The dog was sitting on a chain: how to adapt it?

Sometimes a person takes care of a dog with an unfortunate fate, for example, one that was sitting on a chain …

What to do if you got such a dog?

How to start working with a dog that was sitting on a chain?

First of all, it is worth realizing that life on a chain is fundamentally different from the ideas of animal welfare. And this could not but affect the condition of the dog. So you will most likely have to make an effort to adapt such a dog.

The main components of working with a former chain dog are as follows:

1. Check your health. Chain content is distress for any dog. So, it is likely that she has health problems.
2. Providing a comfortable life for the dog. The five freedoms are the bare minimum for which you, as the owner, are responsible.
3. Exercise with the dog, use games to establish contact.
4. If the dog avoids and is afraid of being touched, tactile contact can be used very carefully, preferably at the initiative of the dog.
5. If the dog allows you to sit next to him and lightly pet him, you can start using Ttouch massage.

What to do if the dog that was sitting on the chain is afraid of people?

• Convince the dog that a person is a source of joy: games, treats, pleasant communication.
• Encourage manifestations of initiative towards a person, including begging. You can lie down on the floor and hide goodies in your clothes.
• Teach your dog to touch you with his nose or paws, to put his paws on command.
• Teach the dog commands that make the person “hanging” over it: “Snake”, “House”, “Volt”.

What if a former chain dog is afraid of other dogs?

• Work with distance and encourage the correct behavior of the dog (for example, signals of reconciliation).
• Teach your dog alternative behavior when seeing other dogs.
• Build positive experiences with peers.

What to do if the dog that was sitting on the chain is unclean?

Cleanliness training depends on the reason why the dog leaves puddles and piles at home, and there are a lot of such reasons. What can be done to teach a dysfunctional dog to go to the toilet on the street?

• First of all, check your health.
• Set the mode of the day.
• Eliminate indoor odors.
• Praise your dog when he urinates outside.

How else can you help a former chain dog?

Any dog, including this one, needs to be handled. What kind of activities to offer such a pet?

1. Search games.
2. Trick training.
3. Teaching the right commands with positive reinforcement.