To think that dogs are not born anxious

[bonbon2023]

And that their owners make them the way they are?

I'm on a couple of Facebook groups for the breeds of dogs I own and the amount of reactive/anxious dogs is getting ridiculous now. I'm seeing countless posts a day to the point I've left the groups. Dogs are not born this way it's what you do in bringing them up. The not ever leaving a dog to settle/be alone. Thinking a dog won't survive home alone if you leave the house for 5/6 hrs. A normal dog can be but the helicopter dog ownership is not helping them at all. And they are creating a rod for their own back, therefore ending up with a dog they can't control (or is controlling them) and then they are ending up rehomed. The final straw for me was a woman asking if she could give her dog a raw chicken wing that the butcher had given her saying her dog would love it, the comments went wild saying she shouldn't give her dog it, to the point she just threw it away. Some even telling her to freeze it first for two weeks 🤦🏻‍♀️
Dog ownership has changed massively in the last 10/15 years (since socially media) it's like dogs aren't treated like dogs anymore or aren't allowed to be because their owners are an anxious mess themselves 😬

I can't be the only one who thinks like this?

@Teder and as for your comment about putting the two breeds together. Only extensively health tested studs mate with my bitches. With excellent temperaments.

Never mind all the anxious dogs, breeders annoy me way more.
People should stop breeding dogs full stop.
It’s just the latest money making scheme.
We have enough dogs, stop breeding.

Very few “breeders” do the genetic tests (or could even name them!) for these cross breeds so perhaps you’re in the minority. I’ve yet to meet a decent breeder who approves of this ‘doodle’ craze even if their temperaments are good.

I think it’s silly to be criticising people who get dog walkers and similar because they want to be good owners but the real problem is bad breeders.

My dog isn’t anxious. I could go out for an entire day and he’d be fine - alive and unharmed and wouldn’t bark or destroy anything. However, I want to give him the best quality of life and I think it is unkind to allow a sociable dog to be home alone, so he goes to a family member to be with other people and other dogs. If that puts me on par with people you think make their dogs anxious, so be it. He’s not anxious and I know what’s important to me as a dog owner - he gets to be a dog and be around people and other dogs, where possible.

You just sound pretty unpleasant at this point.

@Teder I was talking about the parents not the poos.

@CandyLeBonBon I'm a sweetheart 🥰