How It’s Possible To Get Your Dog To Love Being Groomed In 1 Simple Step!
Thursday, January 19th, 2012Are you a dog lover that is endeavoring to groom your dog? Is your dog constantly struggling you during grooming her while giving him a bath? The answer is straightforward; you just have to condition your dog to like being touched during grooming and bathing.
The simplest way to do that is by associating the pleasure of a treat with being touched. This is extremely simple to do with dogs of any size, breed or age. What I am going to show you is an one-step process you can practice daily and it'll only take 5 minutes.
The very first thing that you would like to do is get some really exquisite dog treats that your dog loves, or that he doesn't constantly get. For instance, you may want to get some chicken sausages or little pieces of cheese. You want to ensure that the treats are cut in tiny pieces. (The best size should be about the scale of a pea.)
Next, you will want to do his touch your dog and then ONE 2nd LATER give him a treat. Your timing needs to be exactly exact otherwise your dog will not learn that the touch actually earns him the treat. You need to take care and pay extremely close attention that you Do Not touch and feed at the same time. There should be a specific one 2nd period between two.
I suggest that you start by touching a place that your dog is cushty like his back or on his head, depending on how much he likes that. At last you are going to want to continuously move from his back and head and move on to more sensitive areas, like his paws and nails. Then as you progress, touch your dog’s ears, his tail, and nose and lips.
Think about each area that your vet touches when you go for a visit. You want to train your dog to accept being touched to all those places so that next time you go your dog will be very comfy during his exam. I also advocate that you ask a mate or somebody that your dog doesn't know to practice this exercise so that your dog learns to also love being touched by strangers.
It won't take that much time till your dog really learns that touch = treat, which means a lot of pleasure! This can work for dogs would are very afraid of people or who've had something unpleasant occurred to them as puppies. I've personally condition a local dog who failed to permit anybody to touch her head and after only a week of practicing this exercise, I could do most anything to her. It was like a very different dog but all it took was two sessions each day for a week.
So practice this each day for about 5 to 10 min. And ask a family member or a chum to tell you if they see any differences. If they don’t, then ensure that your timing is perfect. Take care to not pressure your dog with this exercise, pay close attention to your dog body language and if you find that he's aggressive, check with a reputable dog tutor immediately.
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