Muzzles are an amazing tool to desensitize and counter condition your dog to a stimulus safely. There are muzzles that still allow dogs to drink water and take treats but there are also muzzles that are more enclosed if you don't want any potential of anything getting into the muzzle or your dog potentially biting through it.
#Muzzle training for reactive dogs free
I have three dogs, one that loves to run free and play during off leash hours, but now cannot. Due to not being able to trust other dog owners, I have now also avoided off-leash dog hours when I walk my pack. Knowing that my German Shepherd will always be blamed for any reactive behavior because of the breed and size, I have muzzle trained him form y peace of mind and HIS safety. I ask you,if someone runs full force at you and physically touches/pushes you,would you have no reaction? It's not fair and it's not OK that dog owners allow this behavior, even if it's off-leash hours. What these dog owners refuse to see is that my dog reacted to THEIR dogs bad behavior. Each time the other dog owner was furious with me for having an aggressive dog. Rebel reacted with each dog, grabbing the dog with his mouth, but released when given the command. Several weeks ago I was walking in the park with Rebel when two different smaller dogs ran full force at Rebel and jumped into his face. Unfortunately, there are a tremendous amount of dog owners that feel their dog is allowed to behave however it chooses during off leash dog hours and this is wrong. I also ALWAYS have Rebel on leash to avoid any potential altercations. I started to work with him on counter conditioning his focus when he would see a smaller dog. After a couple months, I noticed his focus on smaller dogs. The first few weeks, he wanted to nicely and gently say hello to all dogs. We started fostering him in October and would take him to Central Park for walks during off leash dog hours for socialization. Rebel is one of the most gentle GSD's I've ever had. I have a 6 year old Second Chance Rescue NYC rescue German Shepherd named Rebel. Here is an example as to why one of my dog uses a muzzle: Muzzles can be used for those dogs that can't resist tempting trash on the sidewalk, counter conditioning training towards a stimulus or for a pet parents peace of mind. Many people associate muzzles with aggressive dogs and that's not the case. Part of this management is an amazing tool called a muzzle. There are dogs where their reactivity will not go away 100% but can be managed. Is it coming from fear, aggression or movement? If unable to determine this, I always encourage getting a trainer involved to help with this determination and exercises to help counter condition. An important piece of information is to try and understand where the reactivity is coming from. It could be human, dog, cat, squirrel, wheels, etc.
There are many of us that have reactive dogs.
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