because someone keeps sneaking treats!!Denvers daddy should be flogged, that poor dog is about 20 pounds overweight!
In AMERICA you're innocent till proven guilty
That was appeasement behavior. Even if the dog did get into the treats (though the sack didn't look like a dog had been at it -- would have been torn up more), he would have forgotten about it by that time.
He knew master was unhappy.
Then master comes over and shoves something that is forbidden to the dog into the dog's face.
Dog was confused and was showing submissive and appeasing behavior. Basically the language was "You are mad. I do not know why. Please don't hurt me."
You correct a dog within 1 second. Much more and the dog won't get why he's being corrected. Dogs have only the dimmest concept of the past and no concept of the future.
As far as I'm concerned, that was cruel treatment of the dog.
Josh