Avoid any restraint that could upset your pup, people who might scare or harm the puppy, and
strange dogs whose behavior with young puppies is unknown.
Not exact matches
Even if you have the most friendly
dog or cat
whose behavior you can attest to; any pet can be unpredictable when
strangers attempt to enter a home; especially when you are not there to assure them there is no danger.
Dogs whose masters were helped and dogs whose masters didn't interact with either accompanying person showed no visible preference for accepting food from the strang
Dogs whose masters were helped and
dogs whose masters didn't interact with either accompanying person showed no visible preference for accepting food from the strang
dogs whose masters didn't interact with either accompanying person showed no visible preference for accepting food from the
strangers.
This is a common issue for gun
dog owners,
whose young
dogs tend to want to run off and play with or jump all over, any passing
strange dog or child.
Other things needed to be handled this week between my workshop hours: a
dog that I adopted out who was guarding his new companion a little too well and growling at
strangers, a
dog who needed to get spayed, a
dog that needs to be transported to his foster in Northern California, a
dog whose spay certificate needed to be sent to the person who physically pulled him from the shelter to prove to the shelter that we are being responsible (no person in rescue who is a real rescuer would ever miss this step of spay / neuter - it is because of irresponsible owners who don't do this that we end up with 4 million
dogs and cats being put down in the United States every year.
DIY
dog grooming is also a great option for owners
whose dogs are afraid of noisy clippers or less trusting around
strangers.
For those of us
whose dogs are wary of
strangers, the new arrivals can add a new level of anxiety.
However, instead of testing your animals with other
dogs and making them walk on a leash, small animals are usually tested by being asked to stay on a table for a 30 seconds or so and by being passed to two or three
strangers on
whose laps they must sit calmly.