Leon has had it with the daycare this week. It's good to remember, if you are in the dog business, that dogs living in the situation may not be in the mood everyday to play. Especially if you are active with your dog outside the play situation (for instance we were already at the beach for an hour this morning), your dog may have had enough by the time that clients' dogs come in.
That's okay, and it's good as trainers, dog walkers, dog sitters, and daycare providers that we can recognize this in the dogs that come to us OR our own dogs. Screening of clients' dogs usually takes care of this for our customers. Also remember, this is not their territory, so sometimes it feels a bit like an invasion to your dog, especially if it's happening everyday. My dog, Leon, has a much higher tolerance for this than my dog, Jack. However, Leon has his days where he has had enough, and just "Vants to be alone" as Gretta Garbo would say.
I provide my dogs with alone time with me daily (also together time for the both of them), and alone time from the guest dogs. Only parts of the house are open to guest dogs, and I TRY to keep the master bedroom off limits for all but my dogs. There are some guests that my dogs like to have for a sleep over, but largely the bedroom is for us and our dogs alone.
The observation is though, that dogs are not ALWAYS in the mood to play. That is okay, and you should make alone time for your dogs, just as you sometimes need alone time.
Looking for training services for your dog? Call Maine Dog Trainer, Robin Rubin, at 207-361-4395. Or e-mail Mannerly Mutts Dog Trainer, Maine Dog Training Service, at mannerly_mutt@yahoo.com. We also serve New Hampshire Dog Training and Massachusetts Dog Training needs.
That's okay, and it's good as trainers, dog walkers, dog sitters, and daycare providers that we can recognize this in the dogs that come to us OR our own dogs. Screening of clients' dogs usually takes care of this for our customers. Also remember, this is not their territory, so sometimes it feels a bit like an invasion to your dog, especially if it's happening everyday. My dog, Leon, has a much higher tolerance for this than my dog, Jack. However, Leon has his days where he has had enough, and just "Vants to be alone" as Gretta Garbo would say.
I provide my dogs with alone time with me daily (also together time for the both of them), and alone time from the guest dogs. Only parts of the house are open to guest dogs, and I TRY to keep the master bedroom off limits for all but my dogs. There are some guests that my dogs like to have for a sleep over, but largely the bedroom is for us and our dogs alone.
The observation is though, that dogs are not ALWAYS in the mood to play. That is okay, and you should make alone time for your dogs, just as you sometimes need alone time.
Looking for training services for your dog? Call Maine Dog Trainer, Robin Rubin, at 207-361-4395. Or e-mail Mannerly Mutts Dog Trainer, Maine Dog Training Service, at mannerly_mutt@yahoo.com. We also serve New Hampshire Dog Training and Massachusetts Dog Training needs.
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