However, there are differences between dogs and people, both physically and in the way of thinking. Some owners think that good things are bad for dogs. This difference in thinking between the owner and the dog has created several taboos for keeping a dog. Therefore, keeping a dog must not violate these taboos.
Taboo 1: Don't shave the dog casually.
In summer, there are always some "special" dogs on the street. For example, only the head, tail and limbs are shaved, and all other parts of the body are shaved. The owner said it was summer, and shaving the dog was for fear that it would get too hot.
This situation is typical, thinking about the physiological structure of dogs with human thinking. The author emphasizes here that dogs don't rely on their skin to dissipate heat, but rely on foot pads to dissipate heat with their tongues. If you can shave your dog, you might as well trim the hair on the soles of your feet.
The owner should remember, except for skin diseases, never shave the dog at will. Good hair can maintain the dog's confidence and prevent sunburn in summer.
Taboo 2: Fat dogs look best.
In the past, people always showed their good life at home by eating fat, but people gradually found that obesity would bring many unhealthy factors to themselves, so people began to lose weight. Later, the owner lost weight, but asked his dog to be fat. In this way, one dares to feed and the other dares to eat.
What I don't understand is that the master knows that he is not good for his health after gaining weight. Why doesn't he know that dogs will go bad when they get fat? Obesity will bring a series of secondary diseases to dogs and greatly shorten their life span. The life span of dogs is only about 12 years, and it will take several years to shrink.
Taboo 3: Walking the dog without tying the rope.
Dogs are smart and obedient, which makes many owners feel confident when walking their dogs. They firmly believe that dogs will not run around, dogs will not scare others, and they are not even afraid that any unexpected situation will surprise dogs and cause them to run around.
It is this kind of luck that killed many dogs. Dogs can trust their owners when they go out, but dogs are dogs after all, and their interference with the outside world cannot be correctly judged. Once dogs are attracted by their peers or run around in fear, it is easy to have a car accident. Therefore, the leash is the dog's lifeline.
But the terrible thing is that most owners of pet pens are proud of walking their dogs without holding the rope, because it seems to be well taught.
Taboo 4: Wrong education of beating and cursing
Most owners used to educate dogs who made mistakes, that is, dogs didn't catch mistakes on the spot, and owners didn't know until the dogs made mistakes, and then angry owners would beat and scold the dogs. Most car owners have experienced this kind of wrong education.
But what I want to say is that failing to catch the current beating and scolding will only make the dog keep teaching and learning. The correct way of education is to interrupt a dog's mistake by quick, accurate and cruel means when he is ready to make a mistake or is making a mistake. Grasping the current situation in this way can make the dog understand that it should not do this, and the dog will not make such mistakes again in the future.
I think most dog owners have achieved the above four taboos, even a large part of them are doing them, but I hope that dog owners can avoid these four taboos in their dog life, because each one can bring a lot of harm to dogs.