Care in the street
The street is where our dog passes it better, but also where the greatest risks, and why this should be the place where we take the utmost care. You have to check some details, which can be done easily and without having to devote excessive attention. The walk should be a pleasurable activity for both dog and master, and if you pay attention, to avoid problems.
On the other hand, the tips listed below are easy to follow, and eventually become an unconscious attitude on our part, so do not require much effort. o weaned pups (which usually means newly acquired) must avoid the walk and the contact with other dogs to the vet they have been since their first batch of vaccine, at least. It is a period in which your body has virtually no defenses.
Possible sources of infection or disease are the stools of other dogs. Urine and feces of other dogs will be as “healthy” as the dog that has occurred. Since we obviously can not know the status of that other dog, avoid risks. Put simply: remove the dog’s habit of poking around.
It’s difficult. By instinct the dog smells urine and stools, as they give you lots of information about the other animal. In principle, the sniffing is not a problem. The thing to avoid is the tendency to lick. This can be achieved in most cases “punish” the first lick. However, if your dog is sniffing urine from male and a female in heat, no education worth and will have to remove the dog by force.
or worse still garbage. Should never be left rummaging through them. In this case, the risk to the dog is higher than in the previous case, but if it is for people. Hydatid disease is a parasitic disease that affects the dog does not, while only transports the parasites at a time of their life cycle, but then spread to people, for which can be fatal. In addition to garbage, the dog can ingest the parasite through infected feces of another dog, so we return to the previous case.
o In the city, the dog should always be tied. It is not just a matter of meeting the statutory requirements demand it. It is only if the dog is able to intervene quickly tied by a pull on the leash, to get away from garbage, feces, etc., and to prevent the dog from running out if something catches your eye and prevent accidents.
or by instinct, a dog adult male will tend to fight with other males, and attempt to mount any female that will allow. A female, despite being less aggressive may also want to peel off with other females, and if you’re horny, let a male mount. Only if we can control are tied to them immediately.
For these situations occur (for whatever reason could not be avoided), this is what you should do:
Fight: You have the courage and try to separate them. If one of the two animals is much lower, shall be submitted promptly and no further problems. But as both are dominant, the fight is “all out” and can end badly.
Ride: Nothing to be done. We have to wait to finish and separate themselves. The reason is that, for anatomical circumstances, the male can not leave until it is over. If you try to separate them by force is a very high risk of causing permanent damage to both male (affecting their reproductive systems) and female (from lacerations to broken pelvic bone).
In a female in heat, limit the time the trip minimum. This only lasts a few days, and avoids the risk of occurrence of an unwanted ride, not to mention that they will pursue all dogs and can end up scared.
If we take the dog to a park where there is grass and can be let loose, do not forget, when we get back home, make a small review for ticks. We must also do this if you have been playing with other dogs.
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