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Eating, Grooming & Teeth/Biting

10. Eating

· Never give your dog titbits at the table. This is a time when you should ignore your dog.

· Feed your dog after yourselves, ‘gesture eat’ if it’s not your meal time, eat a piece of fruit for example. Then, bowl in hand, sit your dog and put the bowl in front of your dog on the floor. Give the command to eat, for example ‘Eat up’.

· Always stay with your dog whilst feeding. Put your fingers in the bowl at the side, give one gentle stroke on the pup’s head, across its shoulders and all the way down its back to the end of its tail, then sit quietly with your dog until the food is finished. Do not take the bowl from your dog until he/she is finished.

· Occasionally putting an extra tasty titbit (for example a small slice of chicken) into the bowl will ensure that your dog is happy to see your hand come towards his/her food bowl. The adult dog will then always be happy when humans are around the food bowl.

· For medium large breed dogs raising the feed bowl (stand) is helpful to preventtorsion.

· Be Careful if you are taking on an older dog, he/she may not be used to fingers around the food bowl, so go gently, still stay with your dog, see what the dog can cope with.

· Food - For adult dogs, split food quantity in half and feed twice daily, always staying quietly with your dog. Check food & treats for colourings, preservatives & derivatives. Natural food & treats are better.

· Food & collar – Feeding time can also be used to help get pup used to a collar and lead. Get pup used to collar and disc by putting the collar on at meal times. The pup will be too busy feeding to bother about weight round neck and the jingle from identity disc. Initially remove when meal finished. This way pup will get used to collar and will be happy to wear it. When the collar is accepted, attach lead to collar when feeding too. Take off when meal finished as you do not want the pup to start using lead as a chew toy.

· Hygiene – Always use clean bowls and have fresh water available at all times.

· Training aids– When using food rewards as a training aid a portion of the daily requirement can be used ( a natural dried kibble is best) for this purpose or a natural treat. Break off a small amount but not so small that the pup can choke.

· Car Sick If your pup is car sick do not feed pup before going out, and wait at least one hour after feeding. Occasionally feed your pup in car when it is parked, so pup associates vehicle with good experiences.

11. Grooming

· Gently get your dog used to being touched. Carefully handle your dog every day for short periods, followed by treats or a toy.

· Try grooming when your pup is sleepy if there is a problem.

· The grooming process includes ears, eyes, mouth and feet as well as brushing the coat.

· When cleaning their teeth use dog toothpaste only.

a) Start by gently lifting up the corners of the dog’s mouth.

b) When the dog allows you to do that, give a treat and praise.

c) When your dog is opening his/her mouth happily, start to use the word ‘open’, followed by praise and treats.

d) Then wet your finger, add toothpaste and say ‘YUM’ while smiling

e) When your dog accepts this, use a baby toothbrush.

f) Very gradually get your dog used to a bigger brush later on.

12. Teeth/Biting

· Pups have sharp teeth and soon learn from their littermates’ reactions when playing together if their bite is too hard.

· If your pup’s teeth are too sharp say ‘ouch!’. Your pup should back away from your hand, then praise ‘good boy/girl’ and give a treat.

· If your pup continues, say ‘ouch’ and then get up and turn your back on the pup. Walk away and ignore for a minute. Ignoring your pup in this way is a big punishment – only ignore for a minute with a young pup.

· Then make friends and play with your pup again. Call him/her to you, and focus your pup on a toy.

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