She's taking over everything! Grrr!! Anyway...today's topic is about vein popping humans. Sorry, I mean stressed-out humans and how dogs can help them.
Unfortunately, stress is very common. My Renza suffered from stress and it made her very ill. Stress is normally caused by things that overwhelm the human.
Humans think they can't cope and don't have the skills to deal with stressful situations. But they have more control than they know.
Some stresses can be good. It means the human is busy living their day to day life and not standing still.
If they have a lot of stress then it's a cause for concern though. It means they have not learned coping skills and it can lead to serious health problems.
Luckily dogs have the ability to relieve stress when our human looks like they're going to explode. Let us look at what we can do to help them out.
How dogs can help humans with reducing stress
1. Don't add to the stress
I dug a hole just the other day while Renza was busy combing Fluffy's hair. I wanted to play and mommy took too long so I started digging.
They thought I wanted to throw Fluffy in the hole. She was still small. Mommy stressed because I was full of sand and dirt.
I don't dig often. I just wanted to play. So now she knows when I'm in play mode to drop everything and play with me or give me a toy.
2. Cuddles, petting and lots of affection
Then move closer so that I can sleep at her feet. She likes that. It makes her happy to know she's not alone and I'm there for her.
I lick her and she knows that's how I show my affection. Just the act of our human petting or looking at us reduces their stress.
A study was done. I'm not making these things up. Some humans even let their pet sleep on the bed with them.
Mommy doesn't allow that because she says Fluffy and I will make her bed dirty. I don't disagree with Renza. Fluffy messes a lot you guys.
3. Help out and keep your human busy
Besides keeping Fluffy occupied, I'm teaching her how to guard, improve her reflexes and how to control her bite through our play sessions.
It gets really rough you guys. Don't worry, I can handle her.
Mommy has started obedience training. Fluffy learned the sit, down and hello (give paw) each trick in one minute.
She's really smart. It took me a whole week to learn each. I was 7 that time so not my fault. Next, mommy will teach her to drop it, stay and release.
She has a good recall already with the squeak toy. If she's trained it will prevent future stress. Keeping busy with Fluffy and I helps mommy.
When your human is idle for too long they get bored and then they feel down. So keep them busy while doing your part to help out too.
4. Don't fight with your other pet housemates
Fluffy is my little sister and she does her puppy thing. Sometimes it's a bit too much. I retreat to my kennel and let mommy know by giving her 'the look'.
She then puts Fluffy where she can't bother me. I love playing with her, but I'm not a puppy anymore and need my rest. I don't want to fight with Fluffy so I step away from the situation.
Fighting will just upset Renza. I have her personality. I step away instead of engaging. We hate fighting. If someone does not stop then we'll warn them a few times.
If it escalates then...well they were warned. Hurricane Renza will destroy you and well I guess me too. We are soul twinsies after all. Grrr!!!
5. Make your human laugh
Doggies and the cats can be really funny. Do what you do best and be silly. Renza cracks up when Fluffy tries to climb on my back (not so funny for me).
We entertain her by showing off our running skills. I'm faster. Fluff gives mommy some much-needed exercise because she likes to collect things she shouldn't (not so funny for Renza). Run Renza run!
6. Greet your human properly when they get home
No bark yelling at you human for leaving you alone. You better wag a tail and jump for joy. Your human will feel much better after a long stressful day if it looks like you missed them.
7. Listen when they talk
I know the humans can talk a lot, but sometimes talking to their pets is all they need. As a human species, they like to judge each other.
Not all, but most. So if your human strikes up a conversation, make sure you seem interested. They'll feel better after they talked it out with you.
It's tough out there for them, you guys. Most have no idea how to deal with stress. I saw how it almost destroyed my Renza. She had to stop working because she was on her way to crazy town.
Luckily she learned some coping skills and she has me and the giant puppy Fluffy to help her out. Who grows that fast? Is that normal?
Soon she will dominate our wrestling play sessions. She acts like a boy, but she's a girl. Scary!
Time to go now. Fluffy will drop by next week to say hello and tell you what she's been up too. It can't be anything good.
She's getting crazier by the day. Humans, remember being stressed is unhealthy. Make sure you take care of yourselves and the doggies will help out too.
Mommy wrote about ways to relax and de-stress. It's in her writing style and only for humans, you guys. Yawn!
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Author: Buffy
Job: Guard dog, part-time blogger
Likes: Playing, eating and sleeping
Dislikes: Grooming and food thieves
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