Havanese Training Tips: What to Do When Shy Havanese Are Choosy Who’s For Company
Some Havanese have very unusual biases for certain people in the house. For example, a Hav can be noticed to not mind being with any family member, but puts a premium on being in the company of one person. It will exert effort to keep a tab on how each family member is doing, but seem to snap to attention faster, and cast a more loving glance, in the direction of a particular someone.
But who's to say there is anything wrong with this behavior? The worrisome bit, however, comes into view when a hav appears desperate being together with a certain person, or just one person. It does not want to do go out for a walk, or go eliminate, with somebody not until the preferred person joins in. It is important to dig into this matter since it is likely that submissive tendencies is at the root of all this.
The basic havanese training tips will need to be tried out first, an example of which is that nobody else interacts or calls the attention of the dog when someone else is interacting with it. Games need to be concocted, and the dog's favorite stuff involved.
Fear can of course be a factor behind the dog's behavior. The solution is also clear: socialization, and more positive interactions with other dogs. Indeed, there is a different value in a dog getting to meet total stranger-dogs in the park, or in a walk.
Fear is an important havanese training consideration that nevertheless needs a level head to solve, so a full stop must be put on all the actions of the family that smack of coddling or soothing in order to alleviate fear. But potentially ugly situations nevertheless need to be avoided.
In helping a dog to combat fear and timidity, the dog needs to be encouraged to see whatever it is that is scaring them, and giving them a treat for doing so helps bring down the fear.
Again, as we have seen, Havs may indeed be one-person dogs, but they generally do love their entire human family.
Jan 04, 2010 | 0 | dog care tips
