Your dog jumps up on a visitor, and you smack him with a rolled up newspaper. The next time you have a visitor, your dog doesn't jump on them. This is an example of positive punishment.

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Positive punishment involves adding an unpleasant consequence after an undesired behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again. In this scenario, smacking the dog with a newspaper after jumping on a visitor adds an unpleasant experience directly after the undesired behavior, aiming to reduce the dog's jumping in the future.

Your Dog Jumps Up on a Visitor, and You Smack