Rescue Dogs - Care and Training

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A little over a year ago, I was preparing to adopt my third rescue dog, I vowed to my family I would make certain to avoid the mistakes I had made with the first two. Both were very devoted pets - to me anyway. But they never exhibited the same temperament to the rest of the family. So, for nearly 27 consecutive years - our two rescue dogs were more a source of tension in the house then pleasure. And I blame myself one-hundred percent. I was ill-equipped and maybe even unwilling to provide the dogs with the proper discipline, guidance and training they both required, and deserved.

Having decided to adopt a third rescue dog a little over a year ago, I wasted no time seeking the best information I could find that would provide me with the special skills and knowledge for training older dogs set in their ways. My efforts paid off. I found two wonderful, affordable resources (described below). Combined, they have helped me and my family turn what could have been a third disaster (a poorly behaved rescue dog) into an incredibly joyful life experience. I will go into the details of my personal a little later below.

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You get specific instructions that will help you correct any of these negative behaviors:

Barking incessantly...Destructive chewing...Displaying hostility to people...Digging holes in your lawn...Anxiety when left alone...Jumping up on guests...Difficult to walk on a leash...Fussy, finicky eater...Running away at every opportunity...Aggressive to other dogs...Nipping or growling at you or others...Not listening or obeying you...Persistent disobedience...Inability to travel in a car

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While the Easy D.Y.I. Dog Training Guide provided all I needed to solve my specific training issues with my rescue dog, I couldn't pass up this value I stumbled across. For a one-time fee of $29.95 I have access to dozen of eBooks, articles, informative threads, and most attractive to me, a forum which allows members to pose questions that will be answered by dog training experts.

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Our third rescue dog, Lucy, actually combined two of the negative behaviors listed above. Because of her anxiety about being left on her own, she resorted to destructive chewing of anything and everything that was within reach. According to my expert sources, Lucy is what you call a Spite Chewer. Or, I should say she was a spite chewer.

The Easy D.I.Y. Dog Training manual recommended a number of training techniques to eliminate these behaviors. Unfortunately, the one most recommended - crating your dog when left alone - just wouldn't work for me. Lucy is not a small puppy, she is a larger mixed breed and her crate doesn't permit too much movement. And, we are often gone a full work day on occasion. I just couldn't endure knowing she was so restricted for so long.

But not a problem. My resources had other options for curing a spite chewer.

Since a dog can make associations between behavior and correction for only three to five seconds after the behavior has occurred, scolding after the fact only confuses the dog. Any activity the dog was engaging in at the time of the scolding is considered the apparent "bad" behavior by the bewildered animal. (See how smart I've become?).

So, it is necessary to catch the dog in the act to make corrective action effective. Here's the technique I ultimately used with excellent results:

1. Place some inappropriate objects on the floor, such as a book, a shoe, etc.
2. As the dog approaches the inappropriate object, give the "leave it" command (that I learned in Chapter 10).
3. Take the object away and replace it with a chew toy or bone
4. Once the dog starts chewing the appropriate object - the chew toy or bone, lavish him with praise
5. Practice this training exercise several times a day with many different inappropriate objects

We now have a very enjoyable addition to our family thanks to the initiative I took to do the right thing for my family, our new family member, and myself. Heck. I even learned how to train dogs to live in harmony. Maybe. Just maybe I can bring a second rescue dog into our home and double the pleasure.