To walk with a dog cheerfuldogs chronicles · 2018-07-07 · of your dog less as your beloved furry...

Towalkwithadog…istosharehisworld.Whatsightsandsoundsheencounters.Whatpastandpresentsmellshereads.Tostretchhislegs,tobaskinthesun,todiscoverandwindhiswaythroughthisbravenewhumanworld.

cheerfuldogschroniclesLivingwithDogs:FirstDaysHomewithBaby

Issue14Certified.Force-free.Dog-centred

Dogsaroundtheworldhavefollowedwarriorsandsoldiers

intocombatasfarbackashistoryrecordsstretch.The

Egyptians,Greeks,Persians,Romansandmanyotherearly

civilizationsuseddogsassentriesoronpatrols.Someearly

armiesevenbroughtdogsintobattle.Today’sactive

servicedogsarehighly

skilledandvaluable.Their

primaryjobsaretodetect

bombs,landmines,

weapons,anddrugs—

andtheir98%accuracy

(onaverage)makesthem

pricelesscompanionsfor

moderntroops.Many

dogsalsotrackenemies

(orlostfriendlies)and

protectassetsandpersonnel.

DogsinAction:MilitaryDogs

Intheearlydayswhenyouhavejustbrought

yourbabyhome,it’scommontofeelmore

vulnerablethanyouhaveatanytimebefore.

Thisisanaturalreaction—blameitonyour

maternalinstinctandthehormonescoursing

throughyourbodyonaprimalquesttomake

youprotectyourchildatallcosts.If,during

thistime,yousuddenlyfindyourselfthinking

ofyourdoglessasyourbelovedfurryfriend

andmoreasananimalwithlarge,gleaming

teeth,acceptthefeelingandgivethingstime

tosettle.

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….HomewithBaby

Onegoodstrategytocopewithstressaboutyourdog’s

presenceistoputherinaroomwithagoodiesoshe’s

occupiedandyoucanfocusonyourbaby.Anddon’tfeel

guiltyfor“banishing”yourdogtoadog-zone.Instead,

consideritafavortoher.Shepicksupsignalsfromyouat

hecticandstressfultimesandit’smuchbetterforherif

shegetstobeawayfromthechaoswithafavoritetreat

likeabullystickorastuffedorfrozenKong.Youcanalso

usefood-dispensingbrainteasertoysliketreatballsor

Seek-A-Treat.

Whenyoufeeluptoit,starttofindcreativewaysto

includeyourdogwhileyourbabyisawake.Timewiththe

babyshouldbefunforyouboth.Thegoalisforyourdog

toassociatethebabywithgoodthings—tothatend,it

helpstopaylessattentiontoyourdogwhenyourbabyis

notaround.Thatwayyoucanalsorestwhenyourbaby

restsasyou’resupposedto.Duringthisperiodof

adjustment,keepinmindthatsomethingsmaymakeyour

doguncomfortable:thebabystartling,theshrillcryingofa

newborn,visitorscomingandgoing.Expectareaction,

keepcalm,andgiveyourdogsomethingtodototakeher

mindofftheallchanges.

…MilitaryDogs

Toqualifyfortrainingasamilitarycanine,

dogsmusthaveakeensenseofsmellandbe

physicallypowerfulandhealthy,easyto

exciteaboutthenextchallenge,and

stronglymotivatedbyrewards.Evenso,

onlyaroundhalfofinitialcaninerecruits—

whetheratland,air,orseafacilities—make

itthroughtraining.Thebreedsandmixes

mostoftenusedformilitaryworkare

GermanShepherds,Labradors,andBelgian

Malinois.

Interestingfact:Trainersuseaspecialised

vocabularyofcuestoavoidconfusingthe

dogintensebattlefieldconditionswhere

peoplemightshoutwordsotherwise

commonindogtraining,like“stay,”“come

around,”etc.

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