I will start with these tutorials on dog training once every week and they will incorporate all the basics you need to raise a well behaved and emotionally stable dog. The tutorials are suited for a puppy or an older dog provided there are no underlying emotional issues. These will be covered in separate posts at a later time. In addition, I am holding completely free workshops on a weekly basis at #dogandstyle shop locations in Zagreb. Follow their Instagram/Facebook for exact times and locations and reserve your place.
So let us begin…
1. Trust
You searched the internet, visited your local shelters and finally brought home a dog, your dog. Now the fun, tears and confusion start. The first thing I will do with my dogs is create trust. Before any kind of obedience training begins, trust is essential. It is important to establish rules and boundaries from the beginning so the later training has an easier transition. From trust, respect is born and from that true love. We want the dog to follow our leadership because he trusts, respects, loves us not because of fear induced consequences.
Trust is gained by bringing the dog into his new home step by step under guidance. We start by inviting the dog inside and into each room separately. We let the dog sniff and get accustomed to the new smells, sights and sounds. Essentially we let the dog take its time in settling into his new home with rewards for good behavior and corrections for bad. Treats, toys and positive reinforcement play a big role in this period, minimize the corrections until you have gained the dogs trust to avoid the development of fear. Depending on the dogs character this part could take from 2 hours to 2 weeks before the dog accepts you as the leader and gives you his trust and opens up to you. It is a short period in a dogs life but crucial for a strong foundation in the relationship. When you believe you and the dog have connected we start setting up the daily routine for the dog according to our schedule. This will be covered in my next blog.
HRVATSKI
Krećem s objavom blogova vodiča za odgoj pasa – svaki tjedan, korak po korak, tema po tema, neophodna za dobar odgoj i stabilnog ljubimca.
Savjeti su jednako primjenjivi kako kod štenaca tako i odraslih pasa pod uvjetom da ne postoje druge karakterne crte ili nesigurnosti kojima se potrebno prije toga posvetiti, a čemu ću također posvetiti odvojenu seriju savjeta.
Dodatno, jedanput tjedno, održavam besplatne individualne radionice na lokacijama #dogandstyle u Zagrebu. Za rezervaciju termina i lokaciju pratite novosti na njihovom Instagram ili Facebook profilu 😊
Pa krenimo…
1. Povjerenje
Pretražili ste Internet, posjetili skloništa za životinje te konačno odabrali i kući donijeli psa – svojeg psa. Zabava, suze i nered mogu započeti!
Prvi zadatak jest uspostava međusobnog povjerenja. Prije nego se uopće započne s treningom poslušnosti, neophodno je povjerenje. Kako bi kasniji odgoj i trening došao prirodno, važno je od samog početka postaviti granice i pravila. Iz povjerenja rađa se poštovanje, iz poštovanja iskrena ljubav. Zapamtite – želimo da nas pas slijedi zato što nam vjeruje, poštuje nas i voli, ne iz straha.
Povjerenje se ostvaruje tako da se psa u njegov novi dom uvodi korak po korak i strukturirano. Započinje se tako da ga se pozove unutra te zatim u svaku prostoriju zasebno. Psa pustimo da njuška i navikne se na nove mirise, zvukove i okoliš. U osnovi, dajemo mu vrijeme koje mu je potrebno da se udomaći, a istovremeno nagrađujemo dobro ponašanje i ispravljamo nepoželjno. Poslastice, igračke i općenito nagrađivanje imaju vrlo važnu ulogu tijekom ovog perioda jer smanjuju potrebu za korekcijama i pripomažu stjecanju povjerenja bez razvoja straha. Zavisno o karakteru psa, za povjerenje i prihvaćanje vašeg vodstva može biti potrebno od 2 sata pa do 2 tjedna. To je kratak period u životu vašeg psa no presudan za ostvarivanje čvrstog odnosa i privrženosti. U trenutku kada se ostvari povezanost započinjemo s dnevnom rutinom sukladno našem rasporedu. A to je tema za idući blog…
Nabavio sam psa 