23/06/2024
🌟Blog Of The Dog: Introducing Dogs & The Art Of Friendship🌟
When you’re introducing two dogs to each other outside,first impressions matter. How the dogs interact in their first few encounters can set the tone for their entire relationship, so follow these steps to set their relationship up for success.
1. Start on neutral territory where you have plenty of space,like a park,open field,or quiet street. Start on opposite sides of your space walking the same direction. When one dog looks at the other one,they get a treat. Keep walking until they are no longer focused on each other.
2. Repeat your walk and reward method moving about 3-5 feet closer. As long as the dogs continue to pay more attention to you and less attention to the other dog,continue walking. If the dogs become too focused on each other,add more distance until they can successfully walk, take treats,and ignore each other.
3 Slowly decrease the distance (this might take a few walks) until the two humans can walk next to each other with the dogs to the far right and left of them, and can move forward without obsessing over the other dog.
4. Once you’re consistently walking well, allow the dogs to circle and sniff each other for a few seconds then lead them away. Repeat this several times. Any time the dogs’ bodies go still, lead them away and take a break.
5. Once you have several meetings where the dogs’ bodies appear relaxed (loose,wiggly bodies) the next step is to try the two dogs loose in a fenced area so they can move around as they wish.
‘A friend is one of the best things you can be and one of the greatest things you can have’ 🐾
