Introducing a Dog To Friends
Introducing a Dog To Friends
Many dog owners seem to forget the basic rule whilst proudly showing off their new acquisition , to their family and friends. They bypass the correct introduction sequence, which is both basic, simple and logical.
We should always place ourselves in our dog’s position, and ask ourselves a few questions before trying to push an absolute stranger into the dog’s face. How would we feel if that absolute stranger came up to us and without being introduced, they start to touch us or just invade our personal space. I know i would probably ask them to back off as a warning before slapping them and pushing them away. Well for the dog it is exactly the same, don’t impose your friends on your dog, to him they are strangers, the same way that we voice a warning to back off, the dog Growls, and again as we will become more physical in our message of discomfort, the dog who doesn’t have hands to get his message across…will use his teeth.
Ah yes the bite, for which the poor unsuspecting animal is then punished and put down for, and all for what? Because the responsible owner forgets that not every dog has to love or even like all our friends, the same way we do not like everyone, and dogs just like humans have their grumpy days in which they don’t feel like being toyed, patted and played with. If the basic simple introductory rules are followed quite a few accidents could be avoided.
Let your dog introduce himself first, as your friend stands naturally with their arms down, so your dog can sniff and smell, as scent is everything. Making sure that once the “sniffing introduction” has been made, the friend should then let the dog lick their hand, always keeping their hand below your dogs head, as above is a sign of dominance. As the dog relaxes and licks the friends hand they can then proceed to touch the dog, again always keeping the hand below the top of the head and never from a first meeting over your dogs body, using normal voice tone, not too high and squeaky or over enthusiastic. If Doggie doesn’t want to be touched at this time, then just let your friend stand in front of Dog, where they can see him, as you discuss trivialities, after a few meetings, they will begin to feel more comfortable that “Hey this person is’nt so bad”, and most likely will be happy to say hello, with a lick on the hand. But again never forget that the dog is by no means obliged to like all your acquaintances.
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