There is a fantasy that owning a dog is a very enjoyable experience and that after adopting your own, you will always be happy. But the truth is very different from these naïve expectations.
Sure, a dog may bring some joy and happiness into your life, but many times you will be burnt out from taking care of it. Raising a dog is much like raising a baby. They need to be taught what’s right and wrong, trained, and taken care of daily. It takes a lot of time and will most definitely tire you out.
When your dog is still a puppy, they can be very unpredictable and destructive. They are going to have plenty of accidents and cause plenty of accidents. This will take excessive amounts of training and retraining in the early months, fully testing your patience.
Something that gets many people wanting to adopt a dog is when they see neighbors walking dogs throughout the neighborhood. The owner and dog both seem happy and carefree while walking down the street. But on the other hand, the owner is usually very tense and on the lookout for potential dangers, like another dog, squirrel, duck, or other distractions. Sometimes the dog may even be too strong for the owner, dragging the poor deluded person along as they cheerfully bound across the grass.
Dogs can also be a huge annoyance, constantly nagging you to take them on a walk, feed them, or just play with them. They are constant attention seekers, always trying to take as much time out of their day as possible.
So, while it may seem like a golden dream, the responsibility of owning and taking care of a dog can be a very difficult task. But after learning to deal with it and take care of a dog like you would with a child, the benefits can outweigh the consequences.
Sure, a dog may bring some joy and happiness into your life, but many times you will be burnt out from taking care of it. Raising a dog is much like raising a baby. They need to be taught what’s right and wrong, trained, and taken care of daily. It takes a lot of time and will most definitely tire you out.
When your dog is still a puppy, they can be very unpredictable and destructive. They are going to have plenty of accidents and cause plenty of accidents. This will take excessive amounts of training and retraining in the early months, fully testing your patience.
Something that gets many people wanting to adopt a dog is when they see neighbors walking dogs throughout the neighborhood. The owner and dog both seem happy and carefree while walking down the street. But on the other hand, the owner is usually very tense and on the lookout for potential dangers, like another dog, squirrel, duck, or other distractions. Sometimes the dog may even be too strong for the owner, dragging the poor deluded person along as they cheerfully bound across the grass.
Dogs can also be a huge annoyance, constantly nagging you to take them on a walk, feed them, or just play with them. They are constant attention seekers, always trying to take as much time out of their day as possible.
So, while it may seem like a golden dream, the responsibility of owning and taking care of a dog can be a very difficult task. But after learning to deal with it and take care of a dog like you would with a child, the benefits can outweigh the consequences.
