28/09/2023
Let’s talk about socialization of your pets and why it is sooooooo important. Your yard and house is a small world for a dog. Dogs need to start meeting other dogs(in a controlled environment with other safe dogs) as soon as they have had vaccinations that keep them safe from illness. A dog isolated doesn’t know how to interact with other dogs and this often comes out in forms of aggression. Dogs need to meet people ….they need to meet dogs….they need to meet cats and whatever else you can expose them to. Making your dog well rounded and otherwise bombproof. If something happens and god forbid your dog ends up in a shelter know that dog severe dog aggression is almost always a death sentence and finding a rescue to take them is highly unlikely as most rescues are foster based and a foster with no other animals is like one in a million. A dog who is human aggressive 100% is going to be euthanized. The reason we are talking about this is because those of us in rescue or animal control have enough on our plates with the way the rescue world is currently. Behavioral euthanasia by far hits the hardest because we see a perfectly healthy dog in front of us that we can’t save and you can bet we have fallen in love with them. Then we have to explain to them and apologize for what you did to them as we comfort them and tell them what a good dog they are as we watch the vet solemnly kill a healthy dog. Ever wonder why vet and animal rescuers have such a high su***de rate? Because we can’t do this day after day and be okay. If you need help with proper socialization or training I know a wonderful trainer. Travis Williams is worth it I promise.
