It’s quite amazing how different each dog is, and how varied their personalities can be. This is sometimes quite positive, for example, you may have one dog that seems to be goofy 100% of the time, and an older dog who moves with uncharacteristic grace and a sense of dignity, never indulging in such base behaviours as rolling on their back with their tongue out.
However, sometimes dogs can have trying personalities. It can be caused by a lack of training, past difficult experiences if you’ve rescued them, or just an overexcited personality. Many dog trainers will help you do the most you can with them, and it’s important to invest in that. In the short term, though, protecting your home from the wiles of a misbehaving dog is worth doing.
After all, missed potty train, scratching and jumping, and many more unwanted behaviours can cause difficulty and damage to your home, and so protecting against that while corrective behaviours are learned will be key. With that in mind, let’s consider how to protect your home from a misbehaving dog.
Establish Clear Boundaries In The Household
As you train your dog with a professional dog training service, you will learn to establish behavioral boundaries. This means the dog will see you as an authority, take your instruction, and know there are consequences for misbehaving (such as being sent to their bed for a little time). However, while those lessons are maturing it can be worthwhile to implement actual boundaries too. Doggy gates, opening your dog flap at certain times, and adding closers to rooms, like a home office, that you can’t afford to be harmed.
Resolving The Damage Of Bad Behaviour
Unfortunately, it’s true to say that bad behavior can be a very damaging before it’s resolved. This means you may have already experiences some of that harm despite your efforts to resolve them, which is likely why you’re visiting this article now.
Never fear, because most of the damage can be restored. From sofa reupholstery services that can help repair damages, tears and scratches, to having your carpet deep cleaned, to repainting areas of your wall and fixing clothes ripped from the washing line, all of this can make a difference and help you see while the behaviour was difficult, it was never the end of the world.
Utilizing Interactive Toys for Mental Stimulation
Sometimes, dogs just need to be directed in the right place, which is part of how trainers manage them. Interactive toys can be helpful for them, like squeaky toys which are designed to emulate the playfulness of hunting small creatures. That may sound a little morbid, but it’s also why we offer cats toys to chase, scratching posts to claw on, and areas to climb, because while they’re domesticated, they’re still de-scented from hunters. Interactive toys can help direct your dog away from your furniture, and more to a toy they find pleasure in playing with.
With this advice, hopefully you’ll be able to protect your home from an over zealous dog. Next, discover how to create a dog-friendly garden.
