Welcoming visitors
Visitors change the pace of a household. Think through door management, greetings, quiet spaces and gradual practice to plan visits around the dog's responses as well as the guests' expectations.
Training mode
Welcoming visitors
Questions covered in this exam
- Your dog rushes towards the front door when guests arrive. What comes before opening it?
- A practice knock makes the dog bark and rush away. What should change?
- Why practise arrivals with a cooperative helper?
- When should a dog begin learning to relax on its mat?
- The dog is calm but your visitor does not want contact. What should happen?
- An excitable dog jumps at arriving guests. What helps while training develops?
- During a safe greeting, when can attention support calmer behaviour?
- A guest suggests kneeing the dog to stop jumping. What is preferable?
- Where should a worried dog's retreat be during a visit?
- The dog hides when a guest arrives. Should the guest reach in to stroke it?
- A delivery person arrives while the dog struggles with strangers. What is appropriate?
- The dog is silent but rigid and leaning away from a guest. What should you consider?
- A visiting child approaches the dog with a valued chew. What arrangement is safer?
- Children visiting your home do not know the dog's boundaries. What should adults do?
- During a party, the front door will open repeatedly. What needs planning?
- The dog leaves its mat as the visit becomes busy. What can you adjust?
- A guest says every dog needs to meet every visitor. Is that a sound rule?
- The dog rests separately during a long visit. What still matters?
- The dog repeatedly snaps at visitors. What should precede another greeting attempt?
- Several people are hosting guests. What should everyone know?
