Multiple
dog households involving pit bulls require experienced owners who will be able to commit time to all of the dogs, and be committed to training and multi dog management, including separation of the animals when not supervised.
Not exact matches
A total of 18 flea - infested
households - six with
dogs, six with cats and six with both
dogs and cats - were
involved.
The specific method or methods chosen for your
dog will depend on the severity of the infection, how many pets are
involved, if there are children in the
household, and how difficult it will be to disinfect your pets» environment.
She provided a few examples as well: «For instance, if some pet owners allow their
dog to jump up, but another person in the
household does not want them to, then the
dog is unclear of the expectations and will continue to jump up unless all
involved ask the same of the
dog (which would be not to jump up).»
Space City
Dog Training is
involved in training multi-
dog households in the Houston area.
Dog bite injuries are comparable in incidence but less severe than accidents
involving many common
household objects.
I was surprised to discover that about one third of all homeowner claims
involve dog bites so companies are beginning to refrain from selling insurance to
households with
dogs or to persons who have certain breeds of
dogs, or they are starting to exclude damages from
dog bites from their coverage altogether.
«10 Delise, based upon her study of fatal attacks over the past five decades, has identified  poor ownership / management practices
involved in the overwhelming majority of these incidents: owners obtaining
dogs, and maintaining them as resident
dogs outside of the
household for purposes other than as family pets (i.e. guarding / protection, fighting, intimidation / status); owners failing to humanely contain, control and maintain their
dogs (chained
dogs, loose roaming
dogs, cases of abuse / neglect); owners failing to knowledgably supervise interaction between children and
dogs; and owners failing to spay or neuter resident
dogs not used for competition, show, or in a responsible breeding program.4