Canine Care Christmas Countdown - Day 55

Christmas is for children, young and old. It is the young ones that Day 55 focuses on. Children love dogs. And why not? They look just like their stuff toys in many cases. They have lovely soft coats to touch. Beautiful big eyes like that of another child.  Dogs generally enjoy the attention children provide and think they are wonderful beings.  Children love to hug dogs and give them big kisses to show their love, just like they do to Mommy & Daddy, or their stuffed toy.

What is key when planning for the holidays is to be aware of  few facts that a scientifically proven:

• Dogs do not think children are puppies. Dogs recognize human beings as a different species than their own. Tolerance for the young, however, is usually inherent in Adult Humans and Dogs, but only to a point, and the level of tolerance unique to each personality.
• Statistically, the children most likely to be bitten by Dogs are boys, under the age of 10, and Caucasian.  As boys up to the age of 10 are full of energy, fast movements, and demands, Dogs often are subject to a level of force put upon them. Force includes pulling, pushing, unwanted rough-housing, yelling and sudden loud noises, and also, what we are more familiar with hitting, punching and kicking.
• In the large majority of cases, a well-adjusted family Dogs will, before biting, display signals indicating they have had enough. These are helpful if you are watching to intervene.
• All dogs need their own safe, and happy place that is undisturbed in the house. Allowing your dog to go there and be quiet when noise and action escalate, is important. Plan where this place will be and help your dog recognize his special spot over the next few weeks before Christmas festivities.

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