| Puppies and Stress |
Many responsible breeders have tried to breed Rottweilers with good temperaments and have tried to provide them with the best environment to reach their full potential. Researchers have found that puppies subjected to mild stress learn to adapt and can better handle stress as adults. It is this reason that many of us place our puppies in the refrigerator for a two minutes during their second week. (re-read that sentence. Didn't you) Unless you have read Rutherford and Neil's "How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With", or have read all you can on enriched environments, you probably think I have lost my mind. However, exposure to mild stress in a controlled manner is a good thing. Therefore, a case can be made for tail docking of very young puppies helps them handle stress better in later life NOTE: If you have received a puppy from a breeder, chances are this proceedure has already been done. NO NOT REPEAT! |
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