In this episode, we discuss eleven dog myths that keep persisting despite them being false. This includes dog myths around veterinary procedures, food, training, play, emotions, intelligence, and more.
- Myth: Don't take your dog for walks before its shots are complete.
- Myth: Feeding raw food is dangerous.
- Myth: Letting your dog win during tug-of-war will make it more aggressive.
- Myth: Don't let your dog walk ahead.
- Myth: Transition to different dog food slowly.
- Myth: Old dogs can't learn new tricks
- Myth: Dogs should walk on your left side
- Myth: Dogs don't have emotions/don't feel pain the same way people do.
- Myth: When a dog bites people, that's just its personality.
- Myth: Dogs are dumb.
- Myth: Spaying/neutering your dog prevents cancer.
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