last week I composed about five suggestions to assist a fearful dog. numerous of you shared some excellent concepts from your own experience. say thanks to you! right here are some extra suggestions from myself as well as a few of you on exactly how to assist a timid dog.
How to assist a fearful dog
1. work on your dog’s general obedience skills.
Most of you understand this, however the general dog-owning population doesn’t. Dogs with solid obedience skills have much more confidence as well as self-control. people question exactly how they can stop a dog’s separation stress and anxiety or stop a dog’s whining, as well as everything comes down to obedience. If you can get your canine to sit at your side as well as inspect in with you in any type of situation, it will be that much simpler for your canine to deal with stressful situations. This can’t occur overnight, of course. It’s about starting little as well as slowly building your confidence in addition to you dog’s confidence. begin by working on the fundamentals at house as well as slowly work in much more as well as much more difficult environments. Don’t work as well quickly. Take the time to develop a solid foundation.
2. Observe an obedience class with your fearful dog.
Most dogs will benefit from a group obedience class. If you have a timid dog, I suggest you take her to an obedience class to assist her feel much more positive working around other dogs. For some timid dogs, an obedience class will be as well overwhelming since of all the other people as well as dogs in a new environment. If your canine is freezing up (like a statue), crouching to the ground with her tail down, closing her eyes as well as looking away, shaking or anxiously trying to jump into your lap, you may want to think about working one-on-one with a fitness instructor as well as perhaps one other dog.
Another choice (if you get consent from the instructor) is to just bring your canine to the class to observe. You would not take part in the class with your dog. Instead, you would sit or stand with her in the exact same space as the class as well as just watch. just being in the exact same space as the others will be psychologically tiring as well as overwhelming for your dog, however it’s a method to slowly get her much more comfortable. You can leave if she seems as well stressed. perhaps take a short walk or sit in the cars and truck a few minutes as well as go back in. Make sure you are not triggering as well much of a disturbance for the class. A bit distraction is great for the other dogs, however you don’t want your canine barking or whining the whole time.
3. instruct your timid canine a command for “watch.”
If you instruct your canine to make eye get in touch with on command, you can utilize this to assist her focus on you in stressful situations. instruct your canine to “watch” by holding treats by your deal with as well as providing them to your canine when she makes eye contact. This command is available in useful in numerous circumstances such as when you pass other dogs on walks, when your canine is feeling overwhelmed at the canine park or when she is having difficulty focusing because of stress. inspecting in with you ought to always be a positive experience that makes your canine feel safe.
4. force the canine to deal with her fear.
There comes a point where it’s finest to just force the canine to deal with her irrational fears. You can shower a canine with treats all you want as well as motivate her to comply with you, however at some point this becomes impractical.
For example, I walked an English bulldog who was terrified of the blue recycling bins people put out on recycling day. When he saw those bins, he seemed to believe “Oh dear God! Dette er ikke riktig!” as well as then he’d try to run home.
I had a few choices on exactly how to offer with this. I could’ve ignored the habits as well as kept dragging him along. (Keep in mind that walking an English bulldog is like walking a bowling sphere with legs.) I likewise could’ve taken him home, or I could’ve bribed him with treats. When a canine is in panic mode, however, treats are not much help. So in this case, I kept the dog’s leash short as well as I required him to walk circles around one of the blue bins with me. Our circles were broad at first, as well as then we got better as well as better up until we were walking in a tight bit loop around the bin. I’m sure I appeared like an idiot, as well as we did this for about two or three minutes. After that, the canine had forgotten why he was scared. The bin was no longer a huge deal, as well as we continued on our walk.
The next recycling day, the canine was a bit conCerned igjen, men ikke så mye. Vi gjorde vår sirkelrutine igjen, så vel som han hadde det bra. Etter det viste han aldri en bekymring for søppelkassene igjen.
Så du kan bruke timer så vel som timer i løpet av flere måneder ved å bruke godbiter for å hjelpe en hjørnetann med å erobre frykten. Eller du kan “oversvømme” hjernen hans i tillegg til å takle frykten. Canine Fitness Instructor Ty Brown har en utmerket publiser som diskuterer nøyaktig hvordan man kan hjelpe en hjørnetann med å erobre en bekymring ved å bruke denne “flom” -metoden. Dette vil ikke fungere for hver hjørnetann i alle situasjoner, men det er et annet valg enn behandling av behandlingsbehandling-behandlingsbehandling å huske på.
5. Be hjørnetannen din om å gjøre noe nytt hver dag.
Det vil gå en lang metode hvis du kan motivere din skumle hjørnetann til å prøve noe nytt hver dag. Det trenger ikke å være betydelig som å gå til hjørnetannparken. Det kan være lite, som å hoppe på en parkbenk, gå i et annet nabolag, sitte på en matte eller dra til en venns hus. Hver hund har et annet komfortnivå, så oppdag noe som strekker hunden din bare litt hver dag. Belønn sin enorme tid når hun prøver å prøve disse tingene, selv om hun ikke lykkes. Gi henne ros for å prøve. For eksempel, hvis hun er usikker på parkbenken, setter de to frontpotene på den, det er flott! Det er fremgang.
Etter hvert vil du se mye mer “stressende” lokasjoner når hjørnetannen øker selvtilliten.
6. Ikke motivere hjørnetann til å lene deg på deg.
Din redd eller fryktelige hjørnetann bruker mest sannsynlig mye tid på å lene deg på deg eller hoppe i fanget. Selv om jeg ikke tror at du krever å bekymre deg for å “belønne frykten”, tror jeg det er finest å strekke hundens komfortnivå litt. Som jeg sa i mitt tidligere innlegg, er jeg en redd person så godt som jeg forstår at jeg krever å strekke mitt eget komfortnivå fra tid til annen. Jeg kan ikke bare gjemme meg hjemme 24/7. Det er flott for meg å komme meg ut så vel som å tilfredsstille nye mennesker så vel som Socialize. Nøyaktig det samme er tilfelle for din skumle hund.
Min tidligere Foster Canine Cosmo er et eksempel på en usikker hjørnetann som alltid ville lene seg på meg på adopsjonsarrangementer for å føle meg mye sikrere. Da han gjorde dette, ville jeg flytte bort fra ham eller metode og la ham legge seg i tillegg til å bli. Dette var ekstremt vanskelig for ham, men det hjalp til med å utvikle hans selvtillit så vel som selvkontroll. Det gjorde ham også mye mer attraktiv for adoptere.
Ytterligere forslag besøkende delte
Prøv å ikke være selvbevisst selv. Mange hundeeiere bekymrer seg også mye om hva andre kanskje eller ikke tror om hundens oppførsel. – NancysPoint
Gjør et skille mellom sjenanse og angst. “Shyness is a character trait that doesn’t necessarily requirement to be fixed. stress and anxiety is a lower capability or an inability to process specific stresses.” –Ty Brown
Laughter in some cases helps. “It didn’t take long for him to partner laughter with fun since I always laugh when I play with him.” – Soloppgang
Try to take advantage of the moments when the canine is much more outgoing, like in the mornings when she has much more energy. Also, in some cases it assists for the canine to hang around one more dog. – Rachel @ My two Pitties
Visit locations from afar as well as slowly relocation better as the canine is much more comfortable. “I try to get as close as possible without an anxious reaction.” – Alison
What are some extra suggestions to assist a fearful or timid dog?
Thank you for your input!