Really interesting article.
I decided a while back that, if I get a puppy, I'll take that puppy everywhere for a while. I'll also be actively involved in the pre-taking home process.
I remember when I was first realizing how serious Yogi's problems were. I decided he and I needed quality time together (without Biscuit), so I took him on a day trip. There was a beautiful park in the town we went to --- Biscuit LOVED that park.
I'm fairly convinced his previous owners kept him in a bathroom most of the time, for convenience's sake. And that, wherever he came from before, he was around a lot of dogs, but locked in a barn or ??? -- little or no exposure to people and new experiences.
I decided a while back that, if I get a puppy, I'll take that puppy everywhere for a while. I'll also be actively involved in the pre-taking home process.
I remember when I was first realizing how serious Yogi's problems were. I decided he and I needed quality time together (without Biscuit), so I took him on a day trip. There was a beautiful park in the town we went to --- Biscuit LOVED that park.
I'm fairly convinced his previous owners kept him in a bathroom most of the time, for convenience's sake. And that, wherever he came from before, he was around a lot of dogs, but locked in a barn or ??? -- little or no exposure to people and new experiences.
