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Not that I smelled impeccably behaved, and it’s all of wolf or was brandishing something ominously sharp, they down to responsible handling. just would have preferred to be grazing freely at pasture There are irresponsible people instead of milling about in the collecting yard waiting for (possibly those with low self something unusual to happen. esteem) who deliberately acquire a type of dog that has a t’s not only cattle but all groaned inwardly, knowing that predisposition to attack, and will Ianimals, including humans, attempts to round them up again goad it into doing so in order to that become apprehensive that day would be futile. On his project a macho image of when something strange and return my client moaned that he themselves; others may end up unknown is about to happen, and couldn’t understand why he with such an animal simply for fears to be allayed these always seemed to end up with because they do not know the animals need to be coaxed gently wild cattle, but I could see he appropriate way to handle it. into accepting their situations. wasn’t ready just then for my Teasing is never a good tactic, Fear will be compounded if observation that ‘some are born nor is physical or mental abuse. animals are stressed by further wild, some achieve wildness, and Animals get used to a familiar unusual events such as shouting, some have wildness thrust upon pattern of daily events and the running about and and frantic them’ (with apologies to the Great feeding routine is very important waving, which is why these cattle Bard). to them: same food, same time of broke out of their enclosure and Some breeds of dog have been day, and any changes need to be disappeared from view. The labelled as dangerous, often made gradually i.e. over a period farmer (I use the term loosely) and following the disclosure of attacks of time. Dogs need to understand his helper chased after them as I on small children, however many that they are not number one in 6 swdirectories.com January/February 2018 the household otherwise they may become aggressive, unappealing and difficult to handle. Second in importance to food from the dog’s point-of-view is attention: this is a two-way process of course because it’s lovely to receive attention from your pet as well. Rewards for good behaviour should not be confined to food treats, but should include time spent with your pet. Conversely, if your pet has behaved badly, rather than shouting (which is, in effect, giving it attention albeit negative), attention should be temporarily opposite of what was described and other young lambs. I’ve denied. This is difficult if your pet in the first paragraph). Horses noticed that people who keep has deliberately messed the pick up on body language and if llamas are gentle by nature and house up, but it is the quickest you express fear, they can tell and are able to get very close to them, way to make it understand. think there must be something to which is handy because this trust Horse whisperers can persuade be fearful of - confidence is the is transferred to me by difficult horses to do their bidding key. One of the most timid association. 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