Tip 1: How to teach a dog to guard
Tip 1: How to teach a dog to guard
Any animal trainer knows that to the dog, as well asand to a person, we need an individual approach. Each breed has its own characteristics, and not every dog can be trained. But still you need to train the animal, at least for the dog to be manageable, and you could be sure that it will not break your team, it will not cause inconvenience to other people. Special attention and work of the trainer is demanded by guard dogs.
You will need
- - A protected thing;
- - The rope.
Instructions
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You can teach a dog protect a person, a house or just left things. The latter is extremely useful in everyday life. Before You Learn a dog guard, remember that training is a system of rules and incentives. If you undertook to train a dog, then you need to do it systematically, and not when you have the time and desire. Begin training with a puppy at the age of 3-5 months.
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Teach her not to trust strangers. Ask to help someone you know who the dog does not know. Make sure that the dog is calm and the mood is good, otherwise it can begin to "be capricious."
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Put a thing in front of the animal that he needs to guard. The dog must be on a leash, but so that it can reach the object relatively freely to move. Command: "Guard!"
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Your friend must pass the dog first at a short distance. Watch the reaction of the animal. If it is too stormy, then sit down and calm down a dog. Again, command: "Guard!"
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The next time your friend should try to pick up a thing that the dog guards, and you at this time again repeat for the dog command. If necessary, do this several times in a row.
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The dog must understand what you want from her. And when she starts defending the thing, your friend should run away, thereby showing that the dog has coped with its task. Praise and encourage your dog so that he knows that everything has been done correctly. There are situations when a dog can react to an outsider, but refuses to guard a thing. In this case, try to modify the task.
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Attach a rope to the protected objectapproximately one meter. And after the dog rushes to your assistant with barking, he must pull on the rope so that the object will move. Not much. A moving object usually attracts the attention of a dog. If your dog makes an attempt to stop this thing, then you should encourage and encourage him until he returns the thing to himself definitively.
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Repeat this maneuver several times untilyou will achieve the result, where the dog will immediately growl at the person who is only drawn to the thing guarded by her. Do not forget to praise your dog. Your approval for him is very important.
Tip 2: How to teach a dog to swim
The question of how to teach a dog float, you can probably ask in a different way: how to save her from rabies. In fact, all dogs can swim from birth, this ability in them wakes up instinctively. It is only necessary to release the dog into the water, as it immediately orientates and instantly floats to the safest place - to the shore or to the hands of the owner. If your dog does not want to climb into the water, then you can only try to rid her of fear of water.
Instructions
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The love of swimming does not always depend on the fact,what kind of breed is your dog, sometimes it's a character trait that is unique to her. Almost all hunting dogs happily climb into the water, especially those who take part in the hunt for a bird. Normal dogs, especially dachshunds, are also great lovers of swimming. Shepherd dogs, Central Asian and Caucasian shepherds do not like water very much. However, exceptions are always. If your dog is afraid of water, and you want to save it from this fear, treat the process as training and education.
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In no case do not act on the principle: "Life wants - it will come out", pushing the dog into the water at a depth. You can be sure that it will easily reach the shore, but it is unlikely that after such a "bathing" will love the water more. Moreover, by this you can finally frighten the animal, and such violent swim for him will always turn into real stress. The dog will perceive this as punishment, but will not understand - for what.
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If your dog is still a puppy, then you canuse her instinctive desire to learn and repeat the actions of the older member of the pack. A good reason to overcome rabies is a game in the fuse of which many dogs are so forgotten that they throw themselves into the water behind an abandoned toy or a stick. First just walk along the water with the dog. She must get comfortable, understand that there is no danger. Let the puppy go into the water, drink it.
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After a while, start practicallessons. While holding the dog by the leash, but without dragging it, go together to a shallow, shallow place, move in the water along the shore. If your pet rests, take it in your arms, hold it, lower it into the water, hold it, without hindering the movements of the dog.
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Play with the dog by the water, take it with youfavorite toy. Throw it first near the shore, then away. Do not forget to give the dog something tasty when she pulls the toy out of the water and brings it to you. Gradually, your patience will be rewarded and the dog will get used to the water, begin to swim with pleasure, especially in hot weather.
