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| Written by Walton Hong | ||||||||
| Wednesday, 25 May 2011 | ||||||||
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As your child gets used to your puppy, a very delightful bond will form between them. However it carries with it one danger. The younger your kid is, the less she will recognize that the feelings she has for her puppy, the way she behaves with him and also the way he behaves with her, don't apply to the puppy next door or the dogs and puppies she will meet on the street. This doesn't mean you need to teach your child to be afraid of strange puppies. But you should teach her that strange puppies don't know her as well as her own beloved puppy does, and that she need to approach puppies she has by no means met before with the very same caution she has been taught to approach folks she does not know.
As your child gets used to your puppy, a very delightful bond will form between them. However it carries with it one danger. The younger your kid is, the less she will recognize that the feelings she has for her puppy, the way she behaves with him and also the way he behaves with her, don't apply to the puppy next door or the dogs and puppies she will meet on the street. This doesn't mean you need to teach your child to be afraid of strange puppies. But you should teach her that strange puppies don't know her as well as her own beloved puppy does, and that she need to approach puppies she has by no means met before with the very same caution she has been taught to approach folks she does not know. The very first rule to teach the child would be to never approach any puppy she doesn't know if the puppy's owner is not present. Puppies take their cues on the best way to react to strangers from how they're treated by the puppy's owner. If that owner is not around to reassure the puppy about this unfamiliar face, the puppy will react with wariness and possibly even aggression as his "territory" is invaded. This is particularly true of puppies on a leash or confined within a tiny region and left alone in that condition for hours on end. Your child really should also remain away from puppies that are eating or sleeping, and steer a wide berth from mommy dogs looking after their own babies. If the owner is present, your child need to first ask him if she can pet the puppy. If that permission is given, it is a fantastic thought if the owner is with his puppy as your child as she approaches him. She and you should ensure that the puppy sees her drawing near so that he just isn't startled. She should not look the puppy directly in the eye (dogs associate this with threatening behavior.) Your child really should not impose her petting on the puppy. Instead, she need to just hold out her hand in a fist and let the puppy approach her hand, sniff it, and choose on his own that she is friendly. She can then open her hand and stroke the side of his head. She really should not pat the leading of the head. That is another action a puppy may possibly misinterpret as aggression. As your child matures, she will much more readily realize to avoid the puppies that could be harmful and how you can treat the puppies that could possibly be her friend. About the Author: Views: 28
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