Clever Dog Training

19/08/2026

ℕ𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕎𝕒𝕥𝕔𝕙- 𝕟𝕒𝕒𝕣 𝕓𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕜𝕚𝕛𝕜𝕖𝕟

Naar buiten kijken is niet altijd gezond voor elke hond.

Sommige honden worden een soort van Buurtwacht; ze scannen alles (en vinden er soms ook vanalles van). Ze zijn hyperalert; scannen voor geluiden, hufters (honden of mensen), of dingen die afwijken. Een soort van waakzaamheid.

Deze manier van kijken is niet gezond: het zenuwstelsel blijft "aan" staan- en elke blaf, hyper fixatie of andere reactie is in feite een onafgemaakte stress cyclus.

Als je hond "aan" blijft, moeite heeft met rustig gaan liggen, niet reageren op zijn omgeving -- dan is het een goed idee om aanpassingen te maken in huis om dit gedrag niet te blijven repeteren:
😌 verander meubels zodat naar buiten staren moeilijker wordt
😌 misschien is raamfolie een optie

Om te zorgen dat je hond de wereld kan verwerken, moet hij ook "uit" kunnen. Slapen, ontspannen, geen buurtwacht zijn.

Er is NIETS mis met lekker ontspannen naar buiten kijken, als je hond ook maar uit zichzelf weer tot rust kan komen. Niet bij elk geluidje overeind hoeft te springen om uit het raam te kijken.

Het gaat om balans ;-)

15/08/2026

ℍ𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕟 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕕 = ℕ𝕀𝔼𝕋 𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕛𝕕 𝕖𝕣 𝕜𝕠𝕞𝕥 𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕘𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕥!

Vaak gedacht; haren overeind betekent dat de hond wil vechten of agressief is.

Piloerection- waarbij de rugharen overeind staan- is niet een agressie-signaal, maar feedback over OPWINDING.

Het is een piek in het activeren van het zenuwstelsel; vaak doordat je hond iets in de omgeving opmerkt.

Dat kan opwinding (leuk!) zijn.
Dat kan onzekerheid zijn.
Dat kán opbouwende spanning zijn (dat kan escaleren in een gevecht).

Haren overeind alleen = te weinig informatie.
Hoe staan de oren? De staart? Hoe strak is de bek? Hoe gespannen is het hele lijf?

Een signaal alleen is informatie, niet een conclusie.

Tag iemand die dit moet weten :-)

Hackles up doesn't automatically mean a fight is coming.

Piloerection, when the hair along a dog's back stands up, gets read as an aggression warning almost every time.

That's not quite right.

Hackles are an arousal signal. Not a verdict.

They mean a dog's nervous system just spiked. Something in the environment caught their attention.

That could be excitement.
Could be uncertainty.
Could be escalating tension.

The hackles alone don't tell you which.

Look at the whole dog. Ear position, tail carriage, mouth tension.

One signal in isolation is a clue, not a conclusion.

Tag someone who needs this body language refresher.

09/07/2026

KOUD WATER ONDERDOMPELEN (0-15C) = de gouden standaard voor het behandelen van oververhitting voor honden én mensen.

Niet alleen de oksels en liezen, buik, niet een beetje - helemaal nat in KOUD water.

Water = een betere geleider van warmte dan lucht = sneller koelen.

Ik post de Nederlandse blog die ik erover schreef hieronder in de comments.

Meer weten? check alle wetenschap in het bericht hieronder!

27/06/2026

𝕎𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕚𝕗𝕥𝕚𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕤 𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕘𝕖𝕧𝕒𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕛𝕜/ 𝕜𝕖𝕟 𝕕𝕖 𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕟

💦 niet alleen voor warm weer:
met apporteren in water of happen in de tuinslang, slikt je hond soms meer water in dan je denkt. In sommige gevallen kan dit leiden tot watervergiftiging.

‼️Toch kan watervergiftiging HEEL snel verergeren voordat je het door hebt en daardoor levensbedreigend worden. "De zoutbalans in het lichaam raakt verstoord: het natriumgehalte in het bloed kan te laag worden. Dat kan ervoor zorgen dat lichaamscellen gaan zwellen. Vooral zwelling in de hersenen is gevaarlijk [..]"

⚠️ Dit zijn de signalen:
🆘 Wankel lopen of verlies van coördinatie
🆘 Sloomheid, zwakte of plots ander gedrag
🆘 Braken of misselijkheid
🆘 Een opgeblazen buik
🆘 Overmatig kwijlen
🆘 Bleke slijmvliezen
🆘 Wijde pupillen of een glazige blik
🆘 Trillen, toevallen, instorten of bewustzijnsverlies

Twijfel je?
📞 Bel je dierenarts liever te vroeg dan te laat.

Lees het hele artikel van De Zwolse Dierenkliniek hieronder.

Let op met waterpret! Watervergiftiging bij honden kan ernstigere gevolgen hebben dan je denkt. Lees meer over de risico's.

26/06/2026

𝔼𝕖𝕟 𝕘𝕠𝕖𝕕 𝕘𝕖𝕙𝕪𝕕𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕖𝕣𝕕𝕖 𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕕 𝕜𝕒𝕟 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕜𝕠𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕟!

Tijdens het hijgen, je hond zijn eerste koelmechanisme, verliest je hond vocht. Als hij niet genoeg vocht binnen krijgt werkt dit mechanisme van evaporatie minder goed.

‼️ je kunt checken hoe het ervoor staat door de slijmvliezen van je hond te checken. Als je vinger tussen zijn lippen en richting kiezen steekt hoort het vochtig te zijn. Is het droog, neem dan direct contact op met je dierenarts.

Uit ervaring: dit verschil is niet te missen. Het voelt echt droog, je hoort een natte vinger te krijgen.

👉 Check de ontlasting
Praktijkvoorbeeld Rosie vanmorgen: kleine, droge keutels. Eergisteren extra hydratie gehad, gisteren niet- ze heeft bijna niets gedaan.

👉 Check de huidelasticiteit
Als je een huidplooi pakt en deze valt langzaam terug, moet je hond meer drinken

❌ uitdroging en oververhitting zijn niet hetzelfde. Een oververhitte hond kun je niet redden met water geven.

🆘 Check altijd bij je dierenarts als je uitdroging vermoed, ZEKER met hoge temperaturen.

Dit is een van mijn favoriete bronnen met wetenschappelijke achtergronden over alles rondom hitte en honden!
👇👇👇

24/06/2026

𝔼𝕩𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕖 𝕙𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖 - 𝕊𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕥? 𝔻𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕤 𝕕𝕖 𝕧𝕣𝕒𝕒𝕘!

Feiten
👉 een hond die hijgt in rust, heeft moeite zijn lichaamstemperatuur te regelen
👉 honden met dikke, dubbele vachten waren van oorsprong bedoelt voor koude klimaten!
👉 De vacht kan beschermen (insulatie) van externe hitte indien het niet steeds hitte kwijt moet die hij intern kwijt moet (mijn toevoeging: ook honden kunnen warmte kwijt uit de vacht door uitstralen)
👉 de vacht kan geen koude lucht "vangen" tussen de haren; die lucht is snel verhit als het lijf heet is (of buiten heter)
👉 de vacht scheren vermindert isolatie waardoor het lijf eerder warmte kwijt kan aan de omgeving (mijn aanvulling: wederom principe van uitstralen en convectie)
MAAR
👉 de vacht te kort scheren betekent dat je hond kan verbranden in de zon en hij heeft geen bescherming tegen krassen etc

to be continued

meer lezen? 👇👇👇

Every summer the same posts go around. There are two main themes…. “Do not clip/shave/trim double-coats – they keep the dog cool in the heat” and “Don’t clip/shave/trim double-coats – it ruins them”… Some facts…… We have already had several discussions on this topic this summer...

23/06/2026

Bij oververhitting is de beste methode om zo SNEL mogelijk je hond te koelen met KOUD WATER indien beschikbaar.

💦Onder dompelen in KOUD water voor gezonde, jonge honden

💦of helemaal nat maken (ook de rug) in combinatie met koele luchtstroom voor oudere honden.

🆘 elke seconde op hete temperatuur is levensbedreigend, NIET koud water. Koud water stolt het bloed NIET.

‼️Koel je hond EERST, voordat je naar de dierenarts gaat.

Deze informatie is inmiddels niet nieuw meer, maar toch zie ik nog steeds verouderde informatie (zoals ❌ alleen liezen, niet te snel, niet te koud) voorbijkomen. DIT KLOPT NIET en vermindert de kansen op herstel en/of brengt je hond in gevaar.

👇👇In dit artikel kun je de meest recente wetenschappelijk ondersteunde informatie vinden.

👍 Yes! Zeg het voort. Delen van dit artikel via de *Facebook deelknop* waardeer ik zeer. Kopiëren/plakken van de tekst is niet toegestaan en maakt inbreuk op auteursrecht.

De nieuwste wetenschappelijk inzichten Bij oververhitting is de beste methode om zo SNEL mogelijk je hond te koelen. Onder dompelen in KOUD water voor gezonde, jonge honden of helemaal nat te maken in combinatie met koele luchtstroom voor oudere honden (5,6). Koel je hond EERST, voordat je naar de d...

23/06/2026

⚠️⚠️⚠️ 𝕍𝕠𝕝𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡 𝔾𝔼𝔼ℕ 𝕟𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕖 𝕘𝕖𝕧𝕠𝕝𝕘𝕖𝕟 𝕧𝕒𝕟 𝕂𝕆𝕌𝔻 𝕂𝕆𝔼𝕃𝔼ℕ
❌ GEEN wetenschappelijk bewijs dat koud of snel koelen tot hartstilstand lijdt.
‼️Voor oudere of kwetsbare honden (niet anders dan bij oudere mensen) is het advies: koelen door hele vacht goed nat te maken in combinatie met ventilator/airco/koude luchtstoom.

Ik post nog een "nieuwe" link in de comments; er wordt nog steeds, ook op bekende veterinaire websites, gedeeld dat te koud koelen lijdt tot hartstilstand, daar is in de wetenschap geen bewijs voor (pag 12 "best practice in rapid cooling")

En nog een 2e link ook in de comments; ook in dat onderzoek geen "negatieve gevolgen geconcludeerd" waarin honden zelf in heel koud water koelden van rond 0.1celcius.

Emergency Cooling of Canine Heat Casualties: critical thinking

Have you noticed?... that if a canine heat casualty is cooled slowly, with outdated methods, but still dies, no one says anything except they often blame the owner/handler for the fact it happened, the dog couldn't be saved, the poor dog died of heat stroke.
Yet if a dog is rapidly cooled with cold water and dies many immediately blame the cooling method and completely ignore the fact that the dog suffered a heat stroke, like the heat stroke had nothing to do with the demise of that dog!

Every year there is lots of information going around on cooling hot dogs, some really good, some really bad!
With some of the newer updated information (which isn't actually new) from veterinary professionals (the heat specialists and researchers) on the advised best methods of rapid cooling including cold-water immersion for young/healthy dogs, or evaporative cooling for older/unwell dogs, there are the usual comments on this being dangerous even though the available evidence and experience says otherwise.

Comments I've seen, or been told in the past include...

"I put cold-water on my dog once because he was overheating and he died, my vet said this was the wrong thing to do as it caused him to go into shock", "never put cold water on a hot dog it causes the blood vessels to constrict and has the opposite effect", "the race vets (leading ones at that) all say this is dangerous and is forbidden at international races".

In dogs, there are various reasons you hear (even from some vets) why you shouldn't use cold water, such as "Shock" or "Cold Water Shock" being the most common from pet owners, trainers, and sport dog owners etc. Cold-water causes peripheral vasoconstriction and slows down cooling being the most common from some vets. And sometimes DIC (a blood clotting disorder) which is caused by the heat damage, NOT cooling.

Regarding "shock", this is often a mis-use of the word “shock”, it’s a shock (meaning sudden change) vs the medical condition "shock” (inadequate vascular perfusion).
If a dog's suffering a "heat stroke" they're already in shock (medical condition)!

Let's take the following scenario...

A heatstroking dog arrives at an emergency vet clinic where the team are waiting, upon arrival they immediately begin rapid cooling measures with cold water to bring the dog's temperature down fast, but the dog dies.

Did the dog die because the water used for cooling was too cold and the dog's temperature was dropped too fast?

Some would say yes, but some people tend to lack the ability to critically evaluate a situation and see beyond what is right in front of them, it is extremely unlikely and association does not mean causation, before you come anywhere near that conclusion you have to look a little deeper and ask a few important questions such as...

1. How long was the dog above a critical temperature?
2. How long before the owner realised the dog was in trouble and sought help or began cooling measures?
3. Did the owner apply any active cooling measures before transport? What did they do? How long for?
4. If they did cool did they monitor temperature and stop cooling measures at a safe temp?
5. Is the owner telling the truth? Most vets will agree pet owners don't always tell the truth in these cases for various reasons, guilt, or being judged maybe?
6. Is that particular owner able to critically evaluate the situation?

All these things matter because it is generally well accepted in human and veterinary medicine that it is the length of time the body is above a dangerous temperature, or the critical temperature for cell damage, that determines the chance of survival, and that temperature is different for different dogs.

Veterinary professionals also talk a lot about evidence based medicine, yet there has only been one study ever that compared the temperature of the water or the use of ice for external cooling in dogs, and it showed that ice water and cold water cooling were the fastest and most effective method of cooling. The concept that ice or cold water causes vasoconstriction and slows the cooling process has never been scientifically validated.

People worry about cooling when their first concern should be that the HEAT is the immediate life threat and you need to get it down to a safe temperature fast, and the earlier you recognise the signs and start cooling measures the better the chance of survival.

Vets generally work in a clinic or hospital, they see patients after the event, when what often determines outcome is what you do in the field at point of injury, it used to be the accepted practice to get to a vet fast, now it's becoming more widely accepted to cool before transport because again it is length of time they are above a critical temperature.

Added to this a lot of what has been taught, and is still being taught in veterinary medicine including first aid is all based on clinical medicine, not field medicine which is a completely different environment and although not always a huge deal clinical medicine doesn't always translate well to the field setting. There is not and has never been any formal training in prehospital care in the veterinary industry, it doesn't exist (unlike human medicine).
However over the last decade or so and mostly in the US there has been a lot of work to establish guidelines and training, with the Veterinary Committee on Trauma (VetCOT) publishing their best practice recommendations in 2016, Hot Dogs UK refer to these guidelines in their article.

A lot of the k9 field medicine (including heat injury prevention and management) comes down from the military who for obvious reasons have a lot of experience in this area.

To quote one working dog Vet...

“We know with Heat Related Illness fatality rates are high, and what you do in the field makes a difference, not how fast you transport to a vet, you eventually have to get them there, but what you do in the field, how fast you cool those dogs down will make or break the life of your Canine, and we're still seeing too many preventable deaths.”

The bottom line is healthy dogs don't die because they were cooled down, they die because they were too hot for too long, and dogs that have been too hot for too long tend to die no matter how you treat them, so then the cooling process often gets the blame (especially when cold water and rapid cooling are involved) when they were going to die anyway because the damage has already been done.

Those that understand this, that work with working dogs in hot environments, that have treated hundreds of these cases in the field, rapidly cool these dogs as fast as possible with whatever they have available, with cold water if they have it, and they save these dogs when they catch it early.

It's probably a luxury if you have multiple cooling methods to choose from so just use what you have to cool the dog as fast as possible while ideally monitoring temperature which is another important point, you can cool too far if you continue to cool past the point the dog's temperature has reached a safe temperature, and because temperature continues to drop for a short time after you stop active cooling measures (plus re**al temp lags behind core temp during rapid temperature changes) it is advised to stop cooling just above normal resting temp, the exact number varies depending on the source but in the range of 103–104°F (39.5–40°C) re**al temp, monitoring is important and doesn't get much attention, the dog should be continually monitored during transport but most pet owners etc. are probably unlikely to have a thermometer (you should have 1 or 2 in your first aid kit) and in that case you have to rely on the person's ability and experience understanding the signs and reading the dog which is not ideal, but in such a case even 10mins of any rapid cooling method before transport will give the dog a better chance. So cooling too far is another reason cooling methods get the blame.

Added to this it is very difficult to change some people's heat philosophy when these outdated ideas have been around for a long time, ideas and beliefs that they've held, shared, taught, and been told by others over and over again, it takes a lot of strength of character for some to admit there might be a better way, but it is going in the right direction, albeit slowly, and because of the hard work of some professionals.

It doesn't matter what you learned from your very experienced breeder, other mushers, what you learned from an expert Vet years ago, or what a Vet learned in Vet school 20 or 30 years ago, things move on, if you are not constantly evaluating what you learn, looking to improve, gain new ideas, move forward, keep learning and improving instead of looking in the past then whatever field you are in you will never improve and be any better than you are at this moment.

Those at the top of their game in any field don't get there by doing the same old thing because "that's the way we've always done it" or "that's what I learned years ago", they're constantly learning, looking for new ideas and ways to improve to be the best they can be and improve outcomes, learning from others, if some people didn't have that mindset we would still be in the dark ages, and there are some good people out there to learn from.

There is a lot of debate and argument in this area making it more complicated than it needs to be when the simple message is...

The key to field treatment is simply to cool the dog down as fast as possible using whatever methods are available!

● Further information:

"The thought that cold water or ice bath immersion for treatment of heat injury in dogs is detrimental to outcome has never been scientifically validated; however, many veterinary textbooks and review articles adamantly state that cold or ice water cooling is contraindicated... "

"Critical review of the literature is an important aspect of clinical medicine that is often overlooked."

– Rethinking Heat Injury in the SOF Multipurpose Canine: A Critical Review.
Janice L. Baker, DVM; Paul J. Hollier, DVM; Laura Miller; Ward A. Lacy
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227176693_Rethinking_Heat_Injury_in_the_SOF_Multipurpose_Canine_A_Critical_Review


Rethinking Heat Injury in Working Dogs (Webinar) with Dr. Janice Baker
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HL6BE4N8a/


"Don't be afraid to use Cold/Ice Water..... it is effective!"

"Dogs are waiting to be cooled because people are worried about the temperature of the water"

"We need to dispel cooling myths that are harming patients"

Cooling methods used in dogs with heat-related illness under UK primary veterinary care 2016-2018
Dr. Emily Hall
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=108153058936611&id=100092257509484


"Anne and Emily have observed years of canicross races, and dogs will literally drag their humans towards lakes, streams, ponds, paddling pools, whatever cold-water is available for cooling. And that water is COOL, we measured a lake with water at 0.5˚C [33°F], and the dogs ran straight in and stayed there until they were ready to get out, in December."

– MYTH BUSTING – COOLING HOT DOGS with the UK Veterinary research team
https://heatstroke.dog/2023/07/20/myth-busting-cooling-hot-dogs/?fbclid=IwAR07ChOSq-PTfc-DN_B_aePTMzKGq06I7GGuzw3-QBmskg3MipglcSys2Js


"We can report we observed no adverse effects in any of the dogs cooled using cold-water immersion in our study, and can confidently report cold-water immersion is an effective cooling method for hot dogs. The water available for cooling ranged from 0.1 to 15°C [32.2 to 59°F], so would be defined as “cold” as opposed to “tepid”. Many dogs entered this water voluntarily (or should we say enthusiastically!) and remained in the water throughout the first 5 minutes post-exercise."

“Cold-water immersion is an effective cooling method for hot dogs.”

"Cool using water – the colder the better."

"Cooling myths circulate every summer on human, canine and even equine social media sites, but the advice to “only use tepid/lukewarm water” is not supported by evidence. The longer the dog stays hot, the more damage potentially occurring and tissues like the brain and kidney may never recover."

– ARE YOU READY TO BEAT THE HEAT? COOLING HOT DOGS – MORE MYTH BUSTING
UK Veterinary research team
https://heatstroke.dog/2024/04/12/are-you-ready-to-beat-the-heat-cooling-hot-dogs-more-myth-busting/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1sud0ZKqfM3PF0_xcaQRgdXzmHKfFT5nkuHsZTOq6UYGpjbryDpPmfzbA_aem_RZ7l8lh3RN0PoPvFQMltTA


"It's a time factor... "

"It's not only a temperature, it's a duration of time that it's exposed to that temperature."

Dr. Rob Gillette (the Sportsvet) on Cooling
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BqDArtSyZ/


Cold Water Immersion (including a case with 3 dogs)
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17whqdmY5P/


The Korey Stringer Institute (the leading experts in human exertional heat stroke)
https://koreystringer.institute.uconn.edu/heat-stroke/


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https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BojisnpPE/

26/05/2026

𝕁𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕥 𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕡, omdat

❌ je 18-maanden oude hond nog geen wedstrijden loopt
❌ iedereen in je club al een graad verder is
❌ je vriendin's hond al WK-selecties loopt

𝔹𝕝𝕚𝕛𝕗 𝕓𝕚𝕛 𝕛𝕖𝕫𝕖𝕝𝕗- 𝕖𝕟 𝕫𝕠𝕒𝕝𝕤 𝕚𝕜 𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕛𝕕 𝕫𝕖𝕘 "𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕛𝕠𝕪 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕛𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕪" - 𝕕𝕒𝕟 𝕜𝕠𝕞 𝕛𝕖 𝕖𝕣 𝕨𝕖𝕝.

21/05/2026

𝕁𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕜𝕖𝕟 𝕠𝕞 𝕜𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕟- 𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕥

(heel)Vroeger leerde ik dat je een vreemde hond de achterkant van je hand moest laten ruiken om kennis te maken. Zeker als ze wat bang waren. Dit gebeurd ook nog vaak bij de dierenarts.

⛔️ ℕ𝕚𝕖𝕥 𝕕𝕠𝕖𝕟, hand uitsteken kan bijtreactie geven⛔️

Honden hebben ook een persoonlijke ruimte, zeker als ze onzeker of gespannen zijn - kan een uitgestoken hand een bijtreactie geven, omdat die hand in hun persoonlijke ruimte komt of omdat de hond bang is dat je hem daarna wil aaien.

ℤ𝕚𝕖 𝕛𝕖:
- 𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕜𝕜𝕖 𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕜
- 𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕥𝕖𝕣/ 𝕟𝕒𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕓𝕒𝕒𝕤𝕛𝕖 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕜𝕜𝕖𝕟
- 𝕠𝕣𝕖𝕟 𝕟𝕒𝕒𝕣 𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕥𝕖𝕣
- 𝕤𝕡𝕚𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕖𝕥 𝕝𝕚𝕛𝕗
- 𝕥𝕨𝕚𝕛𝕗𝕖𝕝

Wil je vriendelijk zijn en helpen:
👉 laat die hond dan.
👉 twijfelend naar jou toe lopen of aan jou snuffelen is GEEN🙅‍♀️ uitnodiging om als nog je hand uit te steken.

𝔼𝕖𝕟 𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕕 𝕕𝕚𝕖 𝕨é𝕝 𝕒𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕒𝕜𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕝 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕟:
- heeft een ontspannen, losbewegend lijf
- zoekt jou direct actief op zonder dat hij twijfelt
- heeft een vriendelijke blik,
- met meestal een grote hele brede kwispel op een neutrale hoogte.

zie je dit niet?
⛔️ ℕ𝕚𝕖𝕥 𝕕𝕠𝕖𝕟, hand uitsteken kan bijtreactie geven⛔️

Let’s talk about the “magica hand.”

Well meaning people reach out their hand so a dog can sniff and make friends. For some dogs, that is fine. For others, it is the fastest way to get bitten.

A reaching hand can:
• Feel invasive
• Reduce distance
• Corner the dog
• Predict restraint

Some dogs have learned that biting makes the hand go away quickly.

A better option:
Allow the dog to approach if they choose.
Ignore them until they initiate affiliative behavior.
Watch body language carefully.

And if:
🚫 You are unsure about what you are seeing
🚫 There is a bite history
🚫 Handling is not necessary

Walking away is the safest choice.

Preventing bites is often about reducing unnecessary pressure.


Dog Illustrations by The Drawables, Owned By: Liz V.