Their well - meaning attempt at addressing poor social skills by giving their dogs more unstructured exposure to
unfamiliar dogs often backfires.
Not exact matches
The tenant knew or should have known that people
often are frightened by
unfamiliar dogs, even the breeds that are friendly and generally safe.
Owners of active
dogs that are
often out playing in
dog parks with many other
dogs, including
unfamiliar ones, will likely need to take a more diligent look at their
dog's vaccination schedule, whereas owners of senior
dogs or a
dog with a compromised immune system may want to go with only the bare essentials.
Set up precautionary measures when he is alone in the house, when he first meets new children, when around
unfamiliar dogs and get him outside more
often to help him to adjust to a new toileting schedule.
We understand that familiar people may occasionally be able to handle some of these cats in their usual environment, but when cornered in a cage after a car ride in the presence of barking
dogs and
unfamiliar cats and humans, they become very frightened and
often display intense fear aggression.
They are
often times adult
dogs in
unfamiliar surroundings, frightened and liable to bolt and run away at every opportunity.
They want to avoid putting their cats through the stress of a vet visit, from the dreaded carrier and car ride to the
unfamiliar and
often -
dog - filled environment.
Holidays can be a particularly stressful time for
dogs and cats: changes in their routine, more and
often unfamiliar people around the house, or even a new environment if you are traveling from home and taking your pet along.
Search - and - rescue
dogs often work in chaotic environments, but not with prolonged physical contact of
unfamiliar people.
All this hopefully helps give an answer to the emotional question about why we train purebred
dogs almost exclusively, rather than shelter
dogs — in short, because it is
often impossible to know the trauma histories of shelter
dogs, or which breeding characteristic of the «mixed breed» might prevail when the
dog is faced with an
unfamiliar situation.
Finally, it is also possible that these
dogs can develop aggression, most
often this aggression is fear based aggression because they are
unfamiliar with life outside of the puppy mill.
Often a
dog appears to approach an
unfamiliar person so it can sniff the person - ifthe person does not reach then the
dog sniffs and may walk away.
The tenant knew or should have known that people
often are frightened by
unfamiliar dogs, even the breeds that are friendly and generally safe.