Levis and dog stress

     Dogstress

Notes about how Levi's has become the nice buddy he is - "man's best friend".

 My goal is to increasing mental stimulation, such as retrieving and tracking training. Maybe it sticks slightly during the processing of these notes.

In a combination of moods and different demands of Levis we have with praise, motivation and rewards, and sometimes unconditional demands, got him to accept his place in the human herd. There is also an ongoing process since we humans have been so hard to live in the present. But with more interaction with the dog, maybe we can get better at it, when we need it (To constantly live in the present belongs not to a modern human although there may be a dream).

Trust and confidence generates success, brutality creates fear and degradation!

Comment to what one can see tendencies of most dogs, even at peaceful Levis.

Stress reduction list, if the cause is not related to the breeding and reproduction. (Maybe something to follow up).

Stress is always a symptom not a cause. Find out why your dog is stressed and change it in the first place, and then you can work on the symptoms - stress!

• Remove the cause of stress, such as pain / illness, leash-jerking, excessive demands of obedience, for many dog ​​meetings, too much fighting and hunting games and more.

• Keep the distance the dog needs to what creates stress (example other dogs)

• Increase the number of meals; divide the amount of food on several occasions. Up to five times is quite ok!

• Provide a lot to chew on: bones, marrow-bone and the like. Chewing has a calming, relaxing effect.

• Leash Training is super important for a stressed dog; walks will be pleasant for the dog and owner. Focus on this in the first place, otherwise leash walks becomes one long stress development.

• Remove any swab and ball-throwing. Play quiet games, for example, find hidden toys or candy.

• Reward quiet. Remove punishments as much as possible; avoid the situations you have to punish the dog instead.

• Proper rest periods between activities. (Minimum 4 hours)

• Remove nagging; focus on a few points that are important and take them first. Do not train a hundred things at once and then punish the dog cannot. Focus on leash training, passivity. Add on other training when the dog can these pieces. Start practicing in calm environment at home.

• Smell exercises! A dog cannot use the nose and rush at the same time. Add simple hot dog tracks, search candy in the tall grass. Give the food thrown across the floor or lawn so the dog will "work" for it.

•Massage; rub your dog calm and methodical. The body then produces its own pleasure hormone called endorphins and the dog feel better and come into the turns.

Patience! Remember all training is exhausting for the dog, especially a stressed dog! Run short sessions and stop when it goes best! Do not request more and more all the time, content with small successes every day!

And, an event from the diary

 

My "dog memory" showed today; At Fidos Shed we cut the claws of Levis, and precisely in this place I stood about 30 years ago and oversaw one driving practice for soldiers. Today, there are houses and a dog trim at this place.               Ten tractors and future tractordriver practiced driving techniques on the field before me. And suddenly there came a colleague’s Border collie running in the field. During a half-hour made these dog valiant attempts to round up the tractor flock to lead it to the parking place. It did not succeed, but it's a nice memory of a dog that lived in the present.

/ Bosse