Non Dog Lovers & Aggressive Stray Dogs - How to deal with them...

A Child is conditioned to become a non dog lover and an aggressive stray dog is the result of that child’s conditioning. Manoor Sachdev - Canine Solutions

Non dog lovers, as you might have already got the gist from the above quote, but let me elaborate further. No human is born to hate or dislike anything for that matter of fact. It is the conditioning from the very first day the mother realizes of her conception. Well this is a completely different topic... will talk about it when it is the right time, right now lets concentrate on the current topic.

Non Dog Lovers and how to deal with them - Non dog lovers have many types according to a lot of people, but I know of three types A. ones who are petrified of dogs, so they dislike them and B. are the ones are who mostly don't like anything in life and they use dogs or anything that they can overpower to vent out their frustrations (this is the type which includes all different types people describe individually) & C. are the ones who like to flaunt their so called authority.

Type A's are very easy to handle, give them their space and don't try to push them to like a dog let them warm up to it. In the process don’t restrict your dogs to a room or anywhere but let them be with the family all the time & for that you need to have complete control over the dog, you need to define rules, boundaries and understand in the dog to differentiate between people. Do to not allow your dog to jump, push, lick, bark or be in the face of these type of people, which will help them to warm up to a presence of a dog in the same room as them and in time to have a dog in their lives by getting inspired from your well behaved and a understanding dog. I have converted such people and this process works miracles!!!

Type B’s are the ones no one should ever entertain on the streets or at ones homes. They need to face the same situation as they put a dog through; this is how you do it,

• If you see these types of people on the streets you take control of the situation first by stopping them from hurting the dog. Do that by being calm and authoritative for example: If you see someone troubling / hurting the dogs - In this situation you need to be calm but with authority. Just say a loud HEY! Not with anger but with authority, this will attract everyones attention towards you including the dog. Once achieved that and when the dog is looking at you just call him by patting on your thigh excitedly (don't bend or kneel), as soon as the dog moves towards you, start walking away from him but continue the patting and calling, this will tell the dog to follow you. Once the dog has followed you let him go, don't take him too far out of his territory just get him out of the situation. This type of human will try to pass remarks or argue with you, just let him talk and pretend you don't understand a word and keep walking like they are the dogs barking and you a human can't understand their language, which will give them a clear message and in time after repetitions will stop them from engaging with the dogs completely. (Some of these types are adamant, for them try the above procedure a couple of times if it doesn’t work just try reaching the authorities, which is in most cases is a useless exercise but you can always try your luck.)

•  At homes if these type of humans are pushy about having your dog leashed or shut in a room, please tell them that your dogs are well behaved and they don’t need to give you directions of how to keep your dog, but for this again you need to have complete control over your dog as mentioned above. Otherwise you are creating more friction between the dogs and these type of human beings. This also does not solve the purpose of a dog being in your life. One needs to understand that dogs are the best way one can improve their social lives and not purge it. If you ignite this friction further you are the one who will suffer at the hands of the society and there will be one less home who will ever agree to give shelter to a dog. Only your well behaved dog and you as a social person will create lot more homes for our four legged friends.

•  These are the types who like to show off and just like to trouble a not so knowledgeable dog lover, while they themselves have zilch knowledge but take advantage of the authority they have been “GIVEN”. So, to tackle these types a dog lover should always be knowledgeable about the dogs, the laws and the do’s & do not in the public areas. If the dog lover just does not remain a dog lover and becomes a knowledgeable dog lover these types will hide in their shells.

A dog lover should never exhibit being angry, frustrated, irritated, fighting or crying it weakens one and makes the situation worst and also for the four legged friends. I know one is getting angry on another human being who is trying to hurt the dog, trying to lecture you on how to handle your dog or trying to govern you just because they have some kind of authority. But let me make it clear that if you do all the opposite of the above and are knowledgeable dog lover you will be in better situation to help the dog and yourself, also you will make other humans dog friendly and prospective dog lovers.

Aggressive Stray Dogs and how to deal with them – “beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder” (here beauty refers to a dog’s behavior). So when a human who is not knowledgeable about dogs looks at a stray, judges the expression only to be aggressive and reacts uncertainly, feared or with a stone he/she is confusing the animal and pushing the dog to defend itself by becoming aggressive(because their first instinct is survival). A dog might bark with pauses looking at a person and then would continue while approaching, which is only a warning that I am not sure about your presence and I want to be sure by smelling you, but the reaction of a insecure human converts that unsure dog into protecting its territory and defending himself from any harm weather you mean it or not by barking continuously and challenging you by jumping towards you but not reaching you. This might turn into a bite or a long run and chase episode. So the question is how to deal with the a stray dog,

• If one does not like dogs, he/she should never look at the dog and should carry on with their business, never try to talk to the dog to get out of a situation and never judge the dog, because the dog will instantly grab onto ones nervous energy;
• If caught in a situation of a barking and charging dog, never present yourself as a prey by running or by just giving into the dog’s growl, bark or charging. Always present yourself calm, confident and stand your ground looking away but always have the dog in sight from the corner of your eye, if the dog is charging just pretend to step towards him assertively and move back once he steps back (which the dog will do certainly). Once the dog calms down or looks away try walking away very calmly and don’t show your back to the dog completely, this tells the dog that I am giving you your space but I am alert about your movement.
• Never exhibit excited body language or use your own loud voice, that only excites the dog further and seems threatening to him;
• Nerve crowd the dog with other humans because the dog will try to escape and in the process could bite someone.

In simple words let the dogs be and give them their space if you can’t be friendly with them. Don’t try to shoo them away from where they are because they are not the ones encroaching onto human territory, it is the other way around. Our only aim at Canine Solutions is to remove strays from the streets across India & give them a loving home. In return we assure every human being, be it dog lovers or otherwise that you will receive unconditional love, loyalty & a lot of good health. We invite everyone to be a part of our program to learn more about dogs and only the benefits a dog can provide you unconditionally.

At Canine Solutions we do not differentiate between the pure breed or the strays dogs. We are open to provide our services to all Pet Owners, Animal NGO’s, Shelters, Volunteers, Co-operative Housing Societies to rehabilitate the toughest dog behaviors & give them a chance to find a loving home. Our aim is to provide a loving home to the dogs and a peaceful, balanced relationship with the dog for the pet owners because we believe a human family is never complete without a pet dog.

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