Integrating a new shelter dog into the home using the sound machine Feng Shui with Fido Philosophy: No matter how old your new dog is, creating structure in a new home is important because it allows your dog to feel secure. New environments take time to get used to. By occasionally gating your new dog in the house and using the sound machine while you re home, you will create a calm, safe place. Exercise, training, free time with you, time in the yard and lots of love help make a great family dog. Teaching your dog to be trustworthy while loose in your house when you re not home takes time. It s really important to create a daily routine. The following methods help that happen. get: 1. A baby gate or corral (aka exercise pen) to teach him to relax while you re home. 2. A leash. This tool helps guide him, exercise him, housebreak him, and generally creates a bond between the two of you. 3. A Collar. 4. I.D. tags 5. Chew bones to chew while gated. This helps him to relax.
6. Toys 7. Bowls 8. Sound machine use: The sound machine helps your dog relax while being gated and teaches him to be in the house. It helps reduce stress while learning to be alone. It can also help trigger relaxation. A good rule of thumb is to always use the sound machine while gating your dog. when: At first, use the sound machine with the gating process ONLY while you re home. This will teach your dog that hanging out alone in the gated area does not mean abandonment. It means you are in a separate area of the house and all is well. Do so for an hour here and an hour there. For best results, exercise your dog prior to gating. where: Gating your dog should be done in a central part of your house. Turn the sound machine on each time you gate your dog. why: Bringing a new dog home can be stressful for both of you. Relationships take time to develop. The goal is to teach your dog to be trustworthy, learn to go potty outside, be calm and relaxed when you are home and when you leave.
How it works: Creating trust takes time and a routine needs to take place. Gating your dog and using the sound machine helps you begin a routine before and after walks. This establishes a safe place for your dog to be when you are not around. After your dog is trained and learns your daily routine, no gating will be necessary. Continue to use the sound machine because it will act as a calming trigger every time you leave the house. How to get into the gated area: 1. Put on leash. 2. Say, Let s Go! in a happy voice. 3. Guide your dog into the gated area. 4. Gently lift up on leash and say, Sit. 5. Then, Wait. 6. Back out of the gated area and say, Wait. 7. If your dog does not wait, give a quick tug on the leash and say NO! NO! NO! Then repeat, Sit and Wait (in a nice, slow voice). 8. Slowly close the gate and repeat, Wait and take off the leash and collar. 9. Make sure your dog has a chew bone and water. 10. Turn on the sound machine.
How to get out of the gated area: 1. Put on leash. 2. Lift up on leash as you say, Sit. 3. Open gate while saying, Wait. 4. Repeat, Wait in a nice, calm voice. 5. If your dog does not wait, give a quick tug on the leash and say, NO! NO! NO! Then, Sit and, Wait. 6. Then say, OK! This word is the release command from being gated. 7. Then say, Outside! (meaning: Go potty! ) Then take to potty area. 8. Turn off the sound machine Fido Facts for Gating Dogs are den animals. This is not a punishment area. This process is meant to teach your dog to chill out, chew a bone, and hold the urge to go to the bathroom. (Think: Doggie Four Seasons Hotel in Hawaii) Music or the sound machine helps to condition your dog to relax. Gating should be done while you are home too! Apply the gating process in 20 to 40 min. increments
several times a day. Always use the leash when getting your dog out of the gated area and go directly outside while saying the word, Outside! to go potty. Even if your dog is not being gated for housebreaking reasons, it is still important to always take a dog directly outside to potty after being gated. Gating/ crating is a temporary training process for housebreaking and integrating children/other animals with your dog.