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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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