So that he can help a poodle fulfill its maternal instincts, there was a dog psychologist who prescribed a box turtle. A book about understanding your dog was written by this psychologist for he takes his work seriously. Explaining how animals are also individuals is the book off this doctor who is an associate professor of psychology at local university and associate director for research at the local zoo. There are occasions when people imagine things but he expresses himself rather honestly.

When it comes to a young couple, he said that he knew of one owning a dog with the dog refusing entry for the husband into the bedroom. And his book, he wrote about a dachshund who had a catatonic fit whenever the couple who owned him had a fight. The body language of dogs is similar to humans as he says and they usually develop like young children. In addition, he also says that like humans dogs tolerate closeness differently.

Dogs develop through several stages, the doctor points out, adding that the best time to get a puppy is when he is between six and eight weeks old. It is not wise to get a puppy older than 10 weeks unless it has been raised with a lot of people around. Buying a dog in particular needs for you to see how it interacts with other puppies. Be on the lookout for the most outgoing dog for this can be the most aggressive.

He will definitely investigate it if you have an old scarf or a glove but see if he will play a game of tug of war after. Pointless is discipline training for a puppy aged at five or six weeks since he will forget it, what is necessary is showering him with tender loving care and exposing him to a number of experiences enriching his environment.

Any undue trauma for the puppy should be avoided by the owners, as he mentions, including a visit to the doctor during the sensitive fear period at eight weeks. When a dog reaches 12 weeks he will then be emotionally bonded to his owner and by then his spirit and attachment will no longer be broken by discipline training. Recommending different breeds of dog for people in varying situations is this doctor who is a holder of a veterinary degree and a doctorate in psychology from a London university.

Working best for a family with children in the house is a golden retriever, young couples will enjoy the company of terriers, advised for apartment couples is a schnauzer, a Yorkshire terrier, or a poodle, a Yorkshire terrier, pekingese, or pug is ideal for older couples. Today, he says that it is more difficult to tell the temperament of a dog based solely on the breed. That's because there is less quality in breeding which is rather tragic.

He calls dog breeders cranks if they are the ones who get together and decide on changing breed standards. Without knowing the results, people should not tamper with standards, according to him. Several tests should first be passed by prize dogs before they are named the best in the breed and this is being emphasized today. This is in order to ensure that the winning dog is no zombie.