In terms of alleviating the effects of stress, I think there are two ways to go about it:
- Making time for things that you have to do in order to decrease your stress (for me those things include exercising, cleaning the house, cooking regular meals, etc.)
- Making time for things that you want to do (for me those things include reading a book, going for a walk, catching up with friends, watching a movie, etc.)
P.S. Hoss isn't wearing a muzzle; it's a Gentle Leader. It keeps him from pulling on the leash (yet another tool for helping me alleviate stress!).
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People always think my dog is wearing a muzzle when he wears his gentle lead. It has definitely saved me some stress!
I compare it to a horse halter. :-)
If you find that Hoss is still pulling with the Gentle Leader I'd reccomend the Canny Collar www.cannyco.com.
It might look similar to the GentleLeader/Halti, but is infinitely better! I use it for my pup and because it has similar looks, people always think she's muzzled as well. :)
great post. i am so with you on both #1 & #2!!!
love the gentle leader, we've trained many a dogs with it!
Great post! My dog is part scent hound! The joys of hounds!
I definately have to work on #1..I never thought about those things in that way. I'm always doing #2 to avoid doing #1!
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Gentle Leader? Say Wha?? That sounds awesome! There's not much in the way of "be kind to your dogs" equipment where I live - do you know of an online distributor for dog stuffs (for nice owners)? Maybe someplace unlike www.elitek9.com ? Would you believe our dog trainer tells us to hit our dog? And our vet scoffed when we wanted to get him fixed? MADNESS!
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