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Subject: Rehabilitating a dog Wed May 12, 2010 1:37 pm
What does that mean to you personally? To rehabilitate a dog....
I was just thinking about this yesterday.... and thought that there is more to rehabilitating a dog than to simply stop a problem behavior. So what do you think it fully entails?
Subject: Re: Rehabilitating a dog Wed May 12, 2010 10:44 pm
To rehabilitate a dog ...
1). Redirect an action or behavior from bad to good. 2). Teach the dog owner(s) the proper way to interact with the dog. 3). Set up a daily plan to keep the dog's behavior positive.
lucysnewmum
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Subject: Re: Rehabilitating a dog Wed May 12, 2010 11:06 pm
ditto what michael has said and....
4). to improve the quality of life for the dog 5). to educate the owner in understanding the needs of the dog
Steven_L
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Subject: Re: Rehabilitating a dog Mon May 17, 2010 5:53 pm
I definitely think you guys nailed it
schnauzkyLVR
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Subject: Re: Rehabilitating a dog Thu May 20, 2010 5:46 pm
i tried to think of some others but you guys explained them realyl well. that is how I would understand the meaning of rehabilitating a dog.
Ann
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Subject: Re: Rehabilitating a dog Thu May 20, 2010 6:16 pm
When I think of rehabilitating a dog, I picture one that was unsocialized, often kept on a chain with minimal interaction with humans and other animals. It can take a year or more of vaccilating between fear, aggression and neediness before you begin to see a stable dog. Patience is the one word that I think of when rehabbing.