Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Should my Newfoundland puppy have friends?


Many of dog owners are often questioning themselves whether or not their dog should meet other dogs. Well, like humans (and other animals beside dogs), Newfoundland dogs need to establish friendships with others, so it’s ok that they meet some other dogs, but of course there are few things that their owner should be aware of. One of them is certainly that he should make sure first that the dogs that his dog is meeting are friendly and non-aggressive.

So, if my puppy should have friends, is it important that it has a lot of them? Well, it’s not like that dogs have got facebook so they can boast to each other for how many friends have they got, but if a puppy doesn’t meet any other dog, there’s a possibility that it can become shy in the future. Besides meeting other dogs, if you want to take your puppy to a place where are a lot of people, it will be a good idea that your puppy have seen people before, so before taking your puppy somewhere, your puppy should see some other people except you(for example you can show it to your friends, family or so)
Is it ok that my puppy meets children? Newfoundland dogs are known as the dogs who are good with children, so they usually get on well together. 

It is common to say that experience is very important, it can’t be bought by money and you can’t gain it by talking to somebody. Like the word says itself, you have to experience something first to get certain knowledge from it and that will serve you when making decisions in future that are somehow related to what you have experienced. Puppies should also gain certain experience, and their owner can’t take care of his puppy 24/7, but he should do as much is it in his power to ensure that his puppy will grow into a friendly adult. 
Puppy’s regular grow into an adult dog is very important. Also, it’s very good if an owner of a puppy can recognize what is his pet trying to say to him. For example, if you see that your puppy lowered its tail and it is scared of something, you shouldn’t force him to that object, whatever it is. Your puppy will make decision on its own, when it feels that it is ready. The owner’s most important task is to have a lot of patience for his puppy, like while he’s training it.

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