The Need to Train Dogs

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     To fulfill a poodle's maternal instincts, there was a psychologist who deals with dogs who prescribed a box turtle. This is one serious psychologist and he even resorted to writing a book about understanding your dog. The purpose of the book is to show an animal is an individual explained this male doctor, an associate professor of psychology at local university and associate director for research at the local zoo. A lot of things are usually assumed by people but he expresses himself honestly.

According to him, there was a young couple with a dog but the husband was being refused entry into the bedroom by the dog. In his book, he mentioned the couple's dachshund which had a catatonic fit whenever they would fight. Aside from having body language that is human like, dogs develop like young children according to him. In the same way as humans, he says that dogs can tolerate closeness in various ways.

If you are considering to get a puppy, it is best to get one between six and eight weeks old since dogs develop through several stages as the doctor points out. Unless a puppy has been raised with a lot of people around then getting one puppy older than 10 weeks is not advised. It is necessary to see how well it interacts with other puppies before you buy a dog. A dog that is very outgoing can easily be the most aggressive so be alert.

What he will do is investigate it should you have an old scarf or a glove but see if he will agree to a game of tug of war. At five or six weeks, a puppy will not gain anything from discipline training since he will forget it but what this is a good time for is some tender loving care plus the exposure to a number of experiences that will enrich his environment.

A visit to the vet can cause undue trauma for a puppy at eight weeks for there is a sensitive fear period owners should be aware of, according to him. After 12 weeks a dog will then be emotionally bonded to his owner and during this time his spirit and attachment will less likely be broken by discipline training. When it comes to people in various situations, this doctor and holder of a veterinary degree and a doctorate in psychology from a London university has a number of recommendations to give.

As an example, he says that a golden retriever would work best for a family with children in the house, terriers are best for young couples, and then a schnauzer, a Yorkshire terrier, or a poodle is great for apartment couples, and finally a Yorkshire terrier, pekingese, or pug is best for older couples. Today, he says that it is more difficult to tell the temperament of a dog based solely on the breed. What he blames for this is less quality in breeding.

For him, dog breeders who come together in the hopes of changing breed standards are nothing but cranks. People have a responsibility not to change standards without knowing the result, he says. In terms of the necessity of testing for prize dogs, this is being emphasized today before they are named the best in the breed. In this case, you would know that the winner was no frankenstein.