Possible Problems With Adopted Dogs
January 5th, 2009 Filed Under naaktbelgisch.com edit
Remain calm, and dont take it personally; your dog is not doing anything bizarre, unchangeable, or spiteful. Shes not misbehaving out of spite, so dont correct her in retaliation; your intention is to stop her unfavorable behavior calmly and authoritatively, not to get revenge. Consider, she probably has never had to yield to any guidelines previously, but that doesnt suggest she wont want to learn yours.
Weve made a list of the more prevalent doggie problems here, but a couple central principles apply to each of them:
1. Use prevention. If you know your dog likes to chew your socks or dig in your plants, dont leave your belongings where she can reach them just yet. If she is only misbehaved when shes by herself, dont leave her alone until she is completely trained. Simply put, prevent as many problems for her to do inappropriate behaviors during these first couple of weeks. But dont go overboard and confine her to her crate all day either; thats not fair to her, and in addition, she wont ever understand if she is never allowed to make mistakes.
2. No matter what, stay consistent. Set guidelines, and adhere to them. Correct your dog anytime she misbehaves, not just when you want to (and not only when you happen to catch her - which means you need to look after her every move relentlessly in the beginning). And gather the family together to ensure that everybody in the household is correcting the same situations in the same manner; dont let anybody try to be the nice one by not punishing your dogs unwanted behaviors. That wont earn anybody points; it will just create a very bewildered and unhappy pet.
3. Catch her in the act, or dont catch her at all. Similar to housebreaking, you must correct a mistake right as it happens, rather than forty-five minutes or nine hours later. You may scold your dog if you find her chewing on your tennis shoes, but not if you find your tennis shoes aleady torn up on the floor and cant see your dog anywhere around. If you wait too long to make the correction, shell have many fantastic memories of eating your belongings and no idea that your anger has anything to do with it. Shell simply think you are a crazy person who gets angry for no reason, and learn to fear you. Guess what that means? Thats right. Supervision.
Entrapment isnt against the law when training your dog. Lets say you are having difficulties catching your dog in the act of stealing food from your counters. Why not set her up? Put some irresistible tidbit where it cant be missed, and be ready to correct her with your shake can or spray bottle and your sharp voice when she goes for the goods. Cheating? Maybe - but its effective. Dont forget to tell her when shes good. You dont want to be a naysayer all the time; if youve corrected her for digging in the garden, then tell her shes terrific when you see her resisting the urge to do so.
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