A muzzle will serve as a humane and effective means of controlling your dog's reactions while teaching calm behavior. A wide range of shapes and sizes will allow you to choose a muzzle for a dog of any breed.
It is necessary
- - clicker;
- - muzzle;
- - delicacy
Instructions
Step 1
In most cases, the dog is advised to wear a mesh muzzle. It is considered safer than nylon because it allows the animal to breathe freely by sticking out its tongue. Before you start teaching your dog how to wear a muzzle, determine which treats he likes most. It will not be superfluous to consult a veterinarian on this issue. Soft, non-crumbling pieces work best. A dog that doesn't have to lick crumbs off the floor or chew on hard bits will learn much faster. Serve the treat not from your fingers, but in the palm of your hand so that the animal does not injure its hand.
Step 2
Get a clicker from a pet store - a plastic keychain with a metal tongue that makes a clicking sound when pressed. The unique clicker sound will serve as a signal to the dog that it has taken the required action. First, teach your dog to hear a click every time it receives a treat. Once the animal realizes that the signal is always accompanied by a treat, you can use it to mark when some good action is being performed.
Step 3
Tie your pet to a leash and the other end to a chair leg or your own leg. Take the clicker, squeeze the treat in the palm of your hand. Wait for the dog to stop trying to get the treat out of your hand and open your palm with a click once. Then take another piece and keep doing your own thing, like reading a book, ignoring your four-legged friend.
Step 4
After about five minutes, click again and offer a treat. Repeat the clicking sequence with the treat every five minutes so the dog knows exactly when the next signal will sound. As a result, the dog will begin to turn towards you for a click in anticipation of a treat. Clicking the clicker can be replaced with some word pronounced with a special intonation.
Step 5
When introducing your dog to the muzzle, hold it in one hand and the treat and clicker in the other. In this case, the pet must sit or stand in front of you. Pull out the muzzle and let the dog sniff it. When she does, give a click and offer a treat.
Step 6
Then slide the muzzle towards you. If the animal does not want to sniff it, rub it with a piece of treat. After 30-60 seconds, bring the muzzle to the dog's nose again and after she sniffs it, click the clicker and give the treat. Repeat these steps until the dog begins to confidently bring his nose to the muzzle.
Step 7
Teach your pet to muzzle. Stretch it to the dog, wait for it to come up to it and touch it with its nose. After clicking, treat her to a treat. Repeat about ten times until the dog starts to touch the muzzle with his nose readily. The next time she touches the muzzle with her nose, she should not hear a click, but you continue to hold the muzzle. When the dog nudges him with his nose, give a click followed by reward. So repeat five times.
Step 8
Now, when the dog touches the muzzle, turn it so that the animal's nose is partially inside. When this is done, beep and reward. Once the dog learns to place his nose completely in the muzzle, train him to keep his muzzle there. Emit a click with a clicker, holding the time more and more with each approach, bringing it to ten seconds.
Step 9
In the following workouts, make a click when you hold the strap behind your dog's ears, then when fastening. After fastening the harness, immediately click, release the harness and let the dog take out the muzzle for a treat. When accustoming your dog to wearing a muzzle for a long time, train him to take a treat from the side holes in the muzzle. Play more with your pet and take him for walks, this will distract from the muzzle and quickly get used to it.
