Did you know there are hundreds of thousands of homeless dogs
and cats in shelters? Just because a dog or cat ends up in a shelter does not
mean it cannot make a good pet. A lot of pets end up in shelters simply because
the original owners did not do their homework, did not understand canine needs,
did not research the breed, or mix of breeds in the dog and simply picked the
wrong type of pet. Or never realized how much work a pet was, until they had
one, and decided they didn't want the responsibility. Shelters are full of
excellent, but misunderstood dogs. By misunderstood I mean, most dogs are in
the shelter because they had owners who could not speak dog. Owners who didn't
give the dog what it institutionally needed and in return they
created a dog with issues. The two number of reasons a dog develops issues
are, lack of exercise, and lack of leadership.
Humans forget they are dealing with a canine animal and
too many times do not give the canine what he needs as that animal. When the
dog does not act like that picture perfect image they had in their minds they
assume they "didn't get a good one" and they "get rid" of
the dog. That's the bad news. The good news is since dogs live from day to day,
meaning they do not dwell in the past or the future; it is absolutely possible
to take a full grown dog and start over as if it was the first day for the rest
of its life. Do it right and you will see a totally different dog than the one
its owners dumped at the dog shelter.
(Article by Mahesh Acharya)
Pleas read this book
| A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray | |
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