As your child gets used to your puppy, a very delightful bond will form between them. But it carries with it one danger. The younger your child is, the much less she will recognize that the feelings she has for her puppy, the way she behaves with him and also the way he behaves with her, do not apply to the puppy next door or the dogs and puppies she will meet on the street. This does not mean you ought to teach your child to be afraid of strange puppies. But you must teach her that strange puppies do not know her as well as her own beloved puppy does, and that she ought to approach puppies she has never met before with the very same caution she has been taught to approach men and women she does not know.
The very initial rule to teach the child is to in no way approach any puppy she doesn't know if the puppy's owner isn't present. Puppies take their cues on the way to react to strangers from how they are treated by the puppy's owner. If that owner just isn't around to reassure the puppy about this unfamiliar face, the puppy will react with wariness and maybe even aggression as his "territory" is invaded. This is particularly accurate of puppies on a leash or confined within a small region and left alone in that condition for hours on end. Your child should also remain away from puppies which are eating or sleeping, and steer a wide berth from mommy dogs seeking after their own babies.
If the owner is present, your child need to first ask him if she can pet the puppy. If that permission is given, it is a fantastic thought if the owner is with his puppy as your child as she approaches him. She and you should ensure that the puppy sees her drawing near so that he just isn't startled. She should not look the puppy directly in the eye (dogs associate this with threatening behavior.)
Your child really should not impose her petting on the puppy. Instead, she should just hold out her hand in a fist and let the puppy approach her hand, sniff it, and determine on his own that she is friendly. She can then open her hand and stroke the side of his head. She really should not pat the top of the head. That's one more action a puppy may misinterpret as aggression.
As your child matures, she will more readily realize to stay away from the puppies that could possibly be harmful and how you can treat the puppies that could be her friend.
The very initial rule to teach the child is to in no way approach any puppy she doesn't know if the puppy's owner isn't present. Puppies take their cues on the way to react to strangers from how they are treated by the puppy's owner. If that owner just isn't around to reassure the puppy about this unfamiliar face, the puppy will react with wariness and maybe even aggression as his "territory" is invaded. This is particularly accurate of puppies on a leash or confined within a small region and left alone in that condition for hours on end. Your child should also remain away from puppies which are eating or sleeping, and steer a wide berth from mommy dogs seeking after their own babies.
If the owner is present, your child need to first ask him if she can pet the puppy. If that permission is given, it is a fantastic thought if the owner is with his puppy as your child as she approaches him. She and you should ensure that the puppy sees her drawing near so that he just isn't startled. She should not look the puppy directly in the eye (dogs associate this with threatening behavior.)
Your child really should not impose her petting on the puppy. Instead, she should just hold out her hand in a fist and let the puppy approach her hand, sniff it, and determine on his own that she is friendly. She can then open her hand and stroke the side of his head. She really should not pat the top of the head. That's one more action a puppy may misinterpret as aggression.
As your child matures, she will more readily realize to stay away from the puppies that could possibly be harmful and how you can treat the puppies that could be her friend.
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