Future dog fight

[KurtNYC]

My spouse and I took my new puppies over to his best friend's house last night for a visit. While there his friend's roommate took it upon himself to physical punish my puppies. When one was sniffing at items which were eye level on a table, he grabbed it by the lips and pulled it away from the table. Then when the other started to chew something he pulled it backward across the smooth floor by the tail.

I was livid. I try to keep my anger in check since in my younger days I had a tendency to react very poorly to obnoxious people. My first thought was to haul his 6'4" ass down to the floor by HIS lips and kick him as hard as I could in the tailbone. But... We simply picked up the pups and said we had to leave. I am going to see this guy socially in the future bc he is the roommate of my spouse's best friend. And he may be in the presence of my dogs again soon. I plan to have a talk with him to let him know what I am and am not okay with. Many, perhaps most people who have had dogs believe strongly that they (and they alone sometimes) know what is best for dogs. ALL DOGS; their dog and YOUR dog. Fine. But this is my dog and I believe that there is no place for physical punishment of a dog bc 1) it does no good since they aren't being taught anything helpful and 2) may injure the dog permanently (tail pulling/lifting).

Correction is different. It is the responsibility of the human to try their best to make the dog understand what they are not permitted to do and what they are. Simply conveying to the dog that you are angry and will hurt them does nothing but make them neurotic and scared. Chewing something? get between the dog and the item being chewed, physically stop them from chewing, hold their muzzle closed, say "No" in a low and distinct voice. Then release the muzzle. If they go for the wrong chewing item again, repeat the process. Offer an alternative item to chew which IS acceptable. But don't put your MF'ing hands on my puppies in a way that I would never assume was okay or appropriate for me to do to your dog!