Yangcheon-gu Operates Pet Behavior Training Classes for Dog Owners

Operation of the Problem Behavior Correction Program ‘Companion Dog Culture Class’ for 96 Households with Companion Dogs and Owners

Combination of Home-Visit Correction Education and Group Education at Anyangcheon Companion Dog Shelter, First-Come-First-Served Recruitment Until July 3

Yangwangsan Companion Dog Shelter visitor Lee Gijae, Yangcheon District Mayor, is having a conversation with residents.

Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Lee Gijae) announced that it will operate the ‘Companion Dog Culture Class’ for 96 households with companion dogs and owners who exhibit problem behaviors such as barking or biting, to foster a mature companion animal culture in the local community.

The ‘Companion Dog Culture Class’ is a practical training program with companion dogs, consisting of lectures on basic behaviors, house adaptation training, leash handling, and correction of companion dogs’ instincts and behaviors. Since its first operation in 2021, a total of 178 households have participated in the education so far.

The program consists of ‘Home-Visit Problem Behavior Correction Education: Chajagalgae’ and group education ‘Companion Dog Problem Behavior Correction Class: Yangcheon Your Clumsy Dog’ held at the Anyangcheon Companion Dog Shelter.

‘Home-Visit Problem Behavior Correction Education: Chajagalgae’ is conducted over two months from July to September for 40 households with companion dogs and owners, where a dog training expert visits each home directly. During the preliminary phone consultation, the living environment of the companion dog, the bonding status with the owner, and the establishment of care rules are checked. The causes of problem behaviors identified during indoor and walking training and coping methods are shared with the owners to establish behavior correction measures.

‘Companion Dog Problem Behavior Correction Class: Yangcheon Your Clumsy Dog’ is conducted from September to October for 56 households with companion dogs and owners at the Anyangcheon Companion Dog Shelter, providing basic companion dog education, problem behavior correction education, and one-on-one counseling. In particular, the one-on-one counseling is expected to quickly resolve owners’ questions about behavior correction through real-time educational feedback using SNS.

Residents wishing to enroll can apply online on a first-come-first-served basis starting from 11 a.m. on July 3 via the related link posted in the announcements section of the district office website.

Lee Gijae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “I hope this program will be of some help to companion households struggling with problem behaviors of their dogs, and we will continue to discover and operate programs to establish a mature companion animal culture, creating a Yangcheon where harmonious coexistence between companion and non-companion people is realized.”

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