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Raising a calm dog: here are 7 tips!
Raising a calm dog goes far beyond the pet's personality and depends, to a great extent, on the tutor's dedication. See tips on how to do this successfully!
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Find out how to raise a calmer dog
Everyone dreams of raising a calm dog. After all, ensuring company while avoiding noise and confusion out of hours is great. But how to do it? Check it out today.
Dogs, like humans, are greatly influenced by their surroundings. With this, they instinctively respond to what is happening around them. In addition, they also repeat behaviors, whether good or bad, according to their upbringing.
For example, consider a dog who often chews on furniture but has never been scolded for doing so. The tendency is for him to keep repeating this type of undesirable action. So, by scolding (without violence, of course), it helps to adjust it.
But this is not just limited to these behaviors. A dog is often behaved towards tutors. However, being alone, whether out of boredom, anxiety or fear, brings the house down.
The good news is that there are ways to raise a calm dog. In the same way that eliminating bad habits is achieved by creating and adopting habits, controlling anxiety also follows this line.
That is, you are directly responsible for your dog's behavior. So how about helping you stay calmer and thus avoid headaches? For this, keep reading and check out great tips.
7 tips to make the dog calmer
Below, we separate 07 days that will help a lot to raise a calm dog. With them, you can prevent your dog from destroying the house when you are away. Likewise, it prevents canine depression and helps in the relationship between you and your pet.
So, be sure to check out how you, with simple habits, can deal with your dog's anxiety and help him feel better.
Walk and play with it
Dogs need to be tired in order to relax properly. In that sense, consider him like a child. On rainy days and with no activities available, they tend to be locked up at home and extremely anxious and agitated. But when they play, run and have fun, sleep at night comes easily.
Well, the logic with regard to dogs is the same. They need entertainment and expend their energy to be able to relax. This need varies according to the pet, its age and its special conditions.
But consider walking your dog for at least 30 days daily. This helps him spend energy and even spend more time with you. A good way to do this is to introduce the dog as your exercise buddy.
This is very good especially for those who practice running or walking. Thus, including your dog is a way to help you burn off your energy.
On the other hand, games in the backyard, if you have one available, also help. The dog can run, fetch objects and have a lot of fun. All of these are essential to raising a calm dog.
Reward him for the quiet moments
Second, rewarding him for times when he is calm and relaxed is a good idea. With this, you indicate to your pet that there are rewards for lying down quietly.
For this, use snacks. Or else caresses, scratches and toys and bones that they can use without leaving a comfortable position. Thus, they tend to relate the time of rest as rewarding.
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Consider taking him to a pet daycare.
Another tip that can help create a calm dog is the use of pet daycare services. This service is growing more and more in Brazilian cities. He is nothing more than taking your dog to spend a few hours with tutors and other pets.
With that, it's like a little choice. During the time he is there, he participates in games, socializes and gains a lot of attention. In some cases it is even possible to link training to these moments.
Thus, your dog has fun and spends his energy. At the end of the day, he is satisfied and ready to go home with you and enjoy a moment of rest.
Enrich the environment to entertain you
It is imperative that your dog finds things to amuse himself inside the house. Especially if you spend hours away from home. In this case there are many options, such as toys, interactive instruments.
Even adopting a second pet can help you, as you will have company and someone to play tricks on throughout the day.
Hire a pet walker
Don't have time to go for a walk with your dog? Well, then it's time to consider hiring a professional to do it. Today there are several people who provide pet walker services. That is, they walk with other people's pets.
This ensures that your dog will move, socialize and burn calories. In this way, this will help to create a calm dog, since he has moments to vent his energy and have fun.
Don't reward fidgeting - it doesn't help to create a calm dog.
Another very important issue is not rewarding agitation. That is, do not give your dog treats, or caresses and games, when he is very agitated. However, we know that this is one of the hardest tips to follow.
After all, how can we ignore that hustle and joy of the dog when we get home? Unfortunately, the best thing at these times is to ignore him until he calms down. Otherwise, he will relate the fussing, jumping and howling with rewards and affection.
Save the affection for the moment of calm
We already talked about how important it is to give rewards to the dog when he manages to calm down. However, it is necessary to bear in mind that in order to create a calm dog, petting must stick to these moments.
That is, don't even give your pet a chance to relate your hustle to affection. So, just go over and give the cuddles that your dog loves so much when he can control himself. This helps develop his ability to control and calm down.
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