Praying for your awesome health and happiest upcoming year , namaste from India. I am really bewildered by how dogs react sometimes and it pushed me to write another article about them on my favorite platform.
Your dog may freak you out sometimes especially when its a bulky breed like mine. My dog is a 6 years old German Shepherd and he bit me hard on my arm today when I tried to push him away to go sit on some other place and this inspired me to type some protips for you with a broken wrist.
What exactly happened?
We both were basking in the sun as this is wintry time of year here in my country and I noticed that Harry(my dog) was feeling really hot by now. So, I decided to grab him by hair around his neck and instructed with my finger to go sit in shade but he didn't move. So, I tried once again with a firm grip and I ended up pulling his hair. Its not like I did it for the first time but he always gave a cute warning. This time, he adopted a rather violent stance. Mr. dog instantly turned his head with speed of light and very soon, my wrist and fingers were grinded in his mouth. He bit twice, second time doubling the force and let me go. I jumped up in pain. It was like a million needles pierced at once on my wrist and finger joints. Thankfully, its just pain and no fractures but I really learnt to take care of my activities while I interact with doggo in future.
I really want all of you guys to :
Take care of your dog's mood.
If he is fan of cold environment, hot weather conditions can really turn him into beast.
If your dog is a trained one, you don't need to take much care before bothering them but if they haven't received proper training due to any reasons, you need to be cautious as many of them have bad temper.
Do give them time or they may start getting unused to your stimulus and this may make them act weirdly.
Take care of what you are feeding them with. After all, you are what you eat and this applies to animals also in some cases. Like, after feeding my dog a non vegetarian meal, he becomes more aggressive.
Don't pull their hair as it may cost you a badly hurt wrist.
Don't poke their ears if they are a breed with big ears as it may get them really angry if conditions are unfavorable.
Take care. Enjoy parenting.
