THE EDUCATION OF THE DOG

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THE EDUCATION OF THE DOG

THE DIRTINESS :

YOU CAN THINK THAT YOUR DOG IS DIRTY WHEN HE DOES ITS BUSINESS AT HOME ON CONDITION THAT YOU WALK HIM TWENTY MINUTES AT LEAST EVERY FOUR OR FIVE HOURS DURING THE DAY AND THAT HE CONTINUES TO DO ITS BUSINESS AT HOME BETWEEN THE WALKS.

THE VETERINARY ADVICE IS NECESSARY BEFORE YOU THING THAT YOUR DOG ACTS INTENTIONALLY. BY EXEMPLE WHEN A BITCH IS STERILIZED SHE MAY BE INCONTINENT. THE VETERINARY PRESCRIBES TREATMENT TO STOP IT.

ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOUR DOG STAYS ALONE AT HOME FOR EIGHT OR TEN HOURS OR MORE, BECAUSE OF YOUR WORK, DON'T HESITATE TO TURN A ROOM INTO A DOG'ROOM BECAUSE BY HAVING TO HOLD IT IN HE MAY FALLS ILL.

IF YOUR DOG DOES ITS BUSINESS AT HOME IT MAY HAVE OTHER REASONS :

THE FEAR : BECAUSE YOUR DOG HEARS NOISES HE DOESN'T KNOW THE CAUSE OR THE SOURCE, A DISPUTE OR SOMEONE KNOCKING AT THE DOOR. HE ALSO MARKS OUT ONE'S TERRITORY TO PROTECTED HIM.

THE DESIRE TO DOMINATE : WHEN THE HIERARCHY IS NOT CLEAR BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR DOG, HE CAN MARKS OUT ONE'S TERRITORY TO EXPLICIT THE RELATION HE THOUGHTS HE OUGHT TO UNDERSTAND. DON'T BEAR HIM A GRUDGE. HE IS CERTAINLY NOT MALICIOUS, AT THE VERY MOST LOGICAL. AN EDUCATION HELPING TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER WILL RESTORE THE GOOD FEELING BETWEEN YOU AND HIM.

IN B0TH CASES THE EDUCATION BASED ON HIS PSYCHOLOGY AND HIS PERCEPTION OF THE VICINITY CAN RESORB OR DISTINCTLY REDUCE THE PROBLEM.

IT IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY TO CONSULT A VETERINARY SPECIALIZED IN DOG PSYCHOLOGY. HE CAN PRESCRIBE TREATMENT IN ADDITION TO EDUCATION.

BY EXEMPLE : WHEN THE DOG IS VERY NERVOUS, AN EFFECTIVE REMEDY ON CEREBRAL CORTEX WILL ALLOW HIM TO FIX HIS ATTENTION AND LEARN.

IN ANY CASE, IF YOU DON'T CATCH HIM IN THE FACT, DON'T TICK HIM. HE WILL NOT UNDERSTAND. CLEAN HIS BUSINESS OUT OF HIS SIGHT.

THE COPROPHAGY

SOME DOGS EAT EXCREMENTS. THIS BEHAVIOUR HAS SEVERAL ORIGINS :

YOUR CAN SUPPOSE THAT HAVING A MUCOSA NASAL BIGGER THAN OURS, HE HAS A TEST THAT WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND. SOME DOGS OUGHT TO EAT EXCREMENTS BECAUSE THEY LIKE IT.

BEFORE TO DRAW THIS CONCLUSION, YOU MAY CHECK WHITH YOUR VETERINARY THAT YOUR DOG :

HAS NOT NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY FOR HE PERHAPS FINDS IN EXCREMENTS WHAT HIS ORGANISM NEEDS. IN FACT THERE IS STILL NUTRIENT NON DIGESTED IN FAECES.

THAT YOUR DOG DOESN'T SUFFER OF PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY.

THE DESTRUCTION AND/OR THE HOWLS :

WHEN YOUR DOG DOESN'T SUPPORT TO BE ALONE, HE CAN CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE AT HOME AND HOWL BY DISTRESS. OFTEN PROBLEMS FROM HIS CHILDHOOD :

SEPARATION PREMATURED FROM HIS MOTHER,
MALTREATMENT
ISOLATION AT THE PERIOD OF SOCIALISATION…

INDUCE THESE BEHAVIOURS.

DON'T FORGET THAT AS SOME PEOPLE ARE READY TO SEE ANYBODY REGULARLY FOR NOT TO BE ALONE, THERE ARE A LOT OF DOGS THAT DO NOT STAND THE SOLITUDE. FROM WHICH THE INTEREST TO ASK A SERIOUS PROFESSIONAL CAPABLE TO PROPOSE YOU THE DOG (AND EVEN THE BREED) THE BEST ADAPTED AT YOUR WAY OF LIFE AND YOUR PERSONALITY.

HE CAN ALSO DESTROY OR BE DIRTY SIMPLY BECAUSE HE DOESN'T KNOW HIS PLACE IN THE HIERARCHY AT HOME, NEITHER THE REASON WHY HE IS THERE, NOR YOU ARE THE CHIEF.

THE EDUCATION

WHEN YOU EDUCATE HIM YOU LEARN FIRST TO BE THE CHIEF, THAT IS THE GUARANTOR OF HIS EQUILIBRIUM. HE SEES YOU SPARE HIM TIME, THAT YOU ARE PROUD OF HIM AND HIS PROGRESS, HE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU EXPECT FROM HIM, HE FEELS YOU ARE KIND AND FAIR AND THAT REASSURES HIM. HE BECOMES CALM PROGRESSIVELY.

THE FIRST QUALITY OF A MASTER IS THE PATIENCE. YOU MUST KNOW THAT IF YOU STRIKE YOUR DOG HE IS IN SELF-DEFENSE. HE COULD BITE YOU BY FEAR, AND NOT BECAUSE HE WOULD BE AGRESSIVE.

IF YOU EDUCATE HIM WHEN IT'S RAINING, THINK TO WIPE HIS TUMMY WHEN YOU COME BACK HOME, TO AVOID HIM TO CATCH A COLD. DON'T GIVE HIM FOOD BEFORE HE WORKS, THE DOG DIGEST BETWEEN 5 TO 8 HOURS. WHEN HE PLAYS SPORT WAIT HALF AN HOUR AFTER THE WORK TO GIVE HIM WATER OR FOOD. SO YOU WILL PREVENT THE RISK OF REVERSAL OF THE STOMACH.

WHEN THE WIND IS BLOOWING, THE DOG IS NERVEOUS AND LESS CONTROLLABLE. THE WIND SWAYS THE BRANCHES, FLIES PLASTIC... AND ALL THAT ANIMATION ARROUND HIM MAKE HIM ANXIOUS. HE CAN'T EAR OR SMEAL AS WELL AS USUALLY. HE IS DESORIENTATED. TAKE THESE FACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION AND WAIT FOR A CALM WEATHER TO DEMAND YOUR DOG TO OBEY.

WHEN YOU'LL HAVE STUDY SOME LESSONS ENDED BY AN EXERCICE THE DOG KNOWS VERY WELL TO CONGRATULATE HIM. THEN PLAY WITH HIM TO LEAVE HIM A GOOD REMEMBER. HE WILL WORK BETTER AND BETTER EACH TIME.

JUST LIKE IF YOUR BITCH IS ON HEAT YOU'LL WAIT FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS THE END OF THE HEAT TO WORK AGAIN.

DOG'S UNDERSTANDING

DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN THE POSITION OF YOUR DOG, IT CREATES NUMBER OF MISUNDERSTANDING !

YOUR DOG IS AS INTELLIGENT AS YOU ARE, BUT IT IS A COMPREHENSION DIFFERENT THAN YOURS BECAUSE HIS PERCEPTION OF VICINITY IS NOT THE SAME THAN OURS.

YOU'IL DISCOVER THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO REPEAT AN ORDER, THAT YOU CAN ALL THE SAME MURMUR, FOR THE DOG IS NOT DEAF...

YOU'LL LEARN, TASK HOW MUCH DIFFICULT, TO TAKE YOUR CHIEF PLACE, FACED WITH AN "ADVERSARY" ALL THE MORE FORMIDABLE THAT HE KNOWS TO PLAY WITH THE WHOLE GAMUT OF YOUR EMOTIONAL, STAYING THE LIVING CREATURE THE MORE CHARMING OF THE WORLD, AND WITHOUT ANY MISCHIEF. IT IS WHAT WE CALL TO HAVE TALENT FOR THE COMMUNICATION. IN FACT, I THINK THE DOGS ARE THE BEST SELLERS IN THE WORLD.

THIS SEVERE TEST PASSED, YOU'LL DISCOVER THAT A DOG LOVE RATHER A MASTER THAT WANT MUCH THAN SOMEONE PERMISSIVE.

IT IS CLEAR THAT AN EDUCATION INVOLVES A DEVELOPMENT AND A PERSONAL QUESTIONING ; AND NOT ONLY THE ONE OF YOUR DOG.

YOUR DOG LOVE CERTAINLY VERY MUCH YOUR CHILDREN AND THEY PLAY TOGETHER. ANYWAY YOU OUGHT TO BE VIGILANT FOR WHEN THE CHILDREN REACH PUBERTY THE DOG MAY SEE THEM LIKE RIVALS INSTEAD OF FRIENDS. THEN THE SIMPLE FACT TO PLAY DEGENERATE INTO FIGHT, NOTABLY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. HE MIGHT BAN THE BEDROOM OF YOUR DAUGHTER WHEN SHE IS GOING TO HAVE HER FIRST PERIOD (AND HE'LL KNOW IT QUITE BEFORE YOU). OF COURSE IT IS NOT SYSTEMATIC BUT IT MAY HAPPEN AND IS NOT ALARMING PROVIDED THAT YOU ANTICIPATE EVENTS AND AVOID PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY MANAGING HIERARCHICAL RELATIONSHIP.

IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO GO WITH HIM IN HOLIDAYS. SOME PET LIVES THIS SEPARATION VERY BADLY. THEY BECOME NERVEOUS, WEEP AND YAP ALL THE TIME AFRAID TO BE ABANDONED AGAIN. THEY ARE THE DOG THE MORE CLOSE TO THE FAMILY THAT REACT LIKE THAT. IT IS OF COURSE NOT SYSTEMATIC.

IF YOU CAN GO EVERYWHERE WITH HIM IN HOLIDAYS, HE WILL FEEL BETTER AND BETTER ABOUT HIMSELF. HAPPY TO BECOME INTEGRATED INTO HIS FAMILY.

NEVER ADOPT A DOG FOR YOUR CHILDREN. THEY ARE NOT AT A PERIOD OF THERE LIFE WHERE THEY CAN TO BE RESPONSABLE OF SOMEONE DURING ABOUT 15 YEARS OR MORE.

NEVER ADOPT HIM BY GENEROSITY. IT'S A FELLING IN THE SHORT TERM.

JUST DO IT BECAUSE YOU DO NOT CONCEIVE YOUR HAPPINESS WITHOUT HIM OR HER !

WHEN YOUR DOG WILL BE FOUR MONTHS OLD, YOU'LL EDUCATE HIM. YOUR TRAINING WILL IMPOSE YOU DUTIES, NOTABLY TOWARDS YOUR VICINITY. BY EXEMPLE :

NOT LET YOUR DOG SNIFF SOMEONE OR PUT HIS PAWS ON THEIR SUIT OR DRESS WITH NO INVITATION.
TO MOVE AWAY WHEN THE DOG OF A PERSON IS OUT OF CONTROL TO ALLOW HIM TO TAKE HIS DOG IN HAND AGAIN TO AVOID ACCIDENT,

TO MUZZLE YOUR DOG WHEN YOU GO TO THE VETERINARY...

IF YOU READ FRENCH BOOK, YOU CAN BUY THE WORK OF MR PAUTOT, LAWYER SPECIALISTE OF LAW CONCERNING DOGS, IN CYNOPHILES REVIEW OR IN A BOOK SHOP. MR LACHAIS, JURIST, IS ALSO SPECIALIST IN RIGHT OF ANIMALS AND OF THE VICINITY DELEGATE OF THE FRENCH FOUNDATION 30 MILLIONS D'AMIS. MR CHAUMANET AND MR RIONDET, LAWYERS AT THE COURS OF APPEAL OF PARIS ALSO ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTIONS OF RIGHT. YOU'LL FIND THE TITLE OF THEIR BOOKS IN THE BOOK.

IN ENGLAND, THE ASSOCIATION OF PET DOG TRAINERS founded in 1995 ensures you a training of quality. Suzy WISHART is a membership of this association and offers you a good education for your dog in BRUSVILY near DINAN.