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fabulouslygaybean · 10 months

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okay apparently im not done ranting about quarantine puppies. for the love of god to NOT get a puppy if you won't bother with training and proper socialization. i don't care if you say it'll help your mental health, i don't care if you just reeeaaaally want one, i don't care if you're only gonna get a teeny tiny toy breed, do not get a damn puppy if you won't put in the necessary work for the sake of their own and other's safety

#owning a puppy is NOT a light task #it's months of training and careful socialization and possible reactivity work #by not doing that you are not only endangering people outside the household but you're also endangering your puppy #like seriously. if you get a big powerful breed and they're terrified of the outside world? not only are you sentencing the dog to a -#- lifetime of isolation and anxiety but if they're also reactive you're risking an attack on other people which can result in state -#- mandated euthanasia #if you get a small breed who treats everything like an enemy? just like before you're forcing a horribly isolated life on your puppy but -#- you're also risking THEM getting hurt or attacked. if they get off leash and go after a car they risk getting hit. if they go after a -#- bigger dog they risk getting bitten. if they go after a person they risk getting kicked or hit and they're also still a bite risk and -#- euthanasia can still be enforced.#you can't just go “whoops! sorry! princess is just a little feisty haha” when your dog is an absolute terror in public #by getting a dog you have an obligation to both the dog and the people around you to make sure they're not a public safety hazard #and if you can't do that? pick another pet. there are lots of options out there that aren't dogs.

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