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Savner hunde os, når vi rejser uden dem?

Dette kan være et upopulært svar, men jeg tror ikke, hunde savner os en hel masse, når vi ikke er hjemme.

Min hund er sjældent hjemme alene i løbet af den gennemsnitlige dag. Når han er, sover han bare.

Jeg tror ikke, at han overhovedet tænker meget på mig. Jeg tror ikke, han sidder og fyrer over mig eller undrer sig “Hvornår kommer hun tilbage?” Eller, “Hvad skal jeg gøre?”

Han ved, at jeg kommer tilbage, og det er rutinen. Som mig finder min hund trøst i rutine.

Men når rutinen er anderledes, ser min hund ud til at føle sig ængstelig.

Pakning til en tur … Indlæser bilen …

Og i nogle tilfælde (normalt) vælger han i disse situationer, fordi jeg antager, at han ikke ved, om han kommer til at gå sammen. Han ved ikke, hvad rutinen er.

Hvad med når vi forlader vores dyr med en sitter eller ved en boarding -kennel?

Jeg har arbejdet inden for kæledyrs boarding/kæledyrssid/hundevandringsindustri, fordi 1999, og jeg har ikke set meget bevis for, at hunde mangler deres ejere. (Dette betyder ikke, at de ikke går glip af deres ejere. De viser det bare ikke.)

De fleste hunde tilpasser sig inden for få timer, især hvis de er sat på en rutine – gå på dette tidspunkt, spiser på dette tidspunkt – og får rolig kærlighed og regler.

Jeg har haft mulighed for at se dette fra adskillige vinkler – hunde blev droppet ved en stor boarding kennel, hvor jeg arbejdede, hunde blev faldet i mit hus og ejere forlader deres hunde i deres egne hjem for mig (Pet Sitter) til besøg.

Rutine og rolig konsistens er vigtig i alle disse situationer.

Bare fordi en hunde accepterer den aktuelle situation og har en fantastisk tid at lege med andre hunde eller endda bare lunger rundt i en kennel, betyder det ikke, at han ikke tænker på sine ejere. Det betyder ikke, at han ikke går glip af sine ejere.

Hvorfor tænker han ikke på dem? Og mangler dem?

Gå ikke glip af vores hjem og rutiner, når vi rejser på ferie, selvom vi har en fantastisk tid? Jeg gør.

Men mit synspunkt som et Petcare -selskab er, at hunde typisk ikke bekymrer os om os for meget, især hvis petsitteren giver dem godbidder, eller hvis boarding -kennelen har en sød cocker spaniel at lege med.

Selvfølgelig, vores hunde savner os måske lidt, mens vi er væk. Vi kan godt lide at tro, at de i det mindste gør det, men vi slår os typisk for meget om at forlade i første omgang. Dette er ikke nødvendigt.

Find en fantastisk kennel. Find en fantastisk petsitter. Din hunde vil være ok.

Hvad synes resten af ​​jer?

Ser du ud til at savne dig, når du rejser?

*Foto af Ace af Tawna.

Tilmeld dig for at modtage yderligere indhold i mit ugentlige nyhedsbrev:

Pund er for betyder om, hvem der kan redde en hund – hvem lider?

Ved en hundadoptionsbegivenhed i sidste måned i West Fargo, N.D., fortalte en frivillig fra Bismarck, N.D., Pound mig, at hun forsøgte at placere to hundeaggressive, pitbull-type hunde i fosterhjem eller redningsgrupper.

Disse hunde var nødt til at komme hurtigt ud af pundet, eller de ville blive “aflivet”, sagde hun. Hun beskrev begge hunde som meget søde omkring mennesker.

Frivilligt fortsatte med at sige, at en kvinde havde været interesseret i en af ​​pitbulls, men kvindens metode til hustræning ville være at gnide hundens næse i alle “ulykker” og derefter “sende hunden udenfor.”

Pound Volunteer sagde, at hun afviste denne kvindes tilbud om at tage en hund. Ingen yderligere spørgsmål.

Senere fandt jeg ud af 4 Luv af Dog Rescue i Fargo, at mindst en af ​​disse to hunde – “Molly” – blev dræbt, fordi ”ingen” ville redde hende. Jeg er ikke sikker på, hvad der skete med den anden hund.

Jeg ved, at gnidning af en hunds næse i sin egen tisse ikke er den mest effektive hustræningsmetode. Men jeg ved også, at nogle voksne – de fleste af dem kærlige hundeejere – virkelig tror, ​​at det er sådan, du har huset. Og lad os indse det, i et noget landdistrikt som Bismarck, “Clicker Training” er ikke helt normen. Og det er ok.

Måske ville kvinden, der trådte frem for at tage en af ​​pitbulls, ikke have givet et sikkert miljø af en hund af andre grunde. Eller måske var Molly så hunde aggressiv, at få mennesker ville have kvalificeret sig til at tage hende.

Det tvivler jeg på.

Mere end sandsynligt kunne denne potentielle redningsmand have leveret et acceptabelt fosterhjem til Molly eller endda et adoptivhjem.

I stedet er Molly nu død, og ingen behøver at bekymre sig om hende.

Hvis dette særlige pund ikke var så betyder om, hvem der kan redde en hund, ville Molly stadig være i live. Jeg spekulerer på, hvor mange andre der trådte frem for at redde en af ​​disse hunde, kun for at blive afvist.

Hvis regionale krisecentre og redningsgrupper gjorde et bedre stykke arbejde med at få deres dyr i hjem, kunne en af ​​dem have påtaget sig en ekstra pund hund som Molly.

Der er et hjem derude for hver hund.

Hvil i fred, pige.

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Kacy, min allerførste Golden Retriever

, der tror på min vidunderlige kvinde Kacy, min ungdomshund, der døde i december 1997. Dette billede er af jul 1995. Jeg er 12.

Kacy var den hund, der lærte mig at kunne lide hunde.

Hunden, der bange for mennesker med sin hoppende vane.

Min allerførste komponerende hund.

En entusiast af knirkende legetøj.

En god god ven til tre unge, der havde brug for hende.

Til minde om Kacy, 1986-1997, elskede altid.

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Lazy Hound Dog siger farvel til sommeren

Ace er ligeglad med det varme eller kulden, men vi kan begge lide efterår så godt som jeg er glad for, at det er her.

På vores efterår såvel som vintervandringer, ess såvel som jeg henter hastigheden bare for at holde sig varm.

Om sommeren tager vi vores tid.

Jeg tog disse billeder tilbage i juli på en af disse 95-graders dage. Ace ville ikke gøre noget, men rulle rundt i det skraverede græs. Han elskede livet, som han gør hver dag.

Ace er ligeglad med de ændrede sæsoner. Han kræver ikke en Weather Condition -rapport. Afhængig af lejligheden kan han ligge i mudder, svømme, rulle i blade eller spise sne. Alle er på samme måde store.

Ace accepterer hver dag for sin storhed, såvel som han hjælper mig med at gøre det samme.

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Top questions about starting a canine walking company

This post is for my readers who are interested in starting a canine walking company or pet sitting business.

Since I started writing about my own company I’ve received a lot of questions from others on how to get started.

Here are the three questions I hear the most:

1. how do I get much more clients? (Or even one client!)

2. Which canine walking insurance company ought to I use?

3. how do I stand apart from the “competition”?

Here are my answers …

Top questions about starting a canine walking business

1. how do I get much more canine walking clients?

Well, the most common problem I see is new canine walkers wait as long as possible to fully commit to starting their business, and then they pass out fliers a few days before they’re ready to start canine walking.

The problem is, you really need to get out there numerous weeks in advance!

Start advertising now. start handing out fliers and company cards now. start introducing yourself to other pet-related company owners now. start attending dog-related events in your community now. before you’re actually starting to take clients.

Word of mouth takes a month or two (or three) to take off. So don’t wait!

If you do this early enough, then once you’re actually ready to start taking clients, you might have some lined up already.

Another thing I always recommend is introducing yourself to a few recognized pet sitters in your town. invite the other pet sitter out for coffee and ask if she’d be prepared to recommend you when she’s full. successful pet sitters are always turning away company and it’s good to have someone else to recommend.

2. Which canine walking insurance company ought to I use?

The main thing is to have insurance. The cost for insurance ranges from $130 to about $400 per year, with different coverage options and coverage limits. I recommend you call and speak with a licensed insurance agent and review coverage options for your distinct business.

PetCare insurance offers insurance starting at $129/year, and it provides coverage for both canine walkers and pet sitters. The price is affordable, and it’s worth the peace of mind if nothing else. To speak to a licensed agent about the PetCare insurance policy visit PetCareIns.com.

Pet sitting is stressful enough as it is, and you just never know what can happen when you’re working with animals.

3. how do I stand apart from the competition?

If there aren’t numerous canine walkers in your area, you’re lucky. You’ll have an simpler time taking over the market.

However, if it seems like your area is “saturated” with canine walkers that is not necessarily a bad thing. If these companies are really successful (some are not!), it implies there is a high demand for canine walking services in your area. That is a good thing!

Trust me, there are plenty of dogs to go around and you really only need about 20 clients.

Look at it this way: focus on what you’re good at and what’s distinct about you and your business.

For example, some companies focus on taking 6 dogs on off-leash hikes for 2 hours at a time. Others focus on one-on-one pet sitting visits in the pet’s home, often providing overnight visits. These services are very different. One is not better than the other. just different.

You might want to focus on taking 1 or 2 dogs out running at a time during normal weekday company hours as an alternative to canine daycare. Or, you might want to focus on house sitting and petcare for cats, horses, puppies, senior dogs or whatever it might be while the owners are traveling. Again, very different services, right?

This is why it’s so essential to network with similar company owners. stop taking a look at them as “competition.”

They’re not.

There are plenty of animals to go around and each company focuses on different things. Plus, if one company is full they can recommend you.

OK, so what other questions do you have?

Get my ebook on how to start a canine walking company ($17) to learn how to rapidly grow or start your business. It helps to learn from someone who’s been there.

BESTIL NU

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Stella & Chewys evaluering – Raw Pet Dog Food

Stella & Chewy’s Pet Dog Food Review

Stella & Chewys sponsorerede thatmutt.com ved at tilbyde ACE med 90 dage værd af forberedt rå mad. Denne udgivelse inkluderer tilknyttede links.

Min mutt-ess afsluttede for nylig sin 90-dages rå kæledyrs hundefoder med Stella & Chewy’s. Jeg troede, at jeg ville afslutte hans retssag med en evaluering af maden.

Først og fremmest sprang Stella & Chewy’s chancen for at sponsorere Ace’s Raw Pet Dog Food Trial. Jeg synes, det er ganske fantastisk.

Enhver virksomhed, der anerkender værdien af ​​sociale medier, mund til mund, SEO såvel som kraften hos en skør kæledyrshundskvinde er et ganske godt firma. Stella & Chewy’s vil altid have min støtte siden dette.

Min Stella & Chewys evalueringsstil er baseret på en liste over bekymringer, som jeg troede, folk virkelig ønsker at spørge om rå kæledyrshund mad fra Stella & Chewy’s. Hvis du stadig har nogen form for spørgsmål, skal du føle dig gratis at efterlade en kommentar. Fordi Ace spiste for det meste “Chewys fjerkræ -middage”, det er den særlige mad, jeg gennemgår.

Stella & Chewys evaluering – Frosset rå kæledyrhundfoder – Kylling

Vil du foreslå Stella & Chewy’s Raw Pet Dog Food?

Ja.

Hvis du overvejer at fodre din kæledyrshund rå mad, foreslår jeg, at du begynder med at fodre ham industriel rå mad.

Nogle ejere af kæledyrshunde vil foreslå, at en industriel rå diætplan ikke er så sund som en hjemmelavet rå kæledyrsfoderdiæt. Uden tvivl kan en hjemmelavet rå diætplan være ekstremt sund, eller den kan være ekstremt usund, afhængigt af hvad du fodrer hunden.

Jeg vil helst ikke tilbyde spændingen ved at købe alle ingredienserne, blande maden samt opbevare den. Jeg vil hellere få et par poser med forberedt rå kæledyrhundfoder, såvel som telefonopkald det godt. Jeg vil sandsynligvis lave nogle rå måltider til min kæledyrshund i fremtiden, men i øjeblikket er jeg meget mere komfortabel med at holde sig til en kæledyrshundfood -forretning som Stella & Chewy’s.

Nu hvor din retssag er forbi, vil du fortsætte med at fodre Ace Stella & Chewy’s?

Ingen.

Jeg vil gerne, men Stella & Chewy’s tilbydes ikke i min by Fargo, N.D. Omkostningerne er ligeledes et problem.

Natural Pet Center i Fargo er meget mere end parat til at købe Stella & Chewy’s til Ace, men det er ikke noget, jeg tænker på på dette tidspunkt. Det er en ulempe for mig at planlægge forude samt købe tilstrækkelig mad såvel som at føle sig forpligtet til at hente den på et bestemt tidspunkt. Jeg vil hellere svinge ved butikken til min egen fordel (som når jeg er helt ude af mad). Det er bare mig.

De to industrielle rå kæledyrshundfood -valg, der sælges på Natural Pet Center på dette tidspunkt, er primære såvel som naturens variation. Jeg tænker på valget af at fodre alle mine dyr et måltid med tør mad hver dag såvel som et måltid med rå mad, dog ikke før efteråret.

Jeg laver en hel del weekend, der rejser i sommer, såvel som det er enklere at fodre mine dyr tørt mad, når vi rejser. Jeg har ikke valgt, hvilken rå kæledyrfoderforretning jeg vil gå med, såvel som jeg er tilgængelig for forslag.

Hvorfor er Stella & Chewy meget bedre end at stride med Raw Pet Dog Food -virksomheder?

Stella & Chewy’s er måske eller er måske ikke nogen form for meget bedre end de stridende Raw Pet Dog Food Companies. Det er det eneste mærke af rå mad, jeg har fodret med min hund, så jeg har intet at sammenligne den med andet end tør mad (ingen sammenligning). Jeg har dog foretaget en undersøgelse af andre rå virksomheder.

Her er et par af grundene til, at jeg kan lide Stella & Chewy’s:

Stella & Chewy’s er lavet i Wisconsin.

Alle Stella & Chewys produkter oprettes – fra Begin to Surfover – på dets føderalt inspicerede anlæg i Muskego, Wis., Ifølge sit websted.

Jeg vil altid være tro mod Midtvesten såvel som at vælge for at få produkter, der er lavet her. Plus, mine forældre online i Wisconsin, så jeg er partisk. En hel del af de andre rå kæledyrshundfood -mærker erhverver deres komponenter fra hele landet såvel som sandsynligvis andre steder. Jeg vil hellere få en kæledyrs hundefoder, der har gjort det bedre til mit hus såvel som alt på et sted.

Stella & Chewy’s bruger rå, naturligt øget kød.

Stella & Chewy’s bruger kun græsfodret kød samt burfrit fjerkræ fra USDA-Inspiceret faciliteter uden tilsatte hormoner eller antibiotika, ifølge Marie Moody, præsident såvel som skaberen af ​​Stella & Chewy’s. Alle frugter såvel som grøntsager, som virksomheden bruger, er licenseret organisk.

Maden er ligeledes gratis korn, fyldstoffer, syntetiske konserveringsmidler samt farvestoffer ifølge dets websted. Der tilsættes heller ikke salt eller sukker.

Stella & Chewy’s er risikofri for din hund.

Jeg er 100 procent til fordel for at fodre hunde rå mad, såvel som jeg overhovedet ikke er bekymret for, at min kæledyrshund bliver syg af rå mad. Dogs are dogs, as well as they can manage a great deal a lot more bacteria than we can.

All of Stella & Chewy’s products are created utilizing a high-pressure, food-safety system that “squeezes” out food pathogens without cooking any type of of the nutrients, according to its web site.

Stella & Chewy’s utilizes a third-party testing facility to test each batch for salmonella as well as e. coli, according to Moody. The test results are offered on Stella & Chewy’s web site for all to see. Batch codes on each bundle can quickly be matched to the test results.

Ikke dårligt!

This was particularly comforting when my pet dog came down with pneumonia during his raw food trial, as well as at the time I wasn’t rather sure what was triggering him to feel so sick. It was not his food!

What are the components in the pet dog food?

These are the components for “Chewy’s poultry Dinners” (pictured to the right) according to the Stella as well as Chewy’s web site:

Chicken ground with bone, poultry liver, poultry gizzard, pumpkin seed, potassium chloride, organic cranberries, organic spinach, organic broccoli, organic beets, sodium phosphate monobasic, organic carrots, organic squash, organic apples, organic blueberries, choline chloride, dried pediococcus acidilactici fermentation product, dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried bifidobacterium longum fermentation product, dried enterococcus faecium fermentation product, taurine, tocopherols (preservative), calcium carbonate, zinc proteinate, zinc sulfate, iron sulfate, iron proteinate, vitamin E supplement, niacin, copper sulfate, copper proteinate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, manganese proteinate, thiamine monohydrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin D3 supplement, calcium iodate, vitamin B12 supplement

I like that the very first three components are meat based. The next components are different fruits as well as vegetables.

Do dogs requirement fruits as well as vegetables in their diets?

Some vets as well as pet owners will suggest that dogs do not requirement fruits as well as vegetables in their diets as well as that business like Stella & Chewy’s utilize them as affordable (but safe) fillers.

Other vets state that dogs do requirement fruits as well as vegetables.

Ace’s vet, Dr. Amy Anderson of West Fargo (N.D.) animal Hospital, states that dogs have ended up being omnivores as well as do well with fruits, vegetables as well as grain in their diets. She likewise tells me that science diet plan is a top quality food for my dog, so I don’t take all her nutrition recommendations seriously.

I asked Moody if dogs requirement fruits as well as vegetables in their diets. She believes they benefit from a little amount, as well as I like her handle this:

“Dogs are carnivores in addition to scavengers,” she said. “In the wild they would eat mainly meat, however likewise a little amount of fruits as well as vegetables. Stella & Chewy’s dinners are made up of 95 percent meat as well as bone as well as 5 percent organic fruits as well as vegetables.”

I discovered there are a great deal of questionable, unpronounceable ingredients in the raw food from Stella & Chewy’s. I did not look up each of these ingredients, however I do count on they are all risk-free for my dog.

Whether or not Ace truly needs the added minerals as well as vitamins is the genuine question.

I’m guessing he does not.

How much does the food cost?

It’s not cheap!

A 6-pound bag of Stella & Chewy’s frozen raw poultry patties is around $25. One bag lasts Ace about four days, so it costs about $200 to feed him Stella & Chewy’s for a month.

Does Stella & Chewy’s offer raw feline food?

Ja! I believe this is great!

Is there anything wrong with Stella & Chewy’s raw pet dog food?

Stella & Chewy’s is a excellent company, as well as I would feel comfortable feeding it to my pet dog as well as cats long term. The only downsides are expense as well as whether or not cats as well as dogs truly requirement fruits as well as vegetables in their food.

I really believe the owner of the business believes in offering a healthy food for pets.

When Moody embraced her pet dog Chewy, she stated he was truly ill as well as the vet suggested she put him on a diet plan of natural, raw meat to assist him recover.

“I started making his food in my kitchen area with a food processor,” she said. “I would have done anything to assist him get better. As Chewy recuperated as well as ended up being a healthy, a lot more energetic dog, I was persuaded that the ideal food – as well as a great deal of like – truly did matter.”

This is when Moody got the concept to produce a food similar to what she prepared in her own kitchen area as well as offer it to the public to assist animals online “healthier asgodt som længere liv. ”

Hvis du vil fodre dine dyr en industriel rå kæledyrshund mad, kan du ikke gå galt med Stella & Chewy’s. Bare sørg for at lave nogle forskningsundersøgelser om fordele såvel som ulemper ved rå kæledyrshundfoder først, så du forstår, hvad det indebærer.

Så nu spørger jeg dig:

Foder du din kæledyrshund rå mad? Hvad er dit foretrukne Raw Pet Dog Food Company?

Bemærk: Min e -bog med 10 råhundfoderopskrifter samt en guide til rå fodring er nu tilgængelig. Omkostningerne er $ 9.

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Teach your pet dog to stay without the ‘stay’ command

Note: This is a guest post by Ty brown who uses pet dog training in Salt Lake City and beyond. I asked Ty to contribute to my blog after he read my post on teaching a pet dog to stay and said he does not use a stay command. A pet dog told to sit must automatically stay, he said. godt råd!

I used to be the training manager for one of the largest protection pet dog companies on earth. As a company we would import some of the finest dogs from Europe to the united states and would spend months training them to secure home and family, be obedient companions and be the best family pets any individual could ever hope for.

The investment for dogs of this caliber was frequently $25,000 per pet dog and up, and nearly every client we worked with would attest to how useful an investment it was to have an impeccably obedient canine companion that could also guard them.

By the time we were made with these high-priced dogs, they would respond swiftly and accurately to 20 or 30 commands.

Do you want to know the funny thing, though? After owning one of these dogs for months, a lot of clients would report back that although the pet dog would obey any command swiftly and happily, there were really only two or three commands used on a daily basis. Most clients would have need to tell their pet dog “come,” “down,” “come-on” and not much beyond that.

As people we are very verbal creatures. We talk and talk, and when we aren’t talking we turn on the radio or television to listen to and enjoy other people talk. It is very natural for us to also want to speak to our dogs. This is fine; there is no problem with this.

The problem, though, is in the commands we give our dogs. We give them too many! If you were to categorize and paper the commands a lot of people give their dogs on a daily basis you might find a list of 20 or more. What I’ve found is that a lot of dogs are far better off with better selected and fewer commands. In fact, a lot of people could easily stand to trim a list of 20 commands down to six or seven.

What do I indicate by that? a lot of people I see tell their dogs to “sit” and then “stay.” Why bother saying “stay” once your pet dog has sat or lied down on command? You already told him to sit; you didn’t release your dog. If your pet dog does get up from a sitting position before you’ve asked him, you don’t have a “stay” problem, you’ve got a problem getting your pet dog to understand what “sit” means.

If you ask your child to clean his or her room and the child picks up one toy, do you call that good? Selvfølgelig ikke. Your request isn’t complete until the child has finished picking up the room.

I show my dogs that once I’ve asked them to sit, lie down, wait at the door, heel by my side, come when called, etc., to keep doing it until I’ve asked them to do something else or released dem. I call it my “concept of permanence” and in doing so I only have to ask my dogs to lie down once, to heel once, to come once and so on.

It doesn’t stop there, though. I go into so lots of homes where the pet dog owner has a dozen words for the dog’s issues. When the pet dog jumps, the owner says “off,” “down” and “no jump.” When the puppy nips, the owner says “ouch,” “no bite” and “easy.” Why muddy the waters with so lots of commands? If your pet dog does something you don’t like, why not stick to a single word like “no” or “uh-uh”?

The bottom line is dogs are smart. If we need them to understand 20 commands, they can do it. Personally, though, I like to simplify things for them so we’re not giving needless commands. The a lot more commands you give, the much easier it is for those commands to become ignored.

Happy training.

Do you use a stay command? What do you think of weeding this command out of your training?

Er en halv times træning bare tilstrækkelig til at gøre en hund hyper?

Er en halv times træning, der er tilstrækkelig til en hund?

Det, jeg har indset, er, at for en hel del hunde, et 30-minutters løb gør intet for at trætte dem ud. I de fleste tilfælde er det bare tilstrækkeligt at få hundene hyped op.

Jeg startede en hund, der driver forretning for et antal år tilbage, hvor jeg tilbød løb og vandringssessioner for hunde i 30 minutter eller 60 minutters slots.

Hver hund er forskellig afhængig af hendes race, alder, nøjagtigt hvor meget udøvelse hendes ejer giver såvel som mange andre faktorer. Generelt er 30 minutter imidlertid bare tilstrækkelig tid til at få hunden ophidset såvel som forberedt på mere træning, leg, træning eller hvad som helst.

Jeg foreslår ikke, at ingen gåtur overhovedet er meget bedre end en halv times gåtur.

Men jeg foreslår, at vi tror på træning såvel som hunde lidt anderledes.

For de fleste hunde er en halv times gåtur hver dag bare ikke tilstrækkelig træning. Ikke engang tæt på.

Har du nogensinde taget din hund ud i en halv time, kun for at finde hus såvel som har hendes sprint rundt i huset? De af jer med hunde, der kan gå, gå, gå i timevis at forstå nøjagtigt, hvad jeg taler om.

En halv times gåtur er bare en opvarmning. Hunden nyder en halv times gåtur, men den vil ikke gøre hunden træt.

Jeg forstår, at det ikke er realistisk for de fleste mennesker at tage deres hunde i to timer hver dag, men ejere kan stadig se efter metoder til at øge deres hunders træning.

Mængden af ​​tid turen varer er vigtigere end hastighed

Jeg har opdaget, at uanset tid, hvor lang tid turen varer, er det, der er mere vigtigt, så langt som trættende hunden såvel som at hjælpe hende med at føle sig roligere. Lægger du det også ind?

Jeg bemærker, at hunde generelt er mere afslappede såvel som trætte efter en 60-minutters gang i forhold til et 30-minutters løb. Så godt de handler om lignende afslappede såvel som trætte efter en 60-minutters gang mod et 60-minutters løb.

Årsagen til dette er sandsynligvis siden den mentale træning. Jo længere hunden er ude såvel som om (uanset hastighed), jo mere får hun til at arbejde hendes sind – se nye ting, lugt nye ting såvel som så videre.

Hastigheden er ikke så vigtig, hvis vi henviser til et menneskes vandring eller løbende tempo. Dette er sandsynligvis, da mennesker altid synes langsomt for de fleste hunde, selv når vi løber.

Så hvad kan vi gøre for at give vores hunde mere træning?

Bred vifte. Hvis vi blander det op, kan vi holde deres sind i gang. Kør når du kan. Gå, når du har brug for det. Drej til venstre, når du normalt drejer til højre. Gå til nye kvarterer. Gå til hver park i din by. Gå til landet.

Lav et punkt til metoden lydighedskommandoer – sidde, ned, ophold, kom, hæl.

Gå din hund i 45 minutter i stedet for 30. Gå hende to gange.

Ansæt en hundevandrer ud over at udøve din hund selv. Inviter en ven med nogle gange. Brug en hund rygsæk nogle gange. Rollerblade nogle gange. Cykel med din hund nogle gange. Gå til hundeparken nogle gange. Lad din hund løbe rundt i snor nogle gange.

Prøv at komme ud i en længere gåtur i stedet for en masse kortere gåture. Dette vil være mindre frustrerende for din hund.

Fokus på at levere mentale træning. Kan min hund hoppe ind på denne klippe? spring over dette hegn? Medbring denne pind? Klatre op på dette picnicbord?

And when you do have time for a longer walk, do it.

What have you noticed about your own dog as well as the amount of exercise she needs to feel tired?

Let me understand in the comments!

As for me, my mutt Ace might “get by” with a 20-minute walk, however two 20-minute walks per day seemed to be about right for him, particularly if that included some mental difficulties like visiting somewhere new.

My pup Remy is absolutely not tired after an hour walk. He needs a few hours of exercise as well as play per day, if possible.

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Glad påskeweekend!

Glædelig påskeweekend!

Tre uger op, indtil vi får vores hvalp.

Tror du, at ACE er klar?

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What to Do When One pet dog is Jealous of the other and Growls?

What do you do if one of your dogs growls at the others out of what appears to be jealousy?

I actually get this question about once a week. I’m writing this post so I have an post to share.

I’d also like this to be a place where people can ask questions or give advice.

The scenario is typically like this:

You try to give affection to your small dog. She jumps onto your lap and you pet her. then your big pet dog techniques and sticks her head on your lap for some attention too. This is when the small pet dog proceeds to bark and growl at the big dog.

It wouldn’t have to be small pet dog vs. big dog, but let’s face it – it typically is! but it could also be two big dogs or two small dogs.

Maybe one pet dog tends to lie at the owner’s feet growling as the other pet dog approaches. Or maybe one is on the couch and growls as the other comes near.

See my post: how to stop a small pet dog from guarding me.

So what’s happening here?

Well, it’s always good to seek advice from with a professional trainer if your’e anxious about aggression. Every situation is different, and it’s impossible to give recommendations on a certain dog’s behavior over email or in a general blog post.

But here’s my general feedback:

This type of growling or “guarding” makes sense. The pet dog is resource guarding and YOU are the resource.

If the pet dog doing the growling is normally the “weaker” of the two dogs, this may be the only time you ever see her growling or standing up for herself because she’s protecting her power source (YOU). You make her feel a lot more powerful and she may even feel like you’re backing her up or protecting her.

And sadly, if one dog is very pushy or bossy, the only time your a lot more sensitive or “weaker” dog might get attention in any way is when she sits on your lap or on the couch next to you. So you bet she’s going to guard you in those situations, it’s the only real affection she gets!

People might describe this as “jealousy” but it’s normally resource guarding, which is normal pet dog behavior but something we normally don’t want to encourage. See: how to break a dog’s possessiveness.

So here’s what to do:

How to stop my pet dog from getting jealous and growing at my other dog

1. Remember, you get to decide who approaches you.

You are the person in charge, right? So, YOU decide which dog sits with you and you decide which dog gets your attention and when. Your dogs don’t get to decide, not when it’s resulting in aggression or guarding. So that’s my first tip. Be aware of who you’re giving attention to and make sure you really are the one making that decision!

2. Enforce a no dogs on the furniture policy for now.

Do this especially if being on the furniture is part of what’s triggering the guarding/jealousy. I have a cat (Beamer!) who likes to sit on my bed. When my pet dog so much as walks by the bed, Beamer swipes and hisses at the dog. He’s being a bully and possessive of the bed!

So what do I do?

I immediately remove the cat from the bed and put him on the floor. It changes his state of mind and energy instantly.

See my post: how to stop my pet dog from growling on the bed.

3. Don’t allow the pet dog to sit at your feet guarding you.

Once you actually think about this you might realize, wow, my pet dog really does sit and guard me at my feet! If you catch either pet dog doing this, shoo her away, tether her across the room or put her in a down/stay on her pet dog bed. Or, simply get up and step somewhere else so she can’t guard you.

I run into this problem with my foster dogs quite often. The foster pet dog will lie at my feet guarding me from my pet dog Ace and I don’t even realize it because Ace doesn’t protest. The poor person just goes and lies down across the room! So be aware is all I’m saying. (2019 update: Ace has passed away.)

4. Don’t allow your other pet dog to barge up and hog your attention.

Likewise, you shouldn’t allow your other pet dog to barge up and steal your attention away when you’re choosing to give affection to the first dog. Giver det mening? Don’t allow either pet dog to sit and guard you and don’t allow either pet dog to barge up when you choose to give affection to one or the other.

When a pet dog tries to barge in and hog the attention, block him with your body, tell him “no” or put him in a down/stay across the room.

5. work on general obedience with both dogs.

Obviously, you want to work on general training with both your dogs. Every pet dog must learn to lie down and stay on command for up to 20 minutes or a lot more with no distractions. If your dogs can’t do that, then stKunst med 15 sekunder.

Alle hunde skal lære at adlyde “sidde” og “komme” og vente tålmodig, før de spiser eller går gennem døre. Jeg har alle slags artikler om, hvordan man træner denne adfærd. Vælg bare et eller to mål til at begynde med, men træne dine hunde. Veluddannede hunde er meget mere respekt for deres ejere, og de har et højere niveau af selvkontrol.

Brug for hjælp til et bestemt træningsproblem? E -mail mig – lindsay@thatmutt.com.

6. Beløn ​​rolig opførsel fra begge hunde.

Prøv at huske at belønne/rose rolig adfærd fra begge hunde. Når du uddeler godbidder, skal du belønne rolig adfærd ikke hektisk opførsel. Når du hilser på dine hunde efter arbejde, skal du give kærlighed til kæledyrshunden, der ikke hopper. Hvis du ser en af ​​dine hunde ligge stille på hendes kæledyrshundbed, skal du diskutere og prise hende.

Og det siger sig selv, men sørg også for, at begge hunde får masser af træning! Generelt får hunde i USA ikke næsten nok træning.

Se mit indlæg: Idéer til at udøve en kæledyrshund indendørs.

Så det er mine generelle tip!

Fortæl mig dine egne oplevelser eller ideer i kommentarerne!

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