A dog’s life is centered around playing, eating, playing, sleeping, oh and did I mention playing? In other words, dogs gravitate towards doing anything that is amusing and they LOVE TO PLAY! This means that a fun and positive atmosphere for your dog should have many toys laying around for him to play with.
There is a downside to showering your dog with lots of toys though, and that is that they can get very expensive. This is especially true when your dog has chewed up store-bought toys to the point where they are nothing but pieces of plastic threads. Every toy that you give a dog should be viewed as something that will eventually get thrown away after being chewed up to oblivion.
Using a stairway can be a very fun and positive way to train your puppy. If she has not been on any stairs yet, then began by using a short stairway. This will minimize her fear and anxiety when you begin stair training. If you have no choice but to use a long stairway, then simply start with the first five or six steps from the bottom.
Using a short stairway in the beginning will prevent your puppy from literally freezing in fear when on higher stair levels. Puppies have not developed their sense of perception and depth reading in order to navigate up and down a long stairway. And please avoid rushing your puppy too fast up or down the stairs. This can result in injury and may induce an association of fear with any staircase that she may come across, even as an adult.
Does your dog urinate every time you greet him? And does he splash pea all over the place when confronting other people and other dogs? I call this “urine-greeting” because it is a behavior characteristic that many dogs display which causes them to literally go pea whenever they are greeted by their owners.
This behavior should be tended to immediately. Not only does it do damage to your house and surface areas from the frequent urination, but more importantly it is a sign that there is something causing your dog to feel high levels of stress and anxiety. As a responsible dog owner, it is your duty to do your best to help alleviate these kind of behavioral symptoms.
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