When you have a dog in the house it is vital that he knows who is in
charge and what he is allowed to do, he must also know what the rules
of the house are.
If you do not set the rules for your dog he will think that
he is in charge and set the rules himself, this can result in a dog
that is very hard to train and who might become aggressive. One way to
avoid such problems is to set firm boundaries that the dog is not
allowed to cross, you might decide that he is not allowed in the
kitchen or up stairs, this will give the message to the dog that
because you are in charge you have access to every area of the home
but the dog as a lower (although much loved) member of the family (or
pack as the dog will see it) only has access to some areas.
Obviously you are not going to be in the same
room as the dog 24/7 and if you were to go from the front room to the
dining room you could not reasonably be expected to shut the dog in
the front room every time to stop him wondering off, If you did do
this it might cause some separation anxiety, as the dog is unable to
see through the door and does not understand why you have left him.
If you have a tall indoor dog gate fitted, and they can be
fitted with out leaving marks on the door or wall, then all you need
do is open it walk through and close it, there is now a barrier
between you and the dog, so he is unable to go into the restricted
areas of the house, but the dog can see through it and the anxiety is
no longer a problem.
If you have a dog that jumps up and misbehaves when you have
visitors, an easy way of solving this problem is to shut the dog in a
room where he can see the door that your guests are coming through but
because you have put up a tall indoor dog gate he is unable to get
into the same room as your visitors.
He will be excited when your visitors arrive
and want to be centre of attention (this is most likely why he
misbehaves) the idea of the barrier is to allow him to take some
time to calm down at the thought of the visitors and once he has
you may open the tall indoor dog gate and let him join your
guests. Once the initial excitement has worn off he can greet your
visitors in a much more acceptable manor, this technique is
remarkably effective and after a short time the gate becomes
unnecessary as the dog recognizes to be calmer when people come to
your house.
If you decide to allow your dog to go upstairs then a tall
indoor dog gate is essential to stop him bolting down the stairs
and hurting himself. If you do not have a barrier at the top of
the stairs then the dog could run down them and loose control, and
a run can very easily turn in to a fall. With a tall indoor dog
gate in place you can control when the dog goes down the stairs
and you can be on hand to ensure the slow decent.
I hope these observations have helped you think about the
need of getting some tall indoor dog gates for your home, they can
help with training and with the safety of your pet and family.
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