Sentences with phrase «by becoming a dog owner»

«As a person who was plagued by a fear of animals (especially dogs), I challenged myself to overcome the anxiety by becoming a dog owner.

Not exact matches

Some animals, especially dogs, react by becoming defensive of their home and owner and might bark or growl at visiting trick - or - treaters.

In many cases, the dog has learned better coping skills by this point (and the owner has become more skilled at managing things!)

Some dog owners compose the raw diet themselves by buying the raw ingredients from butcher shops and grocery stores, while others opt for a pre-made raw dog food — a product which is becoming more widely available.

Owners or adopters of non-purebred dogs can also help by sterilizing their pets before they become sexually mature to prevent any possibility of producing affected offspring.

Dogs can become excellent pets once they have trained and disciplined by their owners.

Since then its mission has become to promote responsible dog ownership through education and outreach in the Baltimore Metro area and to enhance the relationships of dogs and their owners by fostering responsible care and stewardship.

It's important the dog owner achieve this role by being firm, patient and consistent, but never in a violent way so that the puppy does not become afraid and which can actually lead the puppy to react violently.

It's a style and approach of dog training that is becoming popular and sought after by many dog owners.

I must agree that this old cocker spaniel had underlying health problems - and if she needed to be muzzled than obviously she was feeling alot of anxiety to begin with -LCB- dogs become anxious because they're being left by thier owners, taken away by strange people that they do nt know, and placed in a loud, stressful enviroment with other barking dogs.

Hemi Vertebrae becomes visible to their owners by the dog's rear movement.

Traditional dog training emphasizes that human dog owners need to «take control» by becoming that «alpha» dog or pack leader and by suppressing any attempts by their dog to become the alpha in the family.

During the initial puppy visit and annual visits, motion sickness can be addressed by asking the owner if the dog became sick in the car on the way to the clinic.

c. Exception: An Italian Greyhound, not made eligible by its Breeder for the Maturity, i.e., non-payment of the $ 10.00 registration forfeit for entire litter, but kept eligible for the Futurity, may be made eligible for the Maturity by the owner with a payment of a forfeit to the Italian Greyhound Club of America of $ 10.00 prior to the day the dog / bitch becomes twelve (12) months of age.

Before the test is administered, owners sign the Responsible Dog Owners Pledge by which the owner agrees to meet their dog's health, safety, exercise, training and quality of life needs as well as cleaning up after their dog in public places and never allowing their dog to become a nuiowners sign the Responsible Dog Owners Pledge by which the owner agrees to meet their dog's health, safety, exercise, training and quality of life needs as well as cleaning up after their dog in public places and never allowing their dog to become a nuisanDog Owners Pledge by which the owner agrees to meet their dog's health, safety, exercise, training and quality of life needs as well as cleaning up after their dog in public places and never allowing their dog to become a nuiOwners Pledge by which the owner agrees to meet their dog's health, safety, exercise, training and quality of life needs as well as cleaning up after their dog in public places and never allowing their dog to become a nuisandog's health, safety, exercise, training and quality of life needs as well as cleaning up after their dog in public places and never allowing their dog to become a nuisandog in public places and never allowing their dog to become a nuisandog to become a nuisance.

Tethered dogs may become «part of the scenery» and can be easily ignored by their owners.

If owners notice the sudden onset of a fever in their dog, accompanied by sneezing, nasal discharge which is often bloody, and their animal becoming lethargic, they are advised to seek veterinary help immediately.

The Ottawa Humane Society is urging pet owners to take precautions to ensure that if their dog or cat becomes lost, it has the best possible chance of a safe return — by implanting a grain - sized microchip offering permanent, life - long identification.

To baffle owners even further, dominance by itself is not aggression, but it can become aggression if the dog is given too much leeway to pursue his own agenda.

There are always reasons for behavior, and when aggression becomes a problem the reasons can be such things as improper handling, lack of socialization or training, a misreading of dog behavior by the owner, or, rarely, disease.

In those cases, some of that was because of pet store or backyard breeding, and some was because the dogs were either allowed to become bratty, or they were teased or roughly treated by their owners.

By working temporarily with a dog with a similar issue, you can become a better dog owner, more able to handle these issues if you do decide to adopt another dog later on, but without the pressure of knowing you're stuck with this dog if you can't rehabilitate it.

«We don't want dogs produced by accident to be the only dogs of the future» - exactly why pet owners should spay and neuter, because more and more people are becoming aware of the problem of homeless animals and are adopting from shelters rather than contributing to an industry that is part of the problem.

Both stick and bone fragments can easily become lodged between two teeth and not be noticed by the dog's owners.

Additionally, positive outcomes are frequently compromised by delaying any treatment until the signs of the dog's distress are more profound or its behavioral responses become problematic to the owner.

With multiple exposure to a fearful event a dog may become more intensely reactive if it is reinforced by receiving attention or affection by well meaning owners who are merely trying to calm the pet down.

From that time, it has become popular with dog owners, and in 1935 the breed was officially recognized by the American Kennel Club.

In school to become a dog trainer, we used to test the bond between owner and dog by having the owner wander away.

Not only might you get mobbed and knocked over by jealous, hungry dogs, but other owners could also become agitated.

(b) To lawfully tether a dog outdoors, an owner must ensure that the dog: (1) does not suffer from a condition that is known, by that person, to be exacerbated by tethering; (2) is tethered in a manner that will prevent it from becoming entangled with other tethered dogs; (3) is not tethered with a lead that (i) exceeds one - eighth of the dog's body weight or (ii) is a tow chain or a log chain; (4) is tethered with a lead that measures, when rounded to the nearest whole foot, at least 10 feet in length; (5) is tethered with a properly fitting harness or collar other than the lead or a pinch, prong, or choke - type collar; and (6) is not tethered in a manner that will allow it to reach within the property of another person, a public walkway, or a road.

The lawsuit was filed by Discovery Bay, Calif., dog owner Frank Lucido, who said his German shepherd and Labrador retriever became sick and his English bulldog died within weeks of starting a Beneful diet.

Obviously, the dog's growling quickly becomes a learned behavior because it has been invariably (albeit unintentionally) reinforced by the owner playing or petting the dog.

Overdependent dogs often become anxious when left at home alone, and they attempt to adapt to the boredom and stress of solitary confinement by busying themselves with doggy activities — chewing, digging, barking — which soon become owner - absent behavior problems.

A dog may help them become more independent by alleviating safety concerns, improve anxiety, improve health by reminding their owner to take medication etc..

Samples and health histories are donated to CHIC by the dogs» owners and become OFA's property.

They neglect to note that a large number of these animals are either surrendered by their owners for euthanasia because they are old and sick, seriously injured, or dangerously aggressive; that many of the dogs euthanized are unidentified, unclaimed strays that are too old, sick, injured or aggressive to be placed in new homes; and many of the cats euthanized are feral animals that were never owned but were trapped and impounded because they have become nuisances.

An owner of one female cat or dog can quickly become overwhelmed by kittens or puppies in just a matter of a few months.

Dogs that are bilaterally deaf do not make good pets, and it is strongly recommended that they be put down by the breeder before placement with pet owners who become devastated with the discovery of the deafness, and experience considerable difficulty in raising and caring for these animals.

Sometimes these are pups, who for whatever reason, did not find homes, sometimes these are mature dogs, abandoned by their owners because they became destructive.

Pollen and dust granules are inhaled by dogs just as they are by dog owners, but instead of producing sinus congestion and a sore throat, they cause the skin to itch, the hair to fall out, and, with prolonged scratching, the eruption of pustules that often become infected.

· Encourage and invite the new owners of any dog sold by me to attend some type of training class and to join in becoming guardians of the Breed by participating in local dog club activities, educational programs, a regional German Shepherd Dog club and / or the German Shepherd Dog Club of Ameridog sold by me to attend some type of training class and to join in becoming guardians of the Breed by participating in local dog club activities, educational programs, a regional German Shepherd Dog club and / or the German Shepherd Dog Club of Ameridog club activities, educational programs, a regional German Shepherd Dog club and / or the German Shepherd Dog Club of AmeriDog club and / or the German Shepherd Dog Club of AmeriDog Club of America.

When it comes to both health and nutrition, owners must ensure their dogs are getting the exercise they need as demanded by their genetic predisposition towards intense physical activity, and that is because they tend to become overweight if kept in restrained spaces.

These stray / lost dogs have 5 days to be claimed by their owners, upon the 6th day the dogs become the property of KHS and at this time they will be put up for adoption.

A Cage Free Senior Dog Sanctuary Our «Dog House» was built to accommodate Senior Dogs that have been dumped by their owners or have become «homeless» through no fault of their own.

All DRU dogs are micro chipped and provided with a DRU tag with its number; should the dog become lost or stolen it is easily identifiable as a DRU dog and the owner will be traceable by us.

«In August 2015, mild - mannered mutt Bagel became a family pet for ProSocial's CEO, Meredith, and her husband and their two boys, soon after an animal rescue organization in Los Angeles, Wags & Walks, found the dog living on the streets and determined she'd been deliberately abandoned by her owners.

Lack of socialization the first 6 - 8 months of a dog's life can create shy dogs, which too - often can become fear - biters, fear aggressive; which, along with those bad owners who were born with poor temperaments by bad Breeders, are responsible for the majority of the 4.7 million dog bites annually.

Unfortunately, since pit bull owners are continually told that their pit bull is naturally dog - aggressive (by other well - meaning pit bull owners, rescuers, and other misinformed individuals), this can become a self - fulfilling prophecy.

The Ottawa Humane Society is urging pet owners to take precautions to ensure that if their dog or cat becomes lost, it has the best possible chance of a safe return â $» by implanting a grain - sized microchip offering permanent, life - long identification.

If the owner gets increasingly frustrated with the dog, she may increase the severity of the punishment, and depending on the dog's temperament, it may respond by becoming fearful of the owner and avoiding her.