well if u trust and know that the 12 year old is responsible, then of course yes. but make sure that there is nothing bad that the 12 year old and the 1yr old can do.
I am not sure what you mean. You aren't being too specific in detailing what Schools you are talking about. If you mean in most English speaking schools in English speaking countries, then Yes, it is probably the only Language used to teach other subjects, whereas French, German, and Spanish are only used in those classes. But there are some schools in each English speaking country which teaches in a language other than English. For instance there is a Swedish primary school and Secondary school in London, and there is a Swedish section to University buildings where their subjects are taught in Swedish.
It depends on breed and environment. However if your dog usually roams around in a spacious garden then the needs is less. If your dog is coop up in a leash, kennel or home then you should take it out often.
A 15 year old look for a job can do yard work, become a cashier, or take up a paper route. Because of labor laws and school limitations, it can be difficult to get a job at this age.
It probably depends where you live. Depending on your towns or even state's laws, it is hard to say. If you are doing this for friends or relatives, you are probably fine. But if this is a "job" you should probably look in to it since everyone is sue happy these days.
It now takes an average of EIGHTEEN Years to become an architect.
After you do all of that, you may now legally call yourself an "architect!"
Dogs are "pack" oriented; they have their own social structure and hierarchy from the leader (alpha male and alpha female) to lowest underlings. In socializing with other dogs they go through various rituals consisting of muzzle, genital, and butt sniffing, a general "feeling out" or introduction, before they establish a relationship and status.
Second, we need to look at communication.
Dog communication, besides vocalization (barks, growls, howls, etc.), consists of body language, positioning of ears, eyes, tail, and stance. For example, Dominant dog (head, ears, tail erect and direct eye contact) and a Submissive dog (ears and head down, tail low between the legs and no eye contact). These two are probably the most commonly recognized body languages and isn't much different than our own body language (except for the tail and ears). Other body "signals" that most dogs give before reacting are the raising of hackles, stare downs, fearful threats, defiant stance, and the T-bone.
Raised Hackles-
Hackles are the hair on the neck and back that are raised involuntarily in anger or flight.
Stare Downs-
Staring is always associated with dominance, usually followed by aggression.
Fearful Threats-
A slinky low posture with the tail between the legs and the ears rotated back to one side.
Defiant Stance-
Head, tail, and ears held high with a stiff body posture accompanied by a slow forward movement.
T-Bone-
Dominate gesture of placing the head over the shoulders of another dog.
Recognizing these types of body language will help you take action and avert any injury to your canine companion or yourself.
So what should you do when you observe these warning signs?
--Always watch your dog and stay close. When other dogs approach, observe how your dog reacts and how the other dog approaches your dog.
--Never let your dog play or stray too far away from you in case you need to intervene.
--Break the eye contact. Remember, staring is an act of dominance and is followed by acts of aggression. Divert or distract your dog by calling him to you, turning him away from the other dog, offering him a toy or a food treat.
--Lastly, react immediately. Don't wait to see the outcome, once you recognize the warning signals intervene and take action.
Following the warning signs and taking the appropriate course of action will make your life and yours dogs a lot safer and happier.
Not entirely sure why you want to know this..
But from my own limited knowledge I'd say a gunshot wound would paralyze a Dog if it damaged the animals nerves, or if the wound got a serious infection.
Well the main thing is that the dog/cat won't be able to reproduce. I've heard many things about neutering your pet. The one that interests me the most was that supposedly it will reduce the chance of your dog/cat running away. Dogs often run away because they are looking for a "bitch" (female dog) to mate with. Therefore neutering him will make him not want to find a mating partner. (To simplify it; the dog wouldn't be horny and wouldn't go look for a female dog to have sex with.)
As a practical matter, dogs are just like people; kick a child and see how fast it runs up to you bubbling with love and affection. Normally, going for anthropomorphizm is a really good way to miss major points about other animals; however, this one is close to us all.
Being beat upon as a puppy or a child, merely helps them remember as they get older, sometimes a lot older, that you are a source of pain.
On the other hand, if the child or the dog has a slow memory, or little memory, beat away. Punishment works really well in the immediate situation. With children and dogs, it stops cold and on the spot, behavior which is undesired; it just does not have much lasting effect in the change of the mind-set that created the behavior. Meaning, it works as long as it is consistantly applied for each and every undesired behavior, and the one specifically punished. (Given the contents of dogs' heads, you might not ever be sure what you have punished, but, punish away. Just don't turn your back on the free running big-dog- that-was-a-puppy in your later years. Just a thought. :-) )
(Figureing out the undesired behavior and specifically punishing it and nothing else, is a major job: not likely that you're going to be sucessful at the singularity. Almost nobody can figure out the important things in the mind of a dog; children are even more difficult to figure out)
Punishment, has the side effects of teaching the mammal that YOU are a source of real hurt, increased blood pressure, raging galvanic skin response, loss of voluntary bladder control, self defecation, and just the run of the mill, General Activation Syndrome on total negative. YOU are the big CAUSE of everything bad in the life of the animal at the moment. (Of course, that was not your intention, but puppies and children have real problems reading the minds of other animals; they get better at reading minds if they survive puberty. Regreatfully, then it's a little late to have a companion dog, a working dog, a trick dog, an obedience dog, a gun dog or an adult child that wants to visit, much less call home. Unless, of course, you are a really good dog trainer, in which case you would not have asked the question in the first place.)
As previously said, punishment*, that is beating away at the puppy, or the child, is really good way to terminate the immidiate response,** it just does not seem to have much effect in the long run if there are other reinforcements (rewards, good stuff, known only to the dog or the child) comming in over which you have no control.
And changing behavior in the long-run seems to be the major desire with most people with dogs.
Or children, another form of animal. Bigger brain, same background.
Hitting puppies just does not work very well for getting out of dogs what one wants.
* or to use certain learning theory explanations: punishment is the application of an adverse stimulus, or the removal of a non adverse or positive stimulus; getting the diffierence takes some effort but it really works with dogs and children.
** if you can figure out what you want not in the first place. Otherwise, you just activated a lot of low and middle brain stuff by beating upon the dog.
Um im not sure where you got your info from but. If you get bit by a human likely don't have to go to a hospital bit by a dog you develop red streaks on your arm you have to go to the hospital because you have a blood infection and will be sick and possibly die in a short period of time. Human bites you need to watch for HIV and infectious disease like that I guess the differences is long term death vs short term.
Your dog may have an OCD as they too can get Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The best way to stop this from happening is to distract your dog with a toy or something that he loves
If you have it on a leash, yank the leash to make it stop. If it's not on a leash, yell "NO!!" at it, and it should stop and look at you. Train it to stop by bribing it with treats, and eventually it will learn to not roll in dead things. I had the same problem, so I know :)
massage for the hips. try the top of the tail section :p
All dog breeds can bite, from the tiniest Chihuahua to the dogs that people label 'aggressive'. Yes, a Rottie can bite, but just like any other dog, they can be trained quite easily not to. My friend owns a Rottweiler and it is very friendly and does not bite.
Once they have teeth and are able to chew.
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Usually around 5 weeks, But they still need their mothers milk until stleast 6 weeks. It is illegal to take A pup away from its mother before it is 8 weeks.
They will do this. Puppies are most likely to bite each other's tails while playing, but adult dogs will also do so. It is usually a play gesture and not meant to be a serious attack. Dogs trained for fighting will also sometimes grab their rival by the tail; this is why the fighting breeds often have docked tails.
All puppies are born deaf, their ear canals are not open. The canals start to open at about 10 days old. As soon as the canals are open a puppies hearing is very accurate.
dogs can play with any thing but try not to let it play with stuffed animals but the ones on TV are ok if he\she try to play with a different one make sure tho let them know isn't not ok but play with ur dog a lot cause they have lots of energy
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The dirtiest, nastiest thing in the world is the human mind.
A dresser that never changes its drawers.
The crocodiles,alligators,cheetah,,lions,cats bites while the dog bites with rabis otherwise rabis is deadly to humans, snakes if they bit you you will be poisoned the bee sting its harmful and the mosquitos and cockroaches leaves poison if it crawls on food
Mine use to bite mine too :/ ..... I bought a toy foot that looks indentically like a real foot, and I try to encourage my shih tzu bite the toy foot. So far, its helped ALOT! My shih tzu no longer bites my feet. You should try that, or buy house slippers to wear just incase the dog tries to bite your feet... :) those solutions have helped me teach my shih tzu as well <3
Arh! a very interesting question.
Suffice to say, tell your wife to keep her legs shut when in front of the dog
Nope. If anything, it makes her more playful and affectionate because she is less moody and distracted.
They have no bark collars for all different sizes of dogs and you can find them pretty cheap. Also if you give them something to do like chew on a bone or lick peanut butter out of a hollow tube. ---- A dog parent can also try safe ultrasonic bark control. When your dog barks the ultrasonic bark control unit emits a high frequency sound that only your dog can hear. Each dog bark triggers the bark control unit to emit the sound. The dog will stop barking when he/she hears it. Soon the dog will realize that their barking causes the uncomfortable noise and will stop barking. The ultrasonic bark control is not recommended in a house with cats since they are also able to hear the high frequency sound. There are two types of Safe Ultrasonic Bark Controls: Indoor and Outdoor. The Indoor Bark Control unit sits on any flat surface in your house. The Outdoor Bark Control looks like a Birdhouse and can be placed on any outside tree. The device not only looks great for your outdoor decor but an added benefit is controls not only your dog from barking but also your neighbor's barking dog. The Indoor Bark Control unit can be controlled manually or automatically. Manually means you will press the button when you hear your dog bark. Automatic means the device will emit the sound when it picks up the dog bark. The product is manufactured by a reputable company called Petsafe. ---- I found the Petsafe Outdoor Bark Control Birdhouse or Petsafe Indoor Bark Control unit at the following online pet store. Bark controls are great if you are not always home to correct their behavior: http://www.BargainBuyPetSupply.com/outdoor_bark_control.htm