If you plan to get a dog, try to be trained for the fact that in the house the animal will appear in advance. Keeping of a dog – a difficult task and in order that your canine friend felt well, you should master cynology elements. No matter, whether you plan to buy a thoroughbred puppy in nursery or to pick up a homeless dog on the street – anyway at the first stage you will need to tame a dog further to be engaged in her education.
- Remember that the first few days the dog will get used to the new habitat. Therefore do not demand from her implicit obedience and accurate implementation of the schedule. Change of a situation for an animal is a severe stress therefore for a start you should spend a certain number of forces and time to establish the friendly and trusting relations with a dog. Usually on it not less than four-five days are required. Try to pay all this time to a dog at most of attention, you feed her with own hand – it will help to come into contact. Think up a suitable name for a dog and track as the animal reacts to it. It is good if the dog begins to respond to a new name at once. But even if at this stage the animal will not react to the nickname, be not upset – over time any name will take root, and the dog will get used to it.
- Even the most mistrustful dog, anyway, gives in to training and a training. But it is possible to start directly education of a dog only after she begins to respond to own name. That the dog got used to you quicker and began to perceive you as owner, try to spend with her more time, for example, being engaged in her feeding or playing with her. Both little, and big dogs like to play balls, bones, any rubber toys.
- From the very first days stay of a dog in your house try to walk with own hand her (if the age and the size of an animal allow to do it). Joint walks promote establishment of cordial and trusting relationship with an animal and also favorably influence process of its socialization. If the dog is afraid of something, it is necessary to calm her – to sit down nearby, to stroke and talk to her. If you show enough patience, then will be able to tame a dog for few days – these animals quickly reciprocate on the attitude, good to them.