The owner of the dog at home, after having a baby, must pay attention to things!
Why are some families, dogs and babies incompatible, jealous, and even hurt the baby? But in some families, the dog is silently guarding the baby from start to finish, which is extraordinarily warm.
Why is the difference so big? How do dogs get along with babies? This requires establishing a positive experience in advance, eliminating the dog's potential negative emotions, and still starting with smell, hearing and touch.
It is best to keep your baby's exclusive items (pacifiers, bottles, skin care products, etc.) out of reach. We can smear the scent of these new things on ourselves to build positive experiences for dogs and help them get used to the scent of a little baby.
If your dog is more sensitive to sounds, your baby's cries may make them cranky, so they need to get used to it early. For example, from time to time, the baby's cry is played loudly on the mobile phone, and at the same time, the dog food is rewarded, so that the two can establish a positive experience.
When babies get along with dogs, they will inevitably bite their ears, tail, hair, nose, eyes and other sensitive parts inadvertently. To make things happen "actively ahead" within a "controllable" range:
The owner imitates the baby's hesitant appearance, quickly strokes the dog's tail, ears, nose, eyes and other sensitive parts, tugs the dog's hair, and gives food rewards at the same time. Repeat this several times a day to let the dog adapt and establish a positive attitude. experience.
After the baby comes home, the owner takes the baby's hand to actively touch the above parts, and gives food rewards, repeating it 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 own food, and babies may inadvertently enter dog territory to pick up dog food. A lot of harmful behavior happens at this time.
We need to make the dog realize that when humans approach its territory, taking its things means "good things", then things are much simpler:
When the dog eats dog food, the owner holds a delicious snack in his hand and feeds it to the dog in the food bowl.
After repeated times, slowly remove the dog food from the food bowl and replace it with this more delicious snack.
After a week or so, the dog will realize that "good things will happen before humans show up on 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, let the dogs adapt to the actions themselves, not "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, dogs must adapt in advance.
Get off to a good start: The first contact with your baby at home is important. The two babies are officially allowed to meet, but the key aspect has to be a positive experience. The reference scenario for the first aspect is as follows:
Dogs usually sniff the guests who have just entered the house to obtain information. They should inform their families in advance, stay calm and avoid irritation.
Allow the dog about two minutes to sniff and put on a leash to ensure absolute safety.
When the dog begins to smell and explore the baby's location, let Dad continue to feed the dog his favorite treats. At this time, the dog's consciousness will connect you, the baby (pram) in its arms and the delicious food. This is called a "positive experience".
If your dog still has some basic skills such as "sitting, lying, standing, shaking hands", you can carry out obedience training, continue to reward treats, consolidate the dog's correct behaviors such as obedience, politeness, calmness, etc., so as to strengthen the dog's understanding Positive experiences for babies.
If the dog behaves incorrectly, ignore it. Don't yell or even beat him loudly, and don't put him in a cage directly. Once the dog and baby build up a negative experience, all previous gains will be lost.
After formal meeting and contact, the dog develops a positive experience with the baby. The next thing to do is to make the dog act like the baby itself.
Wrong way: Some people have the habit of pulling the dog when the baby is sleeping, but locking it up when coaxing him. This will put the dog in competition 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 baby's long-term existence. A positive experience that will even take the initiative to fall in love with your baby. Have you learned it? Getting along with dogs is a must.