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Dog Care: Identifying your dog’s emotions
is part of proper dog care
Are you clueless about why your dog ignores
you even when you are giving him a treat?
He feels lonely. His dog's emotions will, however, be joyful and
energetic with proper dog care.
Likewise, he can become feisty and naughty and tear up gardens,
furniture, and slippers if he is deprived of socialization and
interaction through isolation.
Your dog's emotions associated with lack of interaction are boredom
and nervous. He overcomes his dog's emotions by hole-digging and
shoe chewing.
Remain on the look-out for times when your dog is lonely or
depressed. Proper dog care involves taking the time to interact with |
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your dog whether through play or training
and re-directing his attention where necessary to break the hold of
your dog's emotions. One of our readers, Jane from Florida, related
her experience to us regarding her dog's emotions. Jane had a 9
year-old Chow named Bucky and a 2 year-old Yorkshire terrier named
Lulu. Bucky and Lulu were just like good pals—eating together, going
for walks together, and even watching TV together.
Jane said that Bucky often even cuddled
Lulu. But, the happy times quickly subsided when Bucky died of old
age. Lulu grieved much like humans do. Her dog emotions became lazy
and moped around the house from dawn ‘til dusk.
Lulu lay in one spot almost the whole day without moving. This made
Jane quite sad. She loved Lulu dearly and wanted to provide only the
best dog care upon her.
Finally, out of sheer desperation, Jane brought home a new dog to
keep Lulu company. That finally broke the spell of dog emotions:
depression and loneliness. Lulu was soon her old happy self again.
Your dog may experience similar dog emotions whether from the
passing of a beloved companion, or from being left alone or treated
with a disapproving tone too often. Identifying your dog’s negative
emotions leads to a proper level of dog care.
There are several signs to look for. Does he mope around the house a
lot? Perhaps he shows little interest in what used to be his
favorite food, treat, toy or activity? Does he sleep longer than
normal? Or perhaps like Lulu, he just lies in one spot all day
without moving? Your dog emotions must be sad.
Whatever the case, be patient with him, acknowledge those dog
emotions, and understand that he needs love and attention at this
time, not dog training. Interact more with him. Talking and hugging
also helps eliminate those negative dog emotions. Or, consider
bringing home a new companion for him.
That’s not to suggest bringing home the local alley cat just to see
if your little Poopie still has enough gumption to get off his butt
and chase the little fur ball away! Bring home a little partner for
him to play with. That's proper dog care.
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