To pick up or not to pick up...

Dog training is all about learning. It's all about learning what to do and what not to do. As human beings it is hard to not copy the media world and celebrities. This particular topic I'm thinking the Paris Hitlons of this world. It is not OK to pick up and carry your Dog. Dogs have 4 legs. They can walk. They need to walk. The only time a Dog should be carried is when it is unwell and your getting it somewhere. When a Dog is well. You shouldn't carry them. People have told me before that they used to carry their Dog until it nipped them on the nose. This is stress. Dogs need to be able to smell and investigate the world around them. Carrying them prohibits them from doing this. You are also teaching them it is too scary to meet other people and other Dogs. When they do finally come into contact with people and other Dogs your Dog goes crazy. I've seen excuses made for this and heard them all. The tell tale sign to a Trainer is the dog scrabbling up your leg when you claim you don't always carry them. It's hurting your Dog to be carrying them. Your not helping them or making them feel loved. Your creating a nervous wreck who is literally struggling with their own identity. Yes love your Dog. But remember as much as you love them they are a Dog. They eat different food than us, they toilet different to us, they have different toys to humans and treats, they have differing grooming needs. They play and socialise differently to humans and they enjoy life differently to humans. So please share this with your friends if they are guilty of this, love your Dog and treat your Dog as a family member just not as a human child 🙈

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