Your Puppy Is Not a Blank Slate
When choosing a puppy or a dog for you and your family, it is crucial that you understand what your puppy was bred to do. Their genetics will dictate many, many things that they will want to do, and will do, and will continue doing for the rest of their life.
It is not only in how you raise them at all.
I hear it a lot that the dog was chosen because it's cute or because their energy levels will suit the family. And that's all great stuff to think about.
But energy levels or not, what else about the dog might occur in every day life as a result of their genetics; the computer programming they have that tells their bodies to do certain things?
Might they bark a lot? Might they guard? Might they dig? Might they want to scarper off on their own when out? Might they be super prey driven? Might they be wary of people they don't know, making visitors at the house tricky? Might they bound all over the house and furniture because being an adrenaline junky is their thing? Might they be a million and one things that their genetics make more likely to occur... over and above just their energy levels and cute faces?
There's lots of things to consider when choosing your dog! Looking into what kind of traits and characteristics their breed has is one (of many) crucial elements in choosing the right dog for you.
Want help in training your puppy and ensuring that their breed needs are met in a way that doesn’t cause you stress? You can get in touch with me on the link below.
Happy training everyone!
Jo x