Why is my Whippet scared of his collar?

Why is my Whippet scared of his collar?

Stan is a Whippet; he is only 10 months old and is a happy, lively, friendly little dog. However, following an accident on a walk, he became very frightened of his collar and lead, to the point where he would tremble and try to escape whenever either the lead or the collar came into view.

How can I teach my dog not to be scared of a leash?

In order to attach the lead to Stan, we also worked on desensitisation skills. We need Stan to be happy with his collar being held, for the lead to be closer in his owner’s hand, for the lead to be clipped on to his collar – lots of work still to do. This video shows how we started work.

Can a dog be luring to overcome a fear?

Luring is not necessarily appropriate since the drive for food can, momentarily, overcome the fear; however as soon as the food is eaten, the dog can quickly go over threshold and panic.

How to handle fear and fear aggression in dogs?

1 Avoid all situations that lead to aggression during the behavior modification process. 2 Never reach over a fearful dog, especially if he is cornered or has no escape. 3 Never disturb a fearful dog when he sleeping. 4 Ask company to cooperate with you and avoid situations that make your dog uncomfortable.

What should I do if my dog is afraid of nail trimmings?

Work in very small increments of time. Touching your dog’s paws, moving your fingers through his toes and eventually work out to tapping a non-threatening object on the nails. The object can be anything your dog does not find scary and that has enough of a surface to make some noise.

Stan is a Whippet; he is only 10 months old and is a happy, lively, friendly little dog. However, following an accident on a walk, he became very frightened of his collar and lead, to the point where he would tremble and try to escape whenever either the lead or the collar came into view.

In order to attach the lead to Stan, we also worked on desensitisation skills. We need Stan to be happy with his collar being held, for the lead to be closer in his owner’s hand, for the lead to be clipped on to his collar – lots of work still to do. This video shows how we started work.

Luring is not necessarily appropriate since the drive for food can, momentarily, overcome the fear; however as soon as the food is eaten, the dog can quickly go over threshold and panic.