Increasing your dog’s exercise will help curb his aggression because it relieves stress and anxiety which are often the source of a dog’s reactive behavior. Debora recommends you double your dog’s daily exercise, however, keep in mind your dog’s current amount of exercise, breed and age. While exercise is a known stress reliever, in some cases it has been known to increase a dog’s hyperactivity.

Debora also suggests you exercise your dog BEFORE you walk him. Play fetch or tug-of-war in the back yard, give him time off leash in a large, fenced area, toss food across kitchen floor for him to chase, or even play hide and seek. You can learn more about training methods for an aggressive dog at www.dogdirection.com.

Exercise Heals the Aggressive Dog

While vets do have a new vaccine that helps injured dogs, here are some ways to prevent a deadly snake bite:

If you are a resident of the Southwest desert: 1. Install a small mesh metal screen up to 4 feet on open areas of your fence, gaits and walls. Make holes small enough that even a baby rattlesnake can’t get through making sure it goes all the way to the ground. (Rattlesnakes can’t dig, they only use existing holes to hide or hunt in.) 2. Clear all bushes on the outside of the wall to prevent snakes from climbing over. 3. Remove food source: mice, pack rats. 4. Leave all other snakes like Bull Snakes, alone.

Another way to protect your dogs from rattlesnakes: “Snake Aversion Training”, a one time process using negative reinforcement to keep dogs away from these creatures. When done correctly, this training can be effective and permanent. It protects dogs from snake bites, and also keeps dog owners safe from a fatal rattlesnake bite themselves. When you’re with a snake proofed dog you have an excellent early warning system.

Training should be done in a desert location with a trainer skilled in “snake aversion”. Dogs placed in this specific scenario will remember the negative association. The back yard or favorite hiking trail is not the place for this training. Dogs that are likely candidates for getting a rattlesnake bite are young, curious and confident dogs or dogs with strong prey drives such as terriers and hunting breeds.

Puppies under 10 months and senior dogs should not take this training. Some of the things I have observed in the 14 years I have been providing this training are: 1. Some dogs are naturally afraid or alert to rattlesnakes. 2. Most dogs that get bit from a rattlesnake receive no treatment and live. 3. Terriers and dachshunds seem to want to kill rattlesnakes. 4. Most dogs get bit after dark, in their own back yard.

For more information on Rattlesnake Aversion Training contact Jay Smith at Community Dog Training at 520-385-4924 or go to www.comdogtrain.com

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