Invite your dog to get the treats and as he does praise him, or if you're doing clicker training, use the clicker to mark the desired behavior.
To introduce your dog to a basket muzzle, pull the strap away from the basket and drops a couple of treats into the basket. With these muzzles the dog can pant, drink, and take treats. These muzzles have a basket type mask that fits over the dog's muzzle and straps that go around the head to keep it in place. At my dog training school, we have several in various sizes. In fact, I have one of these in my first aid kit at home and one in my car's first aid kit. There are several different types of muzzles available commercially, from the inexpensive cloth muzzles often found at veterinary clinics to more elaborate, super strong metal basket muzzles used on guard, protection, and law enforcement dogs during training.įor most pet dogs a simply plastic basket muzzle is more than adequate. In addition, the muzzle then won't be equated to something less fun, like a trip to the veterinary clinic or grooming salon. If the dog is introduced to the muzzle before emotions run high due to illness, injury, or any other threatening situation, then the muzzle can be equated to fun, praise and petting, and a really good treat. I teach my dog obedience training students that every dog should learn to wear a muzzle.
In other words, by using a muzzle in a situation where the dog might be worried, anxious, or fearful, situations where the dog might feel the need to bite, the muzzle prevents a bite from occurring. Many dog trainers and veterinary technicians like to say that a muzzle keeps good dogs good. Using a muzzle can prevent your dog from biting. A Level 6 bite is, of course, the most terrible and is followed by severe injury or even death. Dogs most often use these types of bites as a warning or in play that is too rough.
Dog muzzle for biting skin#
Levels 1 and 2, which include no bites to teeth touching skin but with no punctures, are the most common. In between are Levels 2, 3, 4, and 5, describing various degrees of damage caused by bites. The scale runs from Level 1 where the dog may be showing aggressive behavior but without any contact to the skin to Level 6 where the dog has killed someone. Ian Dunbar, the noted expert on dog behavior, created a scale to assess and classify dog bites. There are many different scenarios where individual dogs may feel the need to bite and every dog and every scenario is unique.īites can range from an air snap, such as the one Sisko used, to very serious bites that cause death. In fact, more dog bites are the result of fear than of aggression. Many dogs will bite when they are frightened or cornered with no means of escape. Dogs can bite to protect what is theirs or when they feel they are threatened. It was a definite reaffirmation that even the best dogs, even well-trained dogs, can bite in certain situations.ĭogs will bite when they are hurt, as Sisko demonstrated, or when they are sick. He had hurt himself, so we went back to our campsite to take care of him. I was able to use his leash to muzzle him so that we could check his paw. It was an air snap, he didn't touch her, but it was a clear warning that he was hurt and was willing to defend and protect that paw. My friend was closest to him so went to check on his paw and when she touched it he snapped at her. However, shortly he began limping and then holding up his paw. He continued to run so I assumed all was well. He yelped but immediately pulled his paw free. One day while hiking, Sisko, one of my Australian Shepherds, was running around in an area where the dogs could be off leash and at some point got a rear paw stuck between two rocks. We had a great camping spot and dogs and humans both were having a great time. We were up in the mountains, about 6000 feet elevation, under the redwoods, and several hours from home.
Several years ago my dogs and I went camping with a friend and her dogs. The reality is, though, that any dog, every dog, is capable of biting. Most dog owners feel that their dog will never bite a human. Talking to dog owners about dog bites and the need to introduce a muzzle is hard very hard.īut it's a discussion I have several times a week.
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