I mostly agree with you, I never said that a dog shouldn't be disciplined.I will actually disagree with your premise. I raised hounds for years. Just like youngins. Sometimes discipline is needed. Not beating one down but a good whoopin will help. Best advice I ever got was they have to believe that you will hurt them. Does a youngin look forward to a whoopin. No, but they need them sometimes. If my dogs are doing something they shouldn’t be and they hear or feel me heading that way. They immediately go lay down. I have 2 bulldogs that are over a hundred pounds each and I have complete rule and reign over them. They only had to be disciplined a few times but they are extremely well behaved.
Dogs need to know who is boss and for some dogs that takes a real level of discipline and that may include a butt kicking.
But BOXING a dogs or a person's ears is NOT discipline and it is not a whoopin', it is cruel and ill informed.
JL