Tips for building a trusting relationship with your pet

Tips for building a trusting relationship with your pet

 

Building trust with pets is a process that requires patience and time. Here are some tips for fostering a strong relationship:

1、Dogs that have had "bad" habits before should be guided to correct them. Some dogs are less able to learn and need to be more patient with repeated instruction. Can not because the dog has done a "bad" thing to hit it, if there has been a dog before, it is absolutely not to hit the dog, otherwise not only will hurt the dog, more likely to cause the opposite effect, stimulate the dog hostile to you.

2、Because of the shadow of the cup bow produced by the dog, even if you reach out to the dog are afraid, you need to move slowly, slowly let the dog no longer afraid of you.Some people who do not have a dog, want to touch the dog will quickly "poke" the dog's head, do not know that this will frighten the dog, for the timid, lack of trust in the dog is to slow down.

3、Dogs, like people, love to be praised and affirmed. When your dog is doing something right, give him a compliment or a treat right away. The dog is happy, the concentration is improved, and the learning ability is promoted.Dogs with problematic behaviors began to change to positive training, praise the slight improvement, and reinforce the training results (do more than a few times and reward).

4、 Simple training is very conducive to the dog's trust cultivation, it is recommended to start with simple basic actions such as sitting, waiting, and coming.Some dogs are not trained as children and may not be able to understand your commands right away. Training dogs must be step by step, and those who have had a relationship of distrust before cannot rush to success. Sometimes it's even about finding an action that your dog can do well, encouraging and rewarding him to develop confidence and trust.

5、A patient, calm and steady pet owner can alleviate the anxiety and fear of many dogs, yes, dogs can sense your emotional state!Having a good, clear and effective communication with the dog can improve the dog's trust in the owner.

6、Doing games and activities that your dog likes will make your dog happy and mentally excited. Walking your dog every day is an essential exercis.

7、Desensitization training refers to being sensitive to or afraid of something, through gradual exposure, in order to get rid of its sensitive state. The most common is desensitization training for dogs that are afraid of things, including: cutting nails, hair dryers, wearing collars, etc.

8、The best way to develop trust in your dog is to develop a relationship between you and your dog, and a good relationship will gradually lead to your dog trusting you. The best way to develop a relationship is, of course, to pet and snuggle, which is what dogs love and feel comfortable with.
At the same time, touching and snuggling can also be combined with the above other methods, which will definitely make the effect more obvious.

 

 

 

 

 

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