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RESCUE DOG TRAINING
While it is a sad reality that some dogs get abandoned and become a rescue dog,
the good news is that more and more people are opening their hearts and their homes
to these dogs. While rescue dogs may require a little more TLC from you in the beginning,
once the trust has been established in your relationship, they will stay loyal to
you forever.
Tips on Rescue Dog Training
Most of the training techniques for training a rescue dog is the same as for any
other dogs. The only thing is that you, as the owner, may need to be more sensitive
to your rescue dog’s previous experience (i.e. Maltreatment by owner). If your rescue
dog has been maltreated in the past, you will need to apply lots of extra love and
patience to ensure the experience is as positive as possible.
Time - Make sure you are prepared to spend a lot of time with the dog as
it takes an average of about six months for a rescue dog to get settled into a new
home.
Flexibility - You may need to alter the training style you use with the rescue
dog as the success will be largely dependant on the type of positive/negative experience
the rescue dog has encountered
Understand your dog - Find out what your dog ‘s personality is like so you
can target your training more appropriately. Also, some rescue dogs may already
have an understanding of some basic commands. As such, it’s important that you find
out how much your dog understands before starting the training.
Trust - Build a trusting rapport between you and your dog - the rescue dog
will be more responsive to your training once you have established this bond
Be consistent - Keep training for specific behaviours regularly
Train in a secured area - Rescue dogs may have a higher tendency to run away
when allowed. As such, it may be safer for both you and your dog to train in a secured
area until you are confident that that your dog will not run away and will respond
to your command
Be positive!! - Ensure the training experience is positive and loaded with
praises and compliments to make it a rewarding experience
Avoid Group Training - Avoid dog training classes with large groups of people
or other dogs until you’ve established an understanding of how the dog will behave
in this environment. Take him/her on some walks to public and unfamiliar places
to see how he/she reacts. This is helpful as some rescue dogs have trouble with
dealing in situations with a lot of people or other dogs. This may subsequently
cause the rescue dog to be stressed and result in aggressive or unusual behavior.
What I’ve included above are only some of the information from
Secrets to Dog Training. For even more in-depth training instructions on
rescue dogs, visit Secrets to Dog Training by clicking on the link below:
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