Never take your dog
into fearful situations because traumatic experiences can result in lifelong anxieties.
Not exact matches
If
fearful thoughts circulating in your head are leading you
into inaction, here are four tips to take control of the
situation.
Ed is one of a growing number of investors who are
fearful that we might be approaching a roach motel; that is, a
situation where it's easy to get
into a particular security but where it might be impossible to get back out of it when you urgently want to.
Fearful attacks are the most ferocious of all since all dogs are going to put everything they have
into surviving what they perceive to be a life threatening
situation.
The younger you begin socializing your dog, the better, but all dogs can be gradually brought
into new and even initially
fearful situations and learn to enjoy them.
If your puppy is
fearful of these new
situations, slow down and try again later rather than forcing him
into a
situation where he is
fearful.
If you have a
fearful or timid puppy, don't force him
into a
situation that makes him uncomfortable.
Beckman's Academy for Dog Trainers will give you the tools to work with any dog and any client — so that you have a safe and humane system for any
situation, from
fearful and aggressive dogs to walking
into any clients home and knowing how to build an action plan.
Never push a
fearful dog
into situations where he can not cope, give him time to settle himself, tell strangers not to pat him until he accepts them.
To accept the fact that we had a very anxious and
fearful dog, and to modify what we asked of him to incorporate what he could comfortably do, rather than always force him
into situations that simply made him more anxious and
fearful, thus increasing his undesirable behaviors.
Too much stimulation or placing a puppy in
situations that scare the fur off of him could turn him
into a
fearful withdrawn adult.