The Art Of Not Being Angry With The Dog

He did it again. He lifted his paw and peed on the leg of his favorite table. Or he crossed the street without you being told. Or he tore his new outfit as soon as you put it on. Your beloved dog is filling your patience. And if you’ve had a bad day at work, missed a bus, or had a fight with the supermarket cashier, the icing on the cake has been added by your pet, and when you get angry with him, you put yourself on the verge of an attack of stress.

In an instant all the gratifying and fun moments you had together are erased and you make a superhuman effort not to hit him and yell mercilessly: Why did you do this again?

The truth is, not getting angry in situations like these is almost an art. In addition, they should launch courses that illustrate the art of not getting angry with the dog. How to get this?

There is a rule that can be applied in different circumstances: Learn to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Human beings, sometimes difficult to understand, always judge things with different concepts from each other.

And if the other one above is a dog… The process you must go through to understand that your dog is a dog, and will act as such, can be difficult. And, even if you treat him like a human being, he will continue to respond as he is.

Some ideas for not getting angry with the dog

If you’ve already taken a deep breath and are now calmer, it’s time to start asking yourself how much guilt and responsibility you have in your pet’s behavior that makes you so angry.

You should definitely consider in principle whether he has been brought up correctly. For example: Do you always keep in mind that the one you want to learn some basic rules of conduct has four legs, a tail and is furry? Then:

• Try to shift perspective and consider that your training requires logic and human resources.
• You should try to understand your dog’s learning mechanisms, its behavior patterns, and once you do, approach your education from these new parameters.
• You shouldn’t start acting like a dog. You are still human.
• Remember to be persistent in your education. Go step by step. And always with a word of affection and a caress for each progress achieved.
• Keep in mind that it will be much better and more beneficial if your dog’s instruction process is developed in a fun way. Avoid making this a traumatic experience for both of you. Leave out the screaming and the anger. With this you will only be able to intimidate your pet and make everything more difficult to achieve.
• Unless you catch him in the act , doing something wrong, there’s no point getting mad at your dog. Your pet cannot relate the current moment to an action from the past.

• If – despite all your efforts – things still don’t work out, never be violent. Do not hit your pet. With that you only intimidate and scare him.
• Try to relativize situations. What seems terrible at the moment, will soon not be so bad. Instead of fighting, try looking for other perspectives.

better a smile

A recent study by the Messerli Research Institute at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna (Austria) concluded that dogs can distinguish between happy and angry human faces.

This is the first solid evidence that an animal can discriminate against facial emotions from another species. And not only that: they can associate a smiling face with a positive meaning and a negative one with an irritated one.

Now that scientists have confirmed what we already knew, isn’t it better to try smiling at your dog to correct some of his behavior?

So: patience and understanding above all. Remember not to get angry at every order you give the dog.

This should be a rule that we all must learn to follow to make things easier and make our lives happier and, including our pets. And also make things around us easier.