by anjali jhangianipune puppies brought home during the pandemic are keeping dog trainers and behaviourists busy in an attempt to correct their behavioural issuesthe lockdown last year gave many the opportunity to adopt a pet as working from home provided them more time to overcome loneliness and help with mental health many people adopted puppies when they had to be away from the rest of their family and friends now that the puppies have grown into adults indoors there is a high demand for dog trainers and behaviouristsi adopted an american pitbull puppy last year and it is wellbehaved inside the house but he isnt used to being around people or other dogs it is a great trouble to take him for his walks as he tends to get aggressive with other dogs and people i had to seek help from a dog trainer to correct this behaviour before it could escalate into a dangerous or an unfortunate incident said a pet parentcitybased canine behaviourist and trainer priti chauhan pointed out how human actions during the pandemic avoiding hugging or touching while greeting refraining from socialising has rubbed off on their petsshe said it has been difficult to desensitise the pandemic pups to traffic or other people due to restrictions brought on since they were young i get several calls for such issues every daya big problem for pet parents while hiring a dog trainer is that there is no standard qualification or certification for the profession namratha rao from delhi who has been a practicing dog trainer for over seven years said before hiring a dog trainer pet parents should ask questions like what methods do they use or what school of thought they believe in regarding training techniques what courses they have done or certifications they have and do some research on their work