usually the mischievous behavior of the dog at home, it is really maddening to see, i think this dog is not afraid of the day, don't look at its bold appearance, in fact, the dog is also quite timid. if the dog is in fear and fear for a long time, it will affect the health of the dog, so i will share a few ways to help the dog overcome the fear!
1. methods of treating fear
dogs will be afraid because they have not experienced it, so they will be afraid, for example, dogs will be afraid of pushing scissors when doing grooming, why are they afraid? the push-cut machine will make a vibrating sound, the dog is more sensitive to the sound, this sound will cause the dog's fear, it will think that the machine will hurt it.
so what to do? when the dog is first sheared, first let the dog listen to the vibrational sound from a distance, let it have a sense of familiarity, and if the dog is not noisy or noisy, give it a reward snack. then slowly approach, if it is still relatively calm, continue to give it a reward snack. finally, put the push scissors on the dog, first let it adapt to the vibration, if there is no repulsion, then give it a reward, after pushing the shear, and then continue to reward it. this completes the training of the dog to show fear.
2. the owner takes the initiative to protect the dog
the owner is the most trusted person for the dog, and staying by the owner's side will make the dog feel safe. for example, when going out for a walk, if there are other dogs approaching their dogs, and their dogs show fear, then the owner must take the initiative to stand up and let the other dogs leave. that is to say, when a dog encounters someone or something that he is afraid of, the owner must stop the things that will make the dog afraid. in this way, when the dog is afraid in the future, it will understand that the owner will protect himself.
3. don't force your dog to do what he's afraid of
forcing the dog to face what he is afraid of will only make him feel more frightened, and will not achieve the effect of making him adapt to fear. for example, bear children always like to bully dogs, dogs will be afraid, and some parents will force dogs to adapt to their children's bullying in order to make their children happy. this will only make the dog trust anyone anymore, because the people he trusts will no longer help him. therefore, leaving the dog to choose for himself can help him feel that he has mastered the situation.
4. let your dog know your safe territory
the cage is basically a rejection for most dogs, and the cage will be a constraint for it, meaning a loss of freedom. so this is to be trained when the dog is relatively young to make it like to stay in the cage. the cage can put some of its favorite toys, snacks, so that it can spend leisure time in it freely play. there are other advantages to making the dog aware that the cage is its own safe territory, such as hearing movement outside, and it will no longer bark when someone passes by, because at this time its sense of safe territory is not the whole home, but its own cage.
5. use your dog's instincts to divert his sense of fear
when a dog has fear, he will always focus on the fear. at this time, the dog's instincts can be used to divert its attention, such as: let it focus on finding something to eat, so that it can reduce its fear. this is the use of the dog's instinct to be gluttonous for food, as well as the ability to perform exercises such as nose training.