Vet Calls Who Change Breed Standards A Bunch of Cranks

     So that he can help a poodle fulfill its maternal instincts, there was a dog psychologist who prescribed a box turtle. With regard to his profession, he is very serious about it and so he wrote a book he called understanding your dog.

What this doctor who is an associate professor of psychology at local university and associate director for research at the local zoo explains in his book is how animals are also individuals.

Usually, he expresses himself honestly even if people do presume too much sometimes.

There was a young couple, as he mentioned, who had a dog that would not let the husband into the bedroom.

He wrote about a dachshund in his book and this was owned by the couple and when they fought it had a catatonic fit.

The body language of dogs is similar to humans as he says and they usually develop like young children. In terms of tolerating closeness, he said that dogs like humans possess different abilities.

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.

Buying a dog in particular needs for you to see how it interacts with other puppies. The most outgoing one can easily be the most aggressive so watch out.

He will definitely investigate it if you have an old scarf or a glove but see if he will play a game of tug of war after.

It is rather pointless for discipline training to be done if a puppy is at five or six weeks since he will forget it but what is useful is giving him some tender loving care and exposing him to a number of experiences that enriches his environment.

Including a doctor's appointment, there is a sensitive fear period at eight weeks wherein the owners, as he mentions, should refrain from causing any undue trauma for the puppy.

A dog becomes emotionally bonded to his owner after a span of 12 weeks and by then discipline training will not be able to break his spirit or attachment.

This is a doctor who has a veterinary degree and a doctorate in psychology from a London university and he offers recommendations with regard to dog breeds to various people in different situations.

For a family with children, a golden retriever is what he advises, terriers are options for young couples, for apartment couples a schnauzer, a Yorkshire terrier, or a poodle is advised, and then for older couples there is a Yorkshire terrier, pekingese, or pug.

Based on the breed, it is not as easy to tell the temperament of a dog than in the past, he said. That's because there is less quality in breeding which is rather tragic.

Cranks are what he calls dog breeders who get together in an effort of making changes in breed standards.

According to him, people should not change standards without knowledge of the possible results. Before they are named the best in the breed, there is much emphasis on hoe prize dogs should first be subjected to tests. This is in order to ensure that the winning dog is no zombie.