My Pet World: Sometimes, you have to find the right treatment to train your dog
As his skills grow, use games to reinforce the recall command. Fetch is an excellent game for teaching recall. You can also play hide and seek with your dog. Hide somewhere in the house and then call him. When he "finds you," give him a treat or enthusiastic praise.
Repetition is vital to learning the recall command. With training, he should be more trusting of you and less erratic with his affection.
Dear Cathy,
I just read about the noise-sensitive dog. I recently ordered a snood for my Springer Spaniel. It has been a long time since I have had a puppy, and they called it something else back then. The one I ordered claims to help with loud noises. This one is thicker than the ones I have had before. Of course, I plan to use it primarily to keep her ears clean.
— Sherlee Williams, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dear Sherlee,
For my readers, snoods are sort of “hat scarves” that fit over a dog’s head and are used to keep him warm or his ears from flopping all over the place. Similar to an Anxiety Wrap® or Thundershirt® for the body, snoods can be placed around a dog’s head to manage anxiety. Depending on the thickness, it certainly could muffle some sounds. Plus, dogs look super cute in them.
Everything is worth trying when it comes to helping dogs with noise sensitivity. Thank you for sharing this tip.
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(Cathy M. Rosenthal is a longtime animal advocate, author, columnist and pet expert who has more than 25 years in the animal welfare field. Send your pet questions, stories and tips to cathy@petpundit.com. Please include your name, city, and state. You can follow her @cathymrosenthal.)
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