NIPPING, BITING AND WARNINGS IN FOSTER BASED RESCUE
Jess (in pic) is in need of foster or a foster with a view to adopt
As a parent I found that guiding my children worked far better than giving them a smack
letting them know what we needed, talking to them, but also give them boundaries.
I believe that the child will be more willing to talk to the parent if they are not scared in case they get a smack,
is it always the right thing to do (who am I to judge) maybe not, as sometimes nice and easy doesn't always work,
The same when a dog growls, should we swipe the dog on the nose for growling or should we listen to what the dog is saying.
my experience says we should listen.
You swipe the dog for growling, the dog will learn not to growl so the next information your dog will show you is a stiff and tense body, but this is not always easy to see,
The next thing the dog will do is nip, not bite, but nip. Many people get the two confused.
A nip is another warning, now when this happens many will go into panic and say "omg, the dog has bit my child it has to go," or "the dog is aggressive PTS now, it is not safe"
no, the dog just nipped your child because he/she is trying to tell you something and we are not listening"
But still the dog has to be removed even after a nip as this is a safeguarding issue for dog and carers
How is a foster carer going to know this if a foster based rescue does not support their volunteers,
so for a foster based rescue, we should not blame the foster carers, instead we should look at what went wrong, learn from what went wrong and be there to support and guide those who need it.
we cant just put a foster dog in a family and expect that everyone knows what they are doing, even the most experienced can make mistakes.
the key issue is we all need to listen and REALLY listen what to what the dogs or the fosters are telling us.
Communication is the Key
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