[NAGDU] looking for suggestions regarding stress while wearing dog shoes
Raul A. Gallegos
raul at raulgallegos.com
Mon Dec 10 22:07:51 UTC 2018
Hi yes, I have let him sniff them and I have praised him a lot. A minute
or less after he has them on, he starts panting as if he's thirsty, a
sign that he's stressing.
Raul A. Gallegos
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On 12/10/2018 3:30 PM, Keri Svendsen via NAGDU wrote:
> The one thing my pup likes is to sniff them before I put them on. Have
> you tried that?
>
> On 12/10/2018 2:28 PM, Raul A. Gallegos via NAGDU wrote:
>> Hello all, my guide, Larry, is 3 now and will be 4 in March 2019. I
>> confess that I have not used the dog shoes a lot since getting him
>> when he was almost 2. However, this past summer when I really needed
>> them because of the very hot Texas weather, I put them on him and it
>> stressed him out a lot. So much that he peed while we were doing
>> nothing more than standing while waiting for our ride. I remember
>> learning how I should put 2 on at a time and then play a little with
>> him to show him it's no big deal, but the issue with this is that I
>> dropped the ball and didn't get him used to them. Then when the summer
>> came around, it was necessary to avoid him walking on extremely hot
>> concrete while trying to get from the building we working at to our ride.
>>
>> If someone has suggestions on how I can minimize this and try to get
>> him to see this as fun, please let me know. Yes, I also realize that
>> doing this when it was needed right away wasn't the smartest thing.
>> So, now that we are in winter-time in Texas where they are definitely
>> not needed, I'd like to start getting him used to them so as the
>> weather gets warmer, he will be used to it by then.
>>
>> Thanks.
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