There are numerous ups and downs that go along with dog ownership and there are always a multitude of responsibilities that caring dog owners face. From the needs of feeding and grooming, to medical care and exercise, there are many different tasks that go into properly caring for a dog. As with many things in life, there are pros and cons when it comes to taking care of a frisky canine.
While dog ownership can be a big responsibility, it is widely thought that owning a dog can benefit your health. It is scientifically proven that dogs can improve your health by reducing stress and alleviating loneliness. Dogs are also known to improve health by lowering their owners blood pressure and heart rate. The exercise your dog needs in the form of walking and running is also a great way for the owner to get outdoors and exercise their own bodies. Dogs and humans both need exercise to stay healthy. I know some dog owners get a strenuous workout just from bathing their big, naughty dogs!
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A responsible dog owner soon realizes there are a multitude of things necessary to keep their pooch healthy and happy. Dogs need more than just someone who loves them. They need food, water, medical care, grooming, training, as well as being let outside numerous times every day. Money management is a skill dog owners must learn because meeting most of your dog’s basic needs costs money. The amount of money you spend on food, treats, and grooming will vary depending on your dog’s size, but medical bills are close to the same for dogs of all sizes. Ordinarily, another responsibility of owning a dog is time management. If you work a great deal, you may need to hire someone to feed and let your dog out during your long hours at work. You may also have to consider the costs of boarding your dog or hiring a pet-sitter if you are ever going to be away
Dogs are put in small crates often filled with their own feces. Pups are not bathed regularly with no veterinary attention so this often leads to infection, and they are bred at every opportunity with little to no recovery time in between. If they can no longer breed, they get killed. Puppies get taken from their mothers at the first opportunity and sold, unless it has a defect then it gets killed.
People of different ages, young and old, will love having a dog or a pup around. They even treat them as their best friend. Nevertheless, you must also think of the possible consequences that come with owning one. Effective Dog Training is necessary for your dog and you should understand you have to make an effort to socialize your dog. You have to expose your dog to the outside world, so that it will not intimidate other people.
Training your dog is the most important part of canine companionship. A happy dog is one who has structure and boundaries. Dogs are pack animals, and as such, they need guidance in the behavior that you expect from them. If you don't follow through in this leadership role, then the dog will naturally feel as if it is his place to do so. A dog that understands that you are the leader will naturally be easier to train.
Like humans, dogs need exercise. It is wise to take house-dogs on walks throughout the day. It helps them burn off energy and work their muscles. Dogs are also very social and need interaction with other pets and their humans. Once or twice a week the owners should take their dog to a puppy playground or dog park; this gives them the opportunity to become socialized. Denying these basic elements of a dog's life is one of the worst forms of animal abuse. This is the practice of puppy mills across the country.
Our current society is a busy one; busy enough that having the time to exercise is a difficult task for many. However, animals, especially dogs, can function as personal trainers: motivating you to go for a walk or run due to their crucial need to release energy. A dog owner who is “responsible for walking their pups… [is] less likely to be obese than dog owners who pass the duty off to someone else or those who don 't own dogs at all” (McCandless). With the inspiration from their pets, even the busiest person will be able to gain their recommended thirty minutes of exercise a day in order to stay healthy. A furry friend may carry thousands of bacteria and allergens, but the exposure of infants to these microbes “can actually influence children’s immune development while reducing the probability of certain allergic diseases” (Borreli). Adults also benefit from contact with the allergens carried on household animals through the reduction of the effects of pet allergies that comes with exposure. Although an individual may not have certain life-threatening diseases at the present time, owning a pet will help increase exercise and boost the immune system in order to prevent future health
Having a dog can be a great experience for people who enjoy their company. These animals are usually friendly and active; they are intelligent and can develop a strong relationship with their owners based on love and care. However, having dogs is a big responsibility for the person who owns them, because they are animals, so they cannot support themselves. Dogs need someone who can feed them, give them love, and someone who can help them exercise. Moreover, these animals need big spaces in order to run and develop their muscles, so the owner has to know that he needs to take a walk with the dog several times a day.
When the dog is walking the owner is walking as well. Every time the dog is being played with the owner is getting some kind of exercise done. Exercising daily is really important especially now a day when the obesity rate is so high in this country. Even when one doesn’t want to take the dog out dogs can be pretty persistent and will have the owner playing with them in no time. Living an active lifestyle also means that one will be healthier as
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Responsibilities for dogs come in all different forms, but these are just a couple of ways that I have to specifically take care of my dog. Dogs make great companions, can be assistance dogs and help people with disabilities, and even protect a household. Hearing dogs can be the ears for a person that is hard of hearing, seeing dogs can be the eyes for someone who is legally blind, and service dogs can be an alert system for someone with epilepsy. Although, these dogs are put through a lot of special training for a specific need. More often than not, an assistance dog is adopted but also donated to someone who is handicapped.
There are some people who think that a puppy automatically knows everything to do. For example they think that puppies know they shouldn't chew on shoes and furniture. But just as a child or toddler becomes bored and explores his surroundings, so puppies do the same. Young dogs have a seemingly inexhaustible supply of energy to run and play, and if not thoroughly exercised by playing appropriate games such as Fetch, they will become destructive inside the house. Another misconception related to being exercised is behavior. If a puppy is kept in a crate for eight hours a day and then let out only to go to the bathroom, then the puppy will have listening issues because the puppy has been confined and needs to run around and the owner refuses to oblige it. Also as young puppies, it is important to socialize them frequently with both multiple different animals and people. If not, the animal could act lovable to a family, but when a stranger comes into the yard, the animal could turn into a ferocious beast that could cause traumatic accidents to anyone. Dogs can be socialized simply by having friends come over to the house for a few minutes a day just to say hello. By taking a little time and energy and applying these simple rules, a new dog owner can have a wonderfully loving
Dogs are very common in the world we know today. Many households have one or more. Dogs are trained to be pets. Not only trained to be pets, dogs are also trained for work. Dogs are getting used more and more in our work environment. House dogs can also be considered a working dog depending on why the dog is there. There are many jobs for dogs. Dogs make a big impact on our working and social lives.
Owning a pet can have many physical and mental health benefits. Medical studies show having a pet result's in lower blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and triglyceride levels. Pets have a role in cardiovascular health from lowering blood pressure, and they encourage psychosocial stability in owners, which further reduces the risk of heart disease. In the hectic and fast-paced world we live in today, pets are actually saving our lives. Pets provide an excuse to be active, dogs live an active lifestyle, wanting to play and run around outside. By making us more active and improving our health, dogs often provide a good workout! Instead of sitting on the couch being lazy, dogs are eager to transfer their energy and enthusiasm to the owner benefiting both dog and owner in many ways. Studies show that dogs demonstrate trust and provide comfort to the sick or elderly thus helping people to live longer and to be more positive as they age. Animal owners over 75 years of age have f...
A dog or cat can be a wonderful addition to any home. They are both very sweet and loveable pet to have. But these two pets could not be more different from each other in a few respect: the amount of attention that is needed, grooming care, and bathroom usage.
The high demands that are placed on pet owners when a dog is selected sometimes wreak havoc soon after it is introduced into the family. Dogs are high maintenance with an above average degree of time requirements that usually become a hindrance to pet owners in the early phase of ownership. The cat does not present these problems, which is part of the low maintenance advantage many pet owners seek. Dogs can have separation anxiety, use the bathroom in the home for spite when left alone for long hours, and usually requires lots of exercise which mandates the pet owner to be available during the day to provide the appropriate amount of exercise needed by
Dogs are wonderful creatures. They are loyal, dependable companions if given the opportunity. In recent years I have come to the opinion that we could learn something from these animals. We should also take a look at the manner in which they are being treated. Abandonment, irresponsible breeding, and neglect are only some of the ways that humans are failing the canine species.