As a society, we have yet to recognize and appreciate the emotional and
psychological needs of dogs.
Always attend to the physical and
psychological needs of the dog by providing food, water and toys.
It is the goal of The North American Dutch Shepherd Rescue (NADSR) to be sure that this responsibility and
psychological needs of each dog be met in its new foster home.
Not exact matches
He regards this as part
of our general
psychological need to bond with others similar to ourselves, even if the other is a
dog.
HSUS defines a puppy mill as «a
dog breeding operation, which offers
dogs for monetary compensation or remuneration, in which the physical,
psychological and / or behavioral
needs of the
dogs are not being fulfilled due to inadequate housing, shelter, staffing, nutrition, socialization, sanitation, exercise, veterinary care and / or inappropriate breeding.»
The
dogs were extremely shell - shocked from their ordeal at the shelter and before, timid to the point
of being withdrawn and all were in dire
need of proper nutrition and
psychological rehabilitation.
Sure the weather is cold, but your
dogs still
need plenty
of exercise for their physical as well as their
psychological well being.
One
of the positives that came out
of these meetings was a consensus about what constitutes sub-standard commercial - breeding facilities, including any «
dog breeding operation, which offers
dogs for monetary compensation or remuneration, in which the physical,
psychological and / or behavioral
needs of the
dogs are not being fulfilled due to inadequate housing, shelter, staffing, nutrition, socialization, sanitation, exercise, veterinary care and / or inappropriate breeding.»
If you've been hurt by a
dog, you might
need compensation for lost wages, medical treatment and future medical costs for scar reduction, loss
of income and
psychological counseling for the emotional effects
of the attack and scarring.