Cultivating the mental health of dogs: Satisfying the safety psychology of puppies

The puppy period is a very important period in the growth of dogs. We should instill a good idea and targeted education into dogs from an early age. Shape it so that the dog has a healthy psychology, cultivate its good psychological quality, and become an excellent dog.
Puppies between two and six weeks old have gradually matured their sensory organs, and they can easily form a stable and unchangeable memory in response to external noxious stimuli. Therefore, during this period, a safe environment should be created so that the puppies will not be inadvertently exposed to sudden stimulation or harm. What we have to do is to establish a good relationship with the puppies, try to eliminate possible harm to them, and make the puppies confident in their growth.

Cultivate dog mental health: communicate more with peers

The cultivation of puppy group relationships is an important step in the psychological growth of dogs. Increasing communication with peers can promote the further development of the dog’s senses. , increase the dog’s ability to communicate information. For puppies before five weeks of age, because their functional differences are small and their activities are very similar, it is not easy for them to interact with each other and cause harm to each other. And the biting, chasing and other behaviors during this period are exercises for the dog's hunting instinct. Therefore, during this period, providing puppies with places to communicate, such as lawns, can promote their judgment of space, and playing can enhance their physical strength.

Cultivating dog mental health: building puppy confidence

Puppies enter the growth period of six to nine weeks. As body differences appear and intensify, the dog’s activities will become stronger. "Self-awareness," which is caused by and characterized by food fights, etc. The evolution and intensification of the dog's individual consciousness leads to the puppy's further understanding of itself, resulting in behaviors based on conditioned reflex activities, such as not daring to take food when it appears, not daring to fight for possession of picked up objects, etc.
At this time, the dogs should be raised separately. It is very important to grasp this opportunity. It is necessary to choose a time when the puppy behavior has occurred for a period of time but does not cause serious psychological pressure on the puppies. This is a way to help build self-confidence. method. When separated, the puppy should still maintain contact with the group to maintain its need for the group. Paying attention to raising puppies separately from each other is the beginning of developing the personality of inferior dogs and giving them the temperament of dominant dogs. Because in collective feeding that is not well managed, the differences in strengths and weaknesses between dogs may intensify, resulting in inferior dogs being neurotic and lacking in self-confidence. In contrast, it is rare to find particularly weak types or dogs with neurotic traits among domestic dogs. This may have a lot to do with timely separation.