Owners of dogs at home, after having a baby, must pay attention to things!
Why in some families, the dog and the baby are out of tune, jealous, and even hurt the baby? But in some families, the dog is silently guarding the baby from beginning to end, which is very warm.
Why is there such a big difference? How do dogs get along with babies correctly? This requires establishing a positive experience in advance, eliminating the potential negative emotions of the dog, and still starting with the senses of smell, hearing and touch.
It's best to keep your baby's personal items (pacifiers, bottles, skin care products, etc.) out of reach. We can build a positive experience for our dogs by applying the scent of these new things to ourselves and help them get used to the smell of a little baby.
If your dog is sensitive to sound, your baby's crying may make them cranky, so they need to get used to it. For example, use the mobile phone to play the baby's crying loudly from time to time, and at the same time give dog food rewards, so that the two can establish a positive experience.
When babies get along with dogs, they will inevitably accidentally bite the dog's ears, tail, hair, nose, eyes and other sensitive parts. To make things happen "actively ahead of schedule" within a "controllable and controllable" range:
The owner imitates the baby's hesitation, quickly strokes the dog's tail, ears, nose, eyes and other sensitive parts, tugs at the dog's hair, and at the same time gives food rewards. Repeat this many times a day to let the dog adapt and establish a positive attitude. experience.
After the baby comes home, the owner will take the baby's hand and actively touch the above-mentioned parts, and give food rewards. Repeat this several times a day to eliminate the dog's potential negative experience and establish a positive experience.
Another important point is that the dog's territorial awareness also needs training. Dogs protect their food, and babies may inadvertently enter dog territory to pick up dog food. A lot of harmful behavior happens around this time.
We need to make the dog realize that when a human approaches its territory and takes something from it, it means a "good thing", then things are much simpler:
When the dog eats dog food, the owner holds more delicious snacks in his hand and puts them in the food bowl to feed the dog.
After repeated times, slowly take out the dog food from the bowl and replace it with this more delicious snack.
After about a week, the dog will realize that "good things will happen before humans show up in my territory and my food".
Next, you can tentatively touch the dog's food bowl, move the food bowl, touch the sensitive parts of the dog's body, etc., to help the dog desensitize.
Let friends come to the house as guests, let the dogs adapt to their existence, let them try the above actions, and let the dogs adapt to the actions themselves, instead of "only the owner can", because the baby will definitely have a lot on the day and after returning home When strangers come to the house as guests, the dog must adapt in advance.
Get off to a good start: First contact with your baby back home is important. The two babies are officially allowed to meet, but the key aspect has to be a positive experience. The reference scenarios for the first aspect are as follows:
Dogs usually sniff guests who have just entered the house to obtain information. They should inform their families in advance, keep calm and avoid irritation.
Allow the dog to sniff for about two minutes, and put on a dog chain to ensure absolute safety.
When the dog starts to smell and explore the baby's location, let Dad continue to give the dog his favorite snacks. At this point, the dog's consciousness will associate you, the baby in your arms (pram), and the delicious food. This is the so-called "positive experience".
If your dog still has some basic skills such as "sitting, lying, standing, shaking hands", you can take advantage of the trend to carry out obedience training, continue to reward snacks, and consolidate the dog's correct behaviors such as obedience, politeness, and calmness, so as to strengthen the dog's attitude toward Positive experience for baby.
If the dog is misbehaving, ignore it. Don't yell at him or even beat him, let alone put him in a cage directly. Once the dog and baby build up a negative experience, all previous gains will be wasted.
After a formal meeting and contact, the dog builds a positive experience with the baby. The next thing to do is to make the dog like the baby itself.
Wrong way: Some people are used to pulling the dog when the baby is sleeping, but locking it up when coaxing him. This makes the dog compete with the baby. Add hidden dangers to what may happen in the future.
In fact, when the baby appears in the dog's field of vision, they will give more snacks, more interactive caress, play ball picking games, etc. After a long time, the dog will adapt to the long-term existence of the baby, and recognize that this is A positive experience that will even initiate love for your baby. Have you learned it? When you get along with dogs, you have to make do with it.