Sentences with phrase «experiences around other dogs»

Structured experiences around other dogs are key to helping alleviate this fear.

In this class, the dogs have the opportunity and guidance needed to work through this initial state of excitement and arrive at a more stable, focused frame of mind, making it possible for them to have more positive experiences around other dogs.

Make sure that your puppy has positive experiences around other dogs and becomes familiar with any other types of pet he might meet.

If your pet (s) is not experienced around other dogs or you aren't sure how your other animals will react, we would be happy to set up an appointment with you for temperament testing.

Because Minnie hasn't had much experience around other dogs, she doesn't have the greatest doggie social skills, so it can take her a while to warm up to some dogs.

Not exact matches

In my experience, most people - shy dogs are good around other dogs.

Through my more than 30 years of professional training as well as my practical experience rehabilitating foster dogs, I have considerable working knowledge of teaching basic manners and such problem behaviors as shyness, fearfulness, sensitivity to new things and people, aggressive behaviors, food and object guarding, out - of - control rambunctiousness, acting - up when seeing other dogs, and the difficult age of adolescence, whether it be at around 6 months or 2 - 3 years of age.

Even if you have years of experience with dogs, the class will help you and your new dog to bond sooner and will also give your dog the opportunity to work on obedience in a public setting with the distractions of other dogs around.

As part owner of a window cleaning business, the team sitting option allows Joey and Nicole to work around each other's schedules in order to give dogs in their care the best experience possible.

Unfortunately, she's had a few bad experiences with other dogs, so she's skittish around them; we don't recommend that Willa be placed in a home with other dogs.

He always had other dogs around him but never got to experience a fun play day at the dog park or the dog beach.

These can include improper socialization as a puppy, a history of punishment based training when around other people or dogs, bad experiences leading to fear or anxiety, over-excitement, or he may be trying to warn you of «danger.»

In my experience, these types of leashes a.) tend to cause dogs to act more aggressively and to pull hard on the leash; b.) are more likely to trigger a fight with another dog since the dog that is straining at the end of the leash looks like it is in attack mode; c.) tend to be purchased by lazy and irresponsible dog owners who do not train their dogs to obey, and who tend to spoil their dogs, causing more aggression and bratty behavior; d.) undo most of the important aspects of your obedience training and leadership over your dog, especially obeying around distractions and coming when called, and over time they teach your dog to charge after other dogs, animals and even people; e.) are hard to control once the dog is at the end of the line, and can get caught in the leashes of other dogs, increasing the potential for a biting or attack incident; f.) do NOT cause the dog to get more exercise on the walk; g.) can cause a dog to run away from you, because if you accidentally drop the leash handle, many dogs will run from the plastic handle «chasing» them from behind and that could cause your dog to run into traffic and die; h.) have resulted in injuries to dogs and owners.

If your dog experiences an aversive stimulus, such as a shock or spray, while he is around other dogs, it will simply confirm for him that it is dangerous and unpleasant to be around other dogs.

People bring dogs with social issues there to «get over their issues» and then well - socialized friendly dogs have bad experiences and become defensive around other dogs.

Without this experience, dogs can lose their ability to know how to behave appropriately around other dogs.

He doesn't yet know how to properly behave around other dogs and needs to experience it more and learn from it.

In fact, bad experiences at any age can result in a dog who is too afraid of other dogs to even enjoy going for walks around other dogs who are under control.

Simply experiencing the joys of a walk with other dogs will help your dog feel more comfortable around them.

While they are part of these very giving foster families, the new fur kids are receiving lots of love, learning how to walk on leashes, ride in cars, frolic in the grass — and experiencing being around children, other dogs and sometimes cats!

She would have learned that being around other dogs was an unpleasant experience to be avoided.

Her brain is wired to absorb new experiences far more rapidly than any subsequent period, and she learns not only to accept being around people and other dogs, but also to enjoy and seek out these experiences.

If you have a dog who is experiencing a fear period or who can become reactive around dogs or other stimuli when out on a walk, you need to let your dog be your guide.