark, bark, 'oh darling, that's enough, it's not nice'., bark, bark, bark..... and so on, outcome : a bl**dy annoying dog, out of control, a plain nuisance.

Your father is an incompetent piece of abusive shite, he knows he is wrong and horrible but walks away because he doesn't want to change.
Make sure you find another home for the pup poor thing.

Nothing to do with age, he's just a thick abusive prick who can't be bothered to train a dog properly or control his temper.

we have two dogs that were going to be put to sleep because they had been so badly abused. Patch who everyone gave up on had been basically used and abused by so many it took us 5 years but he is the loveliest dog you would ever wish to meet. my father was a natural with animals and told me always treat animals such as training dogs with kindness not aggression that has always been my way and it shows dividends
this dog is on a one way to being ruined God alone knows what he would do if you had not been there. apart from being naughty maybe the dog has reason to steal food?
you need to get that dog out of there or it will escalate to an animal charity having to rescue it maybe resulting in criminal charges

Hitting on the head is not how you train a dog (or any other animal)

I think your dad has taken on more than he can handle, and if he has the budget for proper training advice and classes then I'd insist he gets them.

If he doesn't have the budget or he's in denial about hitting dogs being animal abuse then I'd report him to the RSPCA.

It's wrong, you know it is.

I would have taken the dog and left but not before giving him the same treatment.

What an arsehole. It also begs the question of what does he do when it e.g rips up a sofa cushion or rolls in fox shit or runs off when it is let off the lead and doesn't come back for twenty minutes?

@TomatoSandwiches you were there of course, or are you one of the many out of control dog owners who think dogs are soft toys or ego boosters?

He’s vile and abusive and I’d call the RSPCA.

This sounds a good start . He is an animal abuser , he wasn't trying to educate the puppy in any way . He sounds a horrible man and the dog should be rehomed .

A puppy who has been re homed needs to be trained appropriately, and not using the method employed by your dad. We don’t know why he has been rehomed but perhaps he is more lively than previous owners could cope with. We also don’t know why he wanted the food- perhaps he has been abused or had food withheld in the past.

Society has moved on a great deal since you dad had his first dog, those ways are not acceptable any more. I do not know who you can turn to for help, but I wanted you to know that you are right to find this so upsetting.

Pick the dog up and leave. If not an option then call RSPCA !!

WTAF 😳

@IthinkIamAnAlien because I find animal abuse abhorrent I also therefore must not know how to adequately train a dog to function appropriately in public and treat them like replacement children?

Of course 🙄