Resources
Here you'll find general advice and information to help you train your dog and teach them to become wonderful, well-mannered members of the family.
Puppy basics
These free guides from renowned veterinarian, animal behaviourist and dog trainer Ian Dunbar will help you navigate the early years with your dog.
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Gaining your dog's respect
Never give your dog a command which you know they will disobey and or that you can not re-enforce. In most situations you are better to say nothing than to yell at or discipline your dog: in most cases the dog is trying to get attention from you and quite often it doesn't matter whether that attention is positive or negative as long as it gets a reaction.
The dog is a social animal; they dislike being ignored. If they don't receive any attention chances are they will do something to get your attention – sometimes good and sometimes bad. You must praise the good behaviour and continue to ignore bad behaviour.
Start as you mean to carry on – don’t let your dog get into the habit of doing something that's OK when they're young but that you don’t want them to do when they're fully grown.
The dog is a social animal; they dislike being ignored. If they don't receive any attention chances are they will do something to get your attention – sometimes good and sometimes bad. You must praise the good behaviour and continue to ignore bad behaviour.
Start as you mean to carry on – don’t let your dog get into the habit of doing something that's OK when they're young but that you don’t want them to do when they're fully grown.
Keeping children safe
Most dog-related injuries happen to children in their own home or in the home of a relative or friend and by a dog that they know and have sometimes spent time around before. When a dog is around, children should be supervised at all times because:
Have a look at the Internal Affairs Dog Safety website for more info.
- They can unwittingly provoke an attack, for example by trying to take a bone or toy from a dog, frightening it, hugging it too tightly, or being too rough with it.
- Dogs may get excited by games being played and jump on or chase a child.
- Dogs may try to dominate a child because of a child’s small size.
Have a look at the Internal Affairs Dog Safety website for more info.
Emergency planning for your pets
For the latest information on how to be prepared in an emergency please refer to the latest guidelines from Animal Evac:
| ANIMAL EVAC Emergency Preparedness Guide |
Lost pets
If you have lost your pet lostpet.co.nz has lots of helpful advice to help you find them. Better yet, it tells you everything you need to do BEFORE you lose your pet to help make it easier to reunite with them; including registering with the NZ Companion Animal Register and Facial Recognition.
Remember:
Remember:
- Microchip your pets and keep your contact details up-to-date.
- Have your dog's name and one or two contact numbers on their collar and keep them updated.
- Take a good photo of your dog for identification purposes.
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