imagine knowing what kind of dog to select and adopt as your future dog all
that and more coming up hello that rubber my name is Saro I'm a dog
trainer I also coach dog owners welcome if you're new here and you want to
become an educated dog lover and have a well-behaved healthy and balanced dog
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get notified as soon as I post my next video in part one and two of these mini
series I talked about why dogs end up at the shelters and also how to approach
the adoption process itself in this video I'm going to talk about how to
select your future dog as your newly adopted dog most of the tips that I'm
gonna share in this video it applies whether you are adopting a dog or
getting a new dog number one is don't adopt the dog because of its look the
way they look that's the first mistake dog owners they make they select the dog
because they like the look of certain dogs or certain breeds looks of a dog
they don't give you exactly what you want when it comes to selecting a dog it
really doesn't matter what breed of dog you select all the breeds and all the
dogs at the end end up being the same thing they become a pet a domesticated
animal as a pet living with human so it doesn't matter really what breed you
select of course I don't suggest a working breed for example a border
collie or German Shepherd to live in an urban setting in an apartment they're
just not designed for that kind of lifestyle don't get me wrong they are
great family dogs there are great dogs in general but it is not fair to them to
live in a setting as in apartment because they are work oriented they are
bred to work and when you put a dog who's working mentality in a apartment
style urban living style life is just a disaster to happen number three is see what
kind of dog will fit for your lifestyle see it from the dogs perspective which
brings me to next point which is see what you can
offer for that dog learn about that dog spend some time with that dog the dog is
in the shelter go and walk the dog spend some time with the dog get to know the
dog ask the staff questions about the dog try to learn as much as you can
about this dog see if this dog matches with you connects with you if you are
able to help this dog which brings me to the next point don't fall in love with a
story that you hear from the dog the story of the dog may melt your heart may
affect your heart and soul but that doesn't mean that is the right dog for
you when you approach adoption from emotional point of view people tend to
make mistakes and choose the wrong dog just because the dog had a horrible life
and horrible past it doesn't mean that it's a perfect dog for you and you
should adopt this dog because of this and that and that it's just not fair to
the dog if you feel that that dog is out of your league
don't even think about adopting that dog let somebody who's perfect for that dog
to adopt that dog don't take away that opportunity for someone who's perfect
for that dog to adopt that dog and you make that mistake of adopting this dog
that may not be perfect for you and you may not be perfect for that dog I'm sure
there is the right person right family for that dog and there's a dog that is
perfect for you all you have to do is have patience and just search and wait
until that dog matches up with you until destiny brings that dog around to you so
the next point that I have is don't try to commit to the dog after a week or two
there are many rescue organizations or even few shelters that allow you to
adopt the dog after the process of fostering so they call it foster to
adoption so what that means is you foster the dog you look after the dog
until they find the right family for the during this period you who are fostering
this dog you may fall in love with this dog you may find it that this dog is
actually the ideal dog for you and you may end up adopting this dog so I highly
suggest to foster to adopt a dog so during that period that you're fostering
the dog you are getting to know the dog you just remember that a dog won't open
up itself and won't show its real personality maybe after a month the
first week or two are just honeymoon period this is the time the dog is not
showing its real personality I've heard and have come across a lot of stories
that people have end up rescuing a dog because after a few weeks they just fall
in love with the dog and they say what the heck I'm just going to adopt this
dog even though it's not the perfect dog for me but they fall in love with the
story and fall in love with the dog and what happens after a month or two the
dog becomes comfortable and relaxes in that environment and starts showing its
real personality it might have anxiety might have so many behaviors hidden
behaviors that start coming out and now that person is sock with this dog and
because they have signed up the papers they can't do anything about it so
they're stuck with the dog and the dog now is stuck with them so this is a very
important step that you want to take you want to make sure that you can always
return the dog back to the shelter or the rescue organization even after
months so you don't end up with the wrong dog in your hands and that dog
doesn't end up with the wrong people so by following all these tips and
considering all this point you can make a better decision on selecting your
future dog and adopting the dog that is ideal and perfect for you and that dog
is going to really benefit from you as well I hope you like this video if you
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going to talk about what are the steps that you need to take when you bring a
new adopted dog to your home don't miss that if you want to have a healthy well
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channel and I'll see you next time now until next time have fun with your dog