[QUOTE=Britster;3334602]Ohhh another thread idea! I'm on a roll.
What are some of the "dog ownership rules" that you always hear you're supposed to follow, yet you break?
I know most of you know Jackson as this well-trained dog, and he is, but I let him get away with a lot, too. I guess he deserves it.
1. Keep dog still.. no running/moving/jumping a week after spay/neuter.
My still lasted about 3 days...
2. Do not switch foods right away! You don't want to shock their stomachs.
Apple went from kibble to raw in one day, no probs.
3. Never lets your dog sleep on the bed with you/play tug/etc..
They all sleep in the bed w/me...And if they want to play tug-o-war, I'm all there for them...lol
4. Don't let your dog walk ahead of you on walks
Mine all walk in different directions...I just hang on, so I don't lose one...lol
5. Never use a flexi!
What's a flexi?
6. Don't give your dog junk food
I don't do this, 'cause I'm a health nut, myself...I worry too much about pancreitis, so nothing that's not good for them
7. Do not BABY or spoil your dog!
I baby all mine, and that's our special time together...Why have a yorkie, if you don't want to baby them?
8. Let your dog adjust for a week before bringing people over to meet him/her as a puppy.
Living alone, this wasn't a problem...However, my three love everybody, to the point of (probably) being annoying lol...Not for me, but for the company...But, hey, it's their house (the pups), the company will have to deal w/it
9. Don't encourage bad behavior.. no matter what.
-Mine don't need any encouragement...
10. Do not leave your dog alone with kids/other dogs alone.
I do not, ever, do this...As a pet sitter, I've heard to many horror stories..
11. ALWAYS pick up your dogs poop.
Hmmm, in my yard, or someone elses? Of course I pick it up, in my yard hahahaha...That would be unsanitary, otherwise...