Dog Care Guide

Dogs are very attracted to little babies because babies need more protection than older children. At first greeting, the dog will sniff the baby. This is ok. However, you should be careful when the dog lick the baby as this might scare the baby. Letting the dog lick the baby is all right if the dog is clean and vaccinated against germs and diseases.

Dogs can be jealous of family member, especially when it comes to babies. This is because the family will pay more attention to babies rather than the dog. Dogs that butt in feels threatened. They want to join in because they don’t want to feel left out. The most difficult type of dog jealousy happens when the dog comes in the family before the first child. In this case, introduce the dog to smell the baby: diapers, powder, special food, and nursery. Don’t change the dog’s routine.

The dog will feel that she is more dominant if the baby is sleeping. Once the dog gets used to seeing the baby and the baby’s smell, the dog will be more in a position to handle the sounds and movements.Reinforce good behavior.

Do not neglect your dog and isolate the baby from the dog. If the dog sees that the baby is separated, she will think that the baby is not one of the pack and tries to drive the baby away by growling and nipping. If the dog is being ignored or reprimamded, the dog will blame it on the baby and tries to work her way back into the pack which will cause behavior problem.

In dog to dog terms, bonding means the pairing of two dogs who develop a long term connections as a result of shared experiences. It makes two dogs want to stay with each other. Bonding can be observed through signs made by face, voice, eye signals, and cooperative behavior between animals.

Bonding with your dog is important so that you can properly train your dog. When you dog feels secure with you, she will be confident in your dealings with her. When your dog feels that she has an important place in your life, she feels happy. When your dog is happy with you, you will be happy too. It is much easier for a happy owner to train a happy dog rather than for an unhappy owner to train an unhappy dog.

You might not have an idea what your puppy experienced before you adopted her. Your puppy may have socialized with other animals and come in contact with other persons, or she may had no contact with any animals or human at all. In any case, you must assure your dog security before you put her though rigorous trainng. Begin housetraining your dog. Take your dog to get to know your dog and allow her to explore. If your dog put his head on your lap or his chin on your ankle and gives you an expectant look in your eyes, it shows that you are having a successful bonding with your dog.

Bonding involves introducing your dog to your family routines including time for her to play, exercise, eat and sleep. Allows your dog to keep you company as you do your daily chores and take her with you on outins in the car whenever you can.

Playing is an important part of bonding. Get your dog down on the floor and allow her to attack you, roll around, cuddle and run away and make a noise if she wants. You should allow her to misbehave during the play so that she will have confidence in you.