Not exact matches
In April 2014, The Animal League was asked to help with a sad case
involving rescuing 14 small breed
dogs living in
poor conditions.
Sometimes, in order to get the best
dog from the best breeder, you will need to import a
dog (however, this is very
involved and you need to know some folks you trust, otherwise you'll surely get a
poor quality
dog for too much money).
Fortunately, the injuries during the incident were only to the two
dogs involved, and NOT the young man (
poor dog skills and knowledge) who happened to be housesitting at the time.
My study of
dog bite - related fatalities occurring over the past five decades has identified the
poor ownership / management practices
involved in the overwhelming majority of these incidents: owners obtaining
dogs, and maintaining them as resident
dogs outside of regular, positive human interaction, often for negative functions (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
dogs not used for competition, show, or in a responsible breeding program.
For example, if you have vertigo, dizziness, migraines,
poor proprioception, or even psychiatric issues
involving panic, dissociation, anxeity, etc., you may want your
dog to walk and stand next to you to help you feel steadier on your feet.
The new study
involved 63 pet
dogs referred for
poor recall and related problems, including livestock worrying, which are the main reasons for collar use in the UK.
The effects of follicular dysplasia primarily
involve hair loss and
poor coat condition, which usually don't seem to bother affected
dogs.
«10 Delise, based upon her study of fatal attacks over the past five decades, has identified Â
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