So, it goes like this. There is once a young boy who loves to play and in his family, there is a beautiful dog that he loves to play with. Being a toddler, he sometimes does not have complete control his limbs and make sudden movements just like how every other babies and toddler play. Now, he develops a habit of punching the dog and it growls when he does that. His mother knows, so what happens next was: his mother wonders why does the dog growl when punched? She went to Quora and asked if there is a way to make the dog not growl when punched.
“Also, remember to pay attention to your fur child after your human child comes home. They don’t understand why they’re no longer the center of your world. Be sure to enforce strict boundaries with both pet & child, and enforce them consistently and lovingly. Teach your child to respect your pet and your pet will respect your child.” Simple common sense really!
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Interesting. The mother asked if there is a way to stop the dog growling and seemed completely lost about the cause of it. It was as if she thinks it's normal to have her son hit the dog and let the dog be in pain and not say a word about it.
Thankfully, we have an army that gives support to the poor dog and tries to snap the mother back to common sense because she is too old to be spoonfed about it. One of them is Marnie Bell, an Australian dog owner who used to foster rescued dogs. He warns the parent that next time, the dog might not be as courteous as to the only growl when being punched.
Marnie, a former foster carer for a dog rescue group, knows a thing or two about canine behavior. If you are about to introduce a new human into a doggy-dominated family, there are certain things you can do to make it a happy event for people and pups alike. “You can bring some of the baby’s clothes home from the hospital before you bring the baby home, so the dog has a chance to get used to the new family member’s scent,” she said. “Make sure you don’t suddenly change the dogs routine after the baby comes home. Any changes to routine should (ideally) happen slowly in the months leading up to the birth, so the dog doesn’t associate the sudden upheaval in its life with the baby.”
“Also, remember to pay attention to your fur child after your human child comes home. They don’t understand why they’re no longer the center of your world. Be sure to enforce strict boundaries with both pet & child, and enforce them consistently and lovingly. Teach your child to respect your pet and your pet will respect your child.” Simple common sense really!
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