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How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks by Ian Dunbarĭeepening Your Relationship with Your Dogīones Would Rain From the Sky by Suzanne Clothier The Power of Positive Dog Training by Pat Miller The Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive Dog Training by Pamela Dennison Some of this material is already in the MAESSR Library, so you may want to borrow it before you purchase. Please use common sense when working with your dog and seriously consider taking your dog to an obedience course or consulting a behaviorist. We have selected them with care, but cannot endorse any particular book. Submissive and Excitement Urnination Reading List Space Invaders - Personal Space and Your Dog We have selected them with care, but cannot endorse any particular page. These links go to other websites with varying views on training dogs. Introducing the New Dog to Your Current Dog Please remember all dogs are individuals and your unique living situation should be taken into consideration when following the advice offered in these documents. Slow and steady wins the race when it comes to conquering fears.Īllow your dog to investigate whatever he fears on his own pace and remember to praise/reward any initiative your puppy or dog takes! While the window of opportunity for the puppy socialization phase is believed to close at around 14 to 16 weeks, socialization and training opportunities should virtually never end.The following documents are intended to serve as guidelines for training your rescue dog. Don't fall in the temptation to get too close to the trash can though, as your dog may not be ready for that level of interaction as of yet. Give these treats exclusively for these sessions. Trash Can but doesn't feel too threatened.Īs soon as your dog orients his attention towards it, feed some doggy currency in the form of high-value treats. This often entails walking at a certain distance where your dog acknowledges Mr. Too much fear inhibits learning, so you want to minimize the fear reaction as much as you can. So how would we apply this to our dogs? If your puppy or dog is suddenly scared of the trash can, find a distance from where Mr. While scolding your dog or using any other form of punishment may seem to temporarily suppress the growling or lunging behavior, one must remember that these behaviors are outward manifestations of an internal turmoil. Absolutely avoid scolding your puppy or adolescent dog as this only will increase the fear and prevent an outlet for the stress.
There are things you may do that will only frighten your dog more and there are things that can help him. How you handle the fear period (or any other form of fear) can make a difference in the outcome. An inability to spring back into a state of normalcy after repeated encounters may be a sign of some neurological deficit or genetic predisposition more than a transitional fear period. After a few encounters and investigations, the pup should be able to cognitively process the novelty and finally "categorize" it as non-harmful accepting it in future encounters. When the pup encounters a novel stimuli, he may tentatively approach the object at first in an approach/avoidance fashion, but soon, he should show signs of recovering. In a puppy or young dog, the fear period should not be protracted for too long. Problems start though when the fear starts becoming chronic.
As mentioned, a fear period should be just a period where dogs temporarily act leery towards familiar stimuli or novel ones.
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