surchinmy
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Nov 20, 2004, 8:37 AM
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Re: [sallychuah, May] BAD DOG!!
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Hello Sally & May,
Older dog & young dog
If the older dog is calm, steady & has good dog-communication skills ... then allowing a younger dog to interact with the older dog is generally a good idea ... The older dog will usually teach the younger dog how to behave, and what is acceptable behaviour ...
For example:
(a) If the younger dog bites/chews too hard during play - the older dog will reprimand and teach the young dog, through the use of dog body-language and various tones of barks & growls.
(b) The older dog will also teach the young dog how to use & interpret dog signals, such as - what different barks & growls mean ... And the young dog will learn which growls are play-play ... and which are serious ... And also teach the young dog how to use eyes, ears, tail & posture to communicate with other dogs.
Allowing interaction
(a) Degree of supervision:
However, when allowing 2 dogs to interact with one another for the first few times ... You are both correct to say that there must be supervision.
How much supervision or how strict that supervision must be, will depends on the dogs concerned ... their level of maturity ... their respective temperament ... and their size!!! ... For obvious reasons - always be careful & exercise caution when interacting one or more big dogs.
Which is why I mentioned - if not sure, then always have some experienced doggie people to assist with interaction the first few times ... just in case. So, that if there is an emergency or the dogs start to get on each other's nerves - then you have to separate them.
(b) Need to give space & room to move:
That said - for interaction to be useful - the dogs must be allowed enough space & freedom to move.
If you hold both dogs tightly with leashes ... and do not allow them any room or space to move, then no effective interaction will occur ... Being tightly leashed or controlled will ONLY stress the dogs & increase tension.
For effective interaction - the dogs must have room & space to move and smell each other, with enough latitude to use their bodies to communicate with each other.
The command "NO"
The better your dog understands the command NO, and the more immediately your dog obeys the command NO - the easier life will be ...
To have an effective command NO, the trainer has to learn to use his/her voice ...
Oftentimes, it is not whether the command is loud or soft ... but LOW & GROWLY ... a low-toned NOOOOOOO ... is most effective.
Personally, I don't even use the word NO ... I just growl from base of my throat - ARRRRRR ... and our dogs know they have to stop whatever they are doing ... and pay attention to me.
A good NO command will replicate how a mother dog uses her growl to control and/or reprimand her pups. Just watch how a mother dog does it and you will know exactly what I mean.
Once again ... get good training manuals ... much easier to learn that way ...
Cheers & all the best
(This post was edited by surchinmy on Nov 20, 2004, 8:46 AM)
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