🇬🇧 Etiquette guide for living with dogs

Today we are going to talk about simple rules of etiquette for those who have dogs and for those who live with dogs. In other words, it is a text for you, because absolutely everyone lives with dogs in the civilized world, in one way or another.

For those who have dogs:

• Take your dog for a walk every day even if you have a large yard at home. Even small dogs need to socialize with other dogs in order to have quality of life, which is why walks are important. It is important that the walks also meet the animal's energy expenditure needs. This will prevent the dog from destroying your furniture due to pure stress.

• Offer fresh, clean water and good quality feed (super premium) in quantities appropriate to the size and age of the animal.

• When taking the dog for a walk, collect its shit 💩. It is not good to leave the animal's wastes scattered on the street.

• Vaccinate your dog correctly and fight endo and ectoparasites with veterinary guidance.

• Provide a comfortable place for your pet to sleep. Heated, without humidity and with good ventilation. Leaving dogs asleep on the balcony or in the backyard without a house with an appropriate bed creates the risk of them crying at night and unnecessarily disturbing neighbours.

• Dogs bark. It's normal. Some breeds bark more than others and all bark much more than normal when their needs are being neglected. Be responsible and meet your dog's needs. You chose to include it in your life. Your neighbours are not required to tolerate the consequences of your irresponsibility.

• When leaving the house with the dog, always keep it using a collar and leash. Prevents leaks, accidents and gives a sense of security to people who are afraid of dogs.

• Never train a dog using methodologies that include punishment if the animal disobeys the command.

• Before buying a breed dog, get to know the breed standard on the official website of the kennel club of your country, as well as the best breeders of the breed, to ensure that the acquired animal really has the characteristics of the breed and that you are prepared to deal with  its needs. If you just want a cute puppy, adopt it. Buying by status or just to show off the animal's physical beauty is a pathetic and irresponsible choice.

• Never abandon a dog.

• Never physically attack a dog.

• Never leave a dog that needs to spend a lot of energy without physical exercise for many hours. Leaving a dog like that trapped in a small space all day is irresponsible. If you don't have time, pay for a pet sitter.

For those who live with dogs:

• Report abuse when you have evidence.

• Understand that dogs bark, and if you have any intolerance to barking you should see a psychologist.

• When visiting someone who has a dog, understand that you are the visitor and the dog is part of the family, in most cases. Even if you don't feel comfortable, respect the animal. If you are afraid of dogs, you can notify tutors in advance, but it is more worthwhile to see a psychologist to overcome this problem. It is very annoying to have to step on eggs with the emotional triggers of others.

• If you notice that your neighbour is neglecting the animal, offer help before complaining.

• Suggestions such as saying that the person should remove the vocal cords from the animal, use methods of training with punishment and other cruelties are prohibited. If you have this kind of idea, see a psychologist urgently.

• If the noise of the neighbour's dogs disturbs your concentration at work in the home office (or in an office where you have dogs in the neighbourhood), listen to a good classical music album, with headphones in respect for other people, while you work. The same goes if you are having trouble sleeping.

• If you don't want to help your neighbour, you hate dogs and don't want to seek psychological help, go live in the countryside, away from civilisation. No one is forced to tolerate your intolerance for something perfectly natural.

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