Many pet owners leave their puppies at home by themselves after they leave for work. Every day after work, they are always greeted with a mess. The toilet paper, books, and small furnishings placed in low places have been chewed up. The dog also knows he is wrong, hiding in the corner looking at them shamefacedly, the eyes of people can not bear to chastise. But as long as no one is home, this drama will repeat; when there are people at home, the dog behaves very well and obediently. Why can’t dogs be left alone? It’s because dogs are socially dependent animals and being alone can make them insecure and vulnerable. In this case, some dogs will go crazy and bite the door frame or dig at the door, trying to run out and catch up with the owner, it will bark, it will panic, it will suddenly want to go to the bathroom and make a mess on the floor. Other dogs who are left alone will try to find their owner’s scent after they leave, scouring together the things their owner has touched or used to create a barrier around their owner’s scent. If these items are too small to form a barrier, the dog will chew them into pieces so that they can be spread out. Therefore, it is very important to teach your dog to be well alone, and the following training methods can help you solve the problem of your dog’s fear of being alone at home. Training steps 1. gentle communication method Scientists believe that although many animals have a higher IQ than dogs, no other animal can surpass dogs in understanding human speech, expressions and even emotions. Therefore, communication with dogs is not only necessary but also very effective. Before you go out, you have to tell it affectionately where you are going, ask it to wait well at home, tell it that you will take it out to play when you come back and will be rewarded with good things to eat. If possible, leave some tasty snacks for him, or smear his favorite treats on a toy bone or dog chew. Good understanding of the human dog will get a lot of comfort from the communication. 2. develop self-confidence method Self-confident dog is not easy to produce anxiety. You may usually do more games with your dog, fully praise and praise its excellent performance in the game to enhance its self-confidence. 3. slow separation method Give it a little snack, then leave for a few minutes and come back. Although it is only a short separation, the dog will still jump up and down with joy, as if reunited after a long time. After that, gradually lengthen the separation time, leaving the house many times a day, until the dog does not care about your in and out, not affected by the separation. 4. Excessive exercise method Before going out, you can take the dog to the outdoors to exercise a little, so that it consumes too much energy. This way the dog will be more tired when it returns home and wants to fall asleep. 5. attention diversion method can give it an old clothes or socks covered with your scent, the familiar smell will make it feel that you are still with it, it will feel safe. Often provide the dog with some fun toys, so that he can focus on playing, so that the restlessness is diverted, forget about loneliness. Toys that make noise are great. Take care to communicate with your dog often, share your feelings with him, give him encouragement, and give him praise to help foster a harmonious, close relationship and promote his physical and mental health.
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