by Melissa Coleman

Giving a pet a second chance at a good life is always a wonderful thing to do and when you take in a Shar Pei rescue dog you are doing a wonderful and humane thing.

But in the meantime you will need patience and you will need to make sure that you keep an eye out for potentially bad traits and be ready to deal with some of the issues that come along with taking in an abused pet.

Let your new Shar Pei rescue dog check out its new home and just take in all of the new sights and scents. Very quickly the dog will begin to realize that it is in a new situation and that could be good or that could be bad but at least it will have some time to get a feel for where it is and know it is not in the abusive situation anymore.

A Shar Pei rescue dog is a very intelligent animal and they are going to need time to adjust to a new situation so for a little while it would be a good idea to reduce the amount of loud noises and clatter that goes on in your house as a lot of activity and noise will start to confuse the dog and not give it a chance to settle itself down and into your home. A Shar Pei does not do well with commotion so in order to help it get used to your home you need to slowly work things in.

In the course of training your new Shar Pei rescue dog it will make mistakes even as intelligent as it is. When your dog makes mistakes do not punish it because that will only make things worse. Punishment will confuse the dog and could spark more aggressive behavior so use only positive reinforcement in your training and remember that the Shar Pei takes to training very well and can get bored quickly so keep it interesting.

The Shar Pei was originally bred as an extremely intelligent fighting dog so they do have an aggressive nature about them. However a Shar Pei will also develop a strong attachment to their family after a while and that makes them a wonderful family pet.

But because of what your Shar Pei rescue dog has been through it may display those primal signs of aggression when you first get it. Do not panic and just use a lot of love and patience. The Shar Pei is smart and will eventually catch on that everything is okay but in the meantime just be patient.

Anything you try to teach a Shar Pei rescue dog will eventually sink in and the dog responds very well to training. But you need to exercise patience and have a little respect for what the dog has been through before you can really make your new dog the loyal family pet it wants to be.

About the Author:

About the author: Melissa Coleman is an avid lover of the Shar Pei and has a popular website that can show you how to have a happy, healthy and well behaved Shar Pei. Among other topics there, you will find out more about Shar Pei Adoption Questions plus a whole lot more.

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