Does your dog pull during walks? Scooby was adopted 22 days back from a family who couldn't keep him. Sneha took her in and gave her all the love and care. He loves walks and his game of tug. He has a sweet temperament too. However, as happens with most adoptions in our country, no post adoption support or training or even a background into his quirky habits was provided. A week into the new home, he started displaying certain issues. that pointed towards a lack of impulse control and not knowing how to communicate himself in a better way. The walks were getting hampered. On the first day, the first thing they choose to address was his MASSIVE pulling issues . Here, I first addressed it by giving him directions. Followed by, teaching him to follow the leash pressure. Once he got the hang of it, Sneha took over. Her dad understood and practiced with Scooby for a while ,too. He responded extremely well. All this basic foundation work happened in a span of 30 minutes! The fi
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Dog becoming possessive about owners
In the last few months, I have noticed that there is a growing trend of more pet parents coming forward with cases of aggression. Severe biting tendencies. No, don't get me wrong. All of them are well loved and well cared for dogs. But,when I ask them what are the triggers? They are usually clueless or just haven't found ANY specific contexts or situations where the dog bites. Most of them have bitten (actual bites resulting in blood loss) close family members, the owners themselves and guests. It could simply be during picking up a food fallen on the floor, while going to the bathroom, or random events. In majority of these cases, it came to light after prolonged questioning the owners is that the dog is used to living with a particular member in the family for majority part of the day. The dog is always accompanying them to whichever room they go to, is always clinging around during activities, everything etc. What happens is that, the dog in question g
My name is Saptadeep Pal. I am the owner and the brainchild behind the emerging professional dog training & behavior rehabilitation service in Kolkata ' Hunde Squad K9s ' . With generous support, within a very short span of 8 months, it has seen a steady rise in Kolkata's training scene with behavior modification/ rehabilitation being the USP. I have always been fond of dogs since childhood. This love led me to quit my job with the IT sector and pursue internationally recognized trainer course with Sachin Rawte, one of the leading figures in Indian dog training as well as working dog championships abroad. I strongly believe training scene in Kolkata can only grow when more people are aware about the need for empathy and emotional connect with their pets. Training is less about tools, and more to do with emotional connect- that is exactly where most dog trainers and owners FAIL. That leads to a robotic dog at hand and one that obeys command, minus motivation. Th