Gå tur med din hund: 6 tips til at etablere floklederskab

April 17, 2014 • wai

Gå tur med din hund: 6 tips til at etablere floklederskab
Det er ligegyldigt, om du går tur med én hund eller 10 ad gangen; du kan holde dem på plads, hvis du har etableret dig som flokleder. Her er seks tips til at gå tur med din hund på en måde, der fastslår din autoritet.

1. Brug en kort snor
En kort snor giver dig mere kontrol, hvilket er afgørende for at etablere dig som flokleder. Fastgør snoren øverst på hundens hals; det gør det lettere for dig at guide din hund.

2. Gå forrest
Hvis din hund føler, at den har kontrollen under gåturen, vil den se sig selv som flokleder. Men din hund vil se dig som flokleder, når du går foran den.
Det starter fra det øjeblik, du forlader huset. Sørg for, at du går ud gennem døren først. Hunden kan gå bag dig eller ved siden af dig.

3. Gå mindst 30 minutter om morgenen
Afslut ikke gåturen, så snart din hund har besørget. Sæt mindst 30 minutter af til gåture, og gå gerne helt op til 60 minutter, hvis det er muligt. Behovene varierer fra hunderace til hunderace. Rådfør dig med din dyrlæge, og hold øje med din hunds adfærd for at sikre, at dens behov bliver opfyldt.
 

4. Beløn din hund på dine præmisser
Når din hund har besørget, kan du lade den gå rundt og snuse. Du skal dog bestemme, hvornår "belønningstiden" begynder og slutter. Hvis den modsætter sig dit træk i snoren, så træk lidt hårdere, indtil den adlyder din "kommando" om at begynde at gå.
Ryk aldrig din hund rundt. Blide træk i snoren bør være nok til, at den følger dig.

5. Bliv ved med at føre an
Bliv ved med at føre an, også efter gåturen er slut. Lad din hund vente, mens du tager dens snor af og/eller tager dine sko af.

6. Beløn den efter gåturen
Ved at give din hund et måltid eller godbidder efter gåturen vil den forstå, at den skal "arbejde" for maden.
Dette er blot nogle tips, der kan hjælpe dig godt i gang med at blive din hunds tydelige flokleder. Der er flere vigtige grunde til at etablere denne lederrolle. Den eneste måde, du kan lykkes med det på, er at være konsekvent og disciplineret i din tilgang.
 

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Kommentarer(7)

  1. Shirley Wardzinski

    I used smiliar things when walking my cat and they worked very well.

    He has passed on and I miss our walks.

  2. Ernie

    I've heard the rule several times that the dog should go after you through a door. This is not good practices, especially when returning to an empty quarters. The dog should be the first to have an opportunity to discover intruders.

  3. Deborah

    Great tips. Thanks :)

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  5. Ron

    I have read these guidelines over and over again, specifically about making your dog walk behind you or beside you. This simply doesn't work for me and my dog. He is well behaved, leash trained, not at all neurotic, mature, loving...but he prefers walking in front of me. He never pulls hard or "walks me"...it almost seems like I'd have to "break his spirit" to force him to walk behind me. In spite of reading this instruction many times I still don't totally get it, and I do believe quite strongly that my dog knows that I am the alpha, the leader, and he does obey. He will walk behind me or beside me if I insist, but it just doesn't seem natural to us. My dog is a 7+ year old Shiba Inu. Comments are welcome.

  6. Coral Jane

    Good point Ernie.
    My dog instinctively waits for me to go first, but, there are times when she has crossed my path to block me, in these cases, she's been allowed to go first and it's paid off. I'm constantly heeding my dogs body language a that's their way of communicating.
    We watch each others back.

  7. Steve

    I totally disagree with these guildlines. I prefer my dog to walk in front of me as I can see if they pick up something and eat it that they shouldnt. Also. I want them to confront an intruder and protect me, so therefore I prefer they are in front of me. I do not allow them to walk me or pull if they do I use a choke to gently tug them back and firmer yank if they ignore my commands.
    I would much rather my dog enter my house first and catch any instruder in the act rather then interupt an intruder myself and possibly get hurt. My dog is my companion but also my protector. I either want her by my side or infront. never behind me. She knows who the Alpha Dog is. Animals are smart. she knew who was boss the first day I brought her home. She sees who feed her, she sees me drive a car. she sees all of these things she Cant do therefore I Must be the Alpha or Leader. I pick up and grasp things she cant do and I take care of her she Knows who is the Alpha by instinct and when she trys to inforce her own will I quickly let her know I am the Leader.

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