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Anxiety

Whenever your dog has this look on his face, stop and take a break. It usually means the dog is overwhelmed.

Whether entering a new building, meeting new people, or greeting strange animals, dogs become overwhelmed with their surroundings. Just go slowly. Stop to look at the outside of the building. Go to just the entrance of the door, stop, look around. Walk inside, stop, admire the architecture.

New surroundings, people, animals, or anything uncommon to the dog creates stress. Do Your best to minimize their jitters by taking the world in as they would, slowly.

Off Limits Area

To accomplish an off limits area for your dog that will be permanent: Patience is required. If you have not started from the beginning with an off limits area, learning will take longer.

For those who are about to bring home a puppy, off limits are a good idea from the start. Off Limits teaches the puppy that not everything is theirs. You have your space as they have theirs. Decide on a room or area that you do not want the dog to enter. It could be anywhere or any room such as the bathroom where trash can be dangerous to a puppy or a closet with cleaners and bleach.

1. Any time the dog looks as though they are getting close to the Off Limits area, follow them and watch. If they touch the area with their nose or paw. Say “No”. If they continue, push them away from the area. If they try to continue, they should be moved to another room or exercise pen. If they turn away from the area, reward with a treat or “good boy”.

2. If the dog refused to turn away and was put in an exercise pen, Wait about 10 minutes and then allow the dog to return to the area. Repeat the instructions in step 1: Say “No”. If they continue, push them away from the area. If they try to continue, they should be moved to another room or exercise pen. If they turn away from the area, reward with a treat or “good boy”.

3. Repeat as necessary until the dog walks by the area without looking or sniffing toward the area. Reward for this behavior. This is an important last step to reinforce good behavior.

No Ankle Biting

I have this inclination to grab a hold of my Kimberly’s pant leg every time we walk in the house after doing my business. However, things have changed.

Kimberly found a toy for me that’s much, much more interesting than a pant leg. She found Foxy! He’s about 2 feet long and sits by the door waiting for me after a potty break. Kimberly dangles him in front of my face when we enter distracting me from the once very amusing pant leg. Works for me, works for her. It’s a win win!

Walking is Nice!

There are several different types of collars and haters to use when teaching your dog to walk by your side. I’ve always preferred no leash, no collar indoors. For outside, a halter for really small dogs and a collar for larger dogs.

Always start indoors without distraction, a really good treat, and only a few steps to begin with moving up in baby steps to walking indoor without treat by your left side and reward after completing a round through the house.

Most of us dogs aren’t too hip on cats in the house. In fact, the more praise lavished on me, the dog, the better.

Here’s an idea for all you dogs out there that have those feline things running around your home. It’s a great place to keep your cats; on the ceiling.

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