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The Perfect Puppy Myth
| Posted on 30 November, 2018 at 13:12 |
When many people set out to
get their puppy, they are prepared and expecting to get a great, perfect
one. They’re willing to put in the hours, the love, the money. And they
expect that what they ultimately will get out of it will be a dream
dog, the most amazing dog in the world.
That very well might be the case! But…hate to break it to you; the truth is that that “perfect puppy” is kind of a unicorn. Your puppy was born with all sorts of
predispositions and an inherent temperament. Some puppies are born shy,
some outgoing, some naughty, some thrilled to do whatever you ask of it
and some less so. Some are born really resilient, able to bounce back
from whatever life throws at it. And some are going to get scared one
time by one noise, and then be permanently scared of noises. Some will
be calm. Some will have a “miles per day” exercise requirement. A lot of this has to do with breed, but even
within breeds there’s variability. A purebred Lab is likely to be
friendly and outgoing, but there will be shy ones too. A purebred Border
collie is likely to be super motivated and driven, but you’ll find some
couch potatoes too. So yes, you should pick a breed that you think will
be compatible with your lifestyle, but there’s still some wiggle room
in what you’ll actually end up with. The “perfect” dog will be loyal and attached to
its owner, but…not so loyal and attached that it panics when you leave
for work, or aggresses at anyone who tries to approach you. The
“perfect” dog will be friendly and confident, but not so friendly and
confident that it runs away to go say hi to everybody in the park
whenever you let it off leash, and won’t come back until he’s made the
complete social circuit. The perfect dog will be calm but not so calm
that it falls asleep when you try to take him jogging. The “perfect” dog
is a balance between all these extremes, and your dog’s natural
temperament is going to fall somewhere on the continuum of these
extremes. Much of your training of your dog will consist of you trying
to smooth out any extremes and bring your dog into the perfect balance.
So, if you have that super clingy, attached one you’ll be doing
confidence exercises and focusing on socialization; if you have that
wild outgoing one your focus will be on control and distraction work. Putting pressure on your new puppy to be the
“perfect puppy” is waaaaaay too much pressure, and unless you are very
lucky, won’t work. Putting pressure on yourself to raise the perfect
puppy is also too much. You’re allowed to mess up! So is your puppy! You
will learn and grow together; nobody’s perfect including you, including
your puppy. You can definitely strive towards being very, very happy
with your puppy! |
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I actually used to have a dog named Sarah and she was actually abandoned by her old family. I knew the family she used to belong because they were my neighbors for two years and as long as I can remember, they need to move out and they decided to not include Sarah and leave her at the old house. It was after one week when I decided to just adopt her because I felt sad upon knowing that she doesn't have any food to eat or a warm place to stay during Winter. Well, I guess, this made me believe that we should not always seek for the best puppy because all of them deserves a family that can love them for whoever they are.
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