Time-Out For Your Dogs Bad Behavior - By: Becky Long

Walking your dog to her crate, small room, or place peacefully is not reprimand unless your inappropriate behavior makes it so. The calm act of bringing your dog to her kennel, place, or quiet room is a very acceptable way to handle normal frustrations. Losing your temper is far worse than to detach and regroup.

If you sense your frustration coming on, with no improvement in your dog's behavior, do not be unwilling to put your dog in a time-out. Take a favorite toy for your dog, direct him by voice or collar, and merely say, "Time-out, my love", as you seclude him. Your power to make these decisions and segregate your dog when she is disruptive is both respectable and required. The length of time out will be determined by how long it take you to calm down, and if your dog naps or is restless, while in time-out. These quiet times should not be anymore than 30 minutes, except of course, your dog is napping.

You can also use time-outs to help children manage their impulses around the dog or puppy, as well. In This case, just remind the children that when a situation gets out of hand, the dog would have to proceed to her calm area, which in honesty, she would almost certainly welcome, but that if they oblige, you will reward them with a sticker or other gift.

There are more than a few times when a time-out can help alleviate the situation, for instance if your dog or puppy is getting excessively excited with a situation. Separate her with a displacement bone or a toy. If an outdoor situation is overstimulating your dog, resulting in frantic barking, pacing or patrolling. Another situation might be when children interactions are getting out of hand or if you think that her inattention or poor behavior may be due to fatigue. Puppies nip the hardest when they are overtired and an elderly dog may nip or growl assertively, if she is fatigued.

Something that might help to keep a household peaceful and to avoid too many time-outs each day, is to train your dog to behave more consistantly, help your dog organize where to go and what to do in each situation that might come up, from family time activities, to meals, to a visitor's arrival. Take into account your life's flow and organize a game plan for each situation. What should your dog do, for example, when you come in from errands? Where should your dog go, and what should she do when you are watching TV, or playing with the children on the swings? At each mealtime, consistantly have the dog rest on a dog bed or maybe stay under the table with a chew bone or a favorite toy. When visitors enter have the dog stand back and make her sit or maybe have her fetch a toy. When family members come home have them consistantly use the same greeting actions, maybe that can be to have the dog fetch a toy, or roll for a big belly rub. Perhaps the situation is that your children are playing with a very enticing toy for your dog, if so, plan a precise playtime each day for the children to play with the toy and have the dog relax on her dog bed with a favorite toy that she can chew on or play with.

As dog lovers know, dogs and kids are a great deal alike, as a result we have to disipline them a good deal the same way.

As dog lovers know, dogs and kids are much alike, so we have to disipline them a good deal the same way.

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