Man dog friend if follows safety rules
Even a pet can bite the child if he is frightened, annoyed or defended. This is mainly due to the fact that children do not understand how to communicate with dogs.
Safety of communication of the dog and child must provide adults. It is important from the birth to teach a child with interactions with animals.
Children need to know the rules of communication with the dog. They need to be able to recognize the signals that the dog serves, know how to interact with it competently.
Such training must provide adults: they are responsible for safe communication, raising a humane and responsible attitude towards animals. Due to the fact that the parents did not explain to the child how to behave with the dog, the unpleasant incidents usually happen.
President of the Russian Cynological Federation Vladimir Golubev.
If the dog appeared earlier than the childBefore you get acquainted baby with a dog, you need to carefully study the behavior and habits of your pet to understand all the signals that he tries to file. If he has problems with behavior or you are worried about possible aggression to the child, we recommend contacting the specialists to pass the training.
You will be taught to communicate with the pet and understand its needs and signals, and will also tell how to train it with the necessary teams. Having learned the language of his dog, you can promptly and correctly react to her requests.
Before the first meeting with a newborn, walk the dog in advance
During the meeting, let the pet greet the hostess after a small separation, and do not let the manifestation of joy at the pet.
When meeting with the child, be sure to put the leash on the dog to control it if necessary. Make sure that all family members are calm and do not behave unusually in relation to the dog.
Encourage the dog if it shows interest and accuracy to the child
It is absolutely normal if the pet wants to sniff the child to get used to a new smell. Do not scold for this PSA.
If the dog is not interested in a child, in no case insist on acquaintance, it is important to do everything gradually and only by mutual agreement. Thus, you protect yourself and a child from naintaining pets.
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The first days of finding a child in the house is difficult to distract to other things, but try not to deprive the pet your attention, take away at least half an hour a day for your favorite games.
Let the dog understand that she is still loved and confident in her good behavior. Do not show excess rudeness or aggression to the animal, especially in the first days, as it may affect his behavior.
The rules of the child's behavior with a dogIf you decide to get a dog, you will discuss the rules with animals with the child before the first acquaintance. Explain that the dog is not a toy and what needs to be treated with attention and care.
How to get acquainted with pet?
With the first acquaintance with the dog, you need to quietly approach her and give her to sniff her hand if the dog went on contact, you can gently scratch it on the chin, chest and neck. No need to stroke the dog on the head.
Also explain to the child that if the pet is not going to contact, you don't need to pursue it everywhere around the apartment and insist on communicating. Dogs, like people have their own personal space. A pet must decide independently, whether he wants to communicate or not. If the animal does not show interest, you need to leave it alone.
When you do not need to approach the dog?
It is important to explain to children that the dog can not be disturbed if she takes food, sleeping or busy with his puppies. An animal can decide that he threatens danger and start defending.
Tell your child about the main signals that the dog can serve. To avoid aggression, it is important to know the language of the dog's body. For example, if the dog loses, presses the tail or yawns when the child tries to play with it - this is a sign of discomfort, such a signal says that it needs to be left alone.
About the preparing aggression will say the following signals: the dog is wrinkling the nose, shows the teeth and looks into the eyes - this is a direct threat and a signal that the animal will no longer tolerate your society.
What can not be done?
The child also needs to remember that the dogs do not tolerate coarse treatment: you do not need to pull them behind your ears and carry on the tail. No need to tease the pet and provoke to aggression. Such actions will not only annoy the animal, they can lead to serious problems with future behavior.
In most cases, the dogs are perfectly launched with children. If parents competently built a relationship between them, then in the future, a child and a dog can become inseparable friends.
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