The Problem with Treating Pets as Children
The Behavior Can Range from Mild to Very Severe
Our society seems to treat pets more and more like children. While having your pampered pooch running around in a little dress is cute, it really isn’t good for your pet. Do you really need to go out and continuously buy your pet the latest and greatest pet toy or bed to be happy?While it may seem like a small problem, it really isn’t. Treating pets as children or little humans can and will create problems in your household. The pampered pet may continuously compete for your attention with your spouse. While you
This will eventually create more and more problems in your relationship. Your spouse will begin to get angry because you are essentially treating your pet better than them. Relationships have ended over too pampered pets, and even the court systems are starting in on the trend. Now, pets are beginning to be treated as children, and battles are fought over who will get the pet once a divorce occurs. This only adds to the idea the pet has in its mind that they rule the household.
Cesar Milan, better known as The Dog Whisperer works with pet owners to stop treating them like children and more like the pets they are supposed to be. Many owners are afraid that telling their pet no, or disciplining them when they do something wrong is bad. They are afraid of hurting their feelings, and eventually give into whatever they want and desire to do, because of this. Their dogs become unruly and take over the entire house.
Related information
- Don't let them run the house
- Let them know who the boss is
- Work to change your own behavior as well as your pets.
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