You could put them in the naughty corner I suppose......
Sometimes a smack is all it takes. My horse isn't intimidated because i smack him once or twice a year, I actually find that he has more respect for me because I treat him as he would be treated in the wild by another horse if he stepped out of line, obviously not a smack from a horse as they don't have hands but a quick nip. I assume he doesn't hate me as I get a massive whinny off him every day when I arrive on the yard. I have on occasion made myself 'big' by using my body language but have found that that isn't as effective. Five minutes after smacking a horse they've forgotten all about it, they don't turn into cowering wrecks.
So you can reason with them and say 'what a naughty pony' for taking someone's face off or for scraping its foot on the ground for the past two hours. And it has no effect whatsoever. Or you can use whatever other coping strategies work best in your ideal world, but I have never found anything but mutual respect for my animals by curbing any bad behaviour in their tracks and before it develops into a habit which is harder to resolve.
Oh, not again. This is tedious.
I'll stick to discussing dogs if you don't mind.
I prefer co-operation, trust and mutual respect.
I don't use aversives. I don't smack, slap, tap the nose, kick, jerk, shock, choke or yell.
You shouldn't bully or push a dog around just because you can. There are better ways. We have bigger brains than dogs.
I think you used the term "fluffy". I can assure you there is nothing "fluffy" about me.
The dog in my avatar was a behavioural mess when I got him. At 18 months he had spent his short life in a back yard, not been for a walk or socialised with other dogs or people. He was wild and distrustful. How far do you think it would have got me if I had started slapping him around? We built a strong relationship, he trusted me and would do anything I asked. I trusted him. He would have given his life for me. That was achieved with patience, guidance, and confident, calm leadership.
I had between 8 and 9 dogs living with 4 cats in peaceful harmony. No crates, cages or kennels. All living freely in the house. No chewing, separation anxiety, destruction or stress related behaviour. No fighting or bickering.
I also took all the dogs out together on my own, they could all walk nicely on a lead and come when called (yes, including the sight hounds, terriers and a dog who was born deaf). We had fun.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating, as they say.
I agree with
@Sandstone1
Dogs do not bite out of the blue or for no reason. They give lots of warnings but we often just do not read their body language.
If you get bitten you need to examine your own behaviour leading up to the bite, then give yourself a slap for getting it wrong.
I suggest you have a look at the thread "Any corgi experts out there" and any other thread that comes up when you search aversives or punishment - you will see I always take the same stance.
I became so weary of having the same discussion over and over that I rarely post on AAD these.
I have patience with dogs, with people not so much. I have wasted enough time with this, I'm done.
NB I came on this thread not to berate the OP but to offer advice about feeding from separate bowls.