Protect Your dog from Being Stolen
For a dog owner, nothing can be more painful than getting his/her beloved pooch stolen. In the United States, more than 2 million dogs go missing every year. The phenomenon, dog theft is increasing day by day. It’s been done for a couple of reasons. The thieves sell the pure breeds in high prices or use them in dog fighting, research or even keep them to demand for ransom. Whatever the reason might be, you need to take some precautions to keep your dogs from getting stolen. Let’s proceed to them.
1. Make a kennel: Never leave your dog alone. Build a kennel for your pooch or buy one. When you are leaving your dog alone, keep it inside the kennel before leaving. Buy chew proof dog bed for kennel so …show more content…
Always keep a eye on your dog: When your dog is playing in the yard, or in a dog park, keep an eye on it. It would be better if you keep the dog attached with you with the leash. When you are in a dog park, don’t get too indulged into a conversation and get distracted from your dog. It is easy for thieves to steal dogs from dog parks. So be careful whether you are in a dog park or any place outside.
6. Do not leave your dog unattended: Whether in your home or outside do not leave the dog unattended. Despite being in a secured place, it can get stolen. When you go to a store, don’t leave the dog outside. And do not leave him to play on the streets when you are not holding the leash. Other than kidnapping, any other accident can happen. A car might hit the little puppy or any wild animal can attack him. So always keep him with you, with the leash in your hands.
7. Do not leave the dog in your car: Don’t leave your dog alone in a car. We all know how easy it is to break into a car nowadays. Keep him with you. If you are in a place from where you can see your car and then you put your dog inside it, always think about the temperature of the day. If it is a hot day, the dog might get hypothermia due to excessive heat inside a locked car. Again, an air conditioned car might freeze him to death. So consider all these facts if you ever think of leaving your dog inside a locked …show more content…
Avoid letting people know your dog’s value: You cannot help loving your pet, your pooch. But you don’t need to brag to strangers about it. Letting random people know that you love your pet extremely will only allow thieves to know the value or price they might get if they steal your pet. Advertising your dog’s value will only create risks for your dog. So keep your love within yourself.
9. Be careful with strangers having too much interest in your dog: Strangers showing much interest in your dog are suspicious. If such a person wants to carry your dog or take it to walk, don’t allow him to do that. Politely decline them. If strangers want to pet your dog that is alright but strangers who are surprisingly interested in your dog must not be allowed to carry them.
10. Don’t leave your dog outside a store: It is a very common phenomenon that someone leaves his dog outside a store for a minute and after a minute when he returns, the dog is no more there. Despite having a leash a dog can be stolen. It is not a tough task to break the leash and take the dog away. So if even you have to finish a few seconds task don’t leave your dog outside a store. It is not safe
For a dog owner, nothing can be more painful than getting his/her beloved pooch stolen. In the United States, more than 2 million dogs go missing every year. The phenomenon, dog theft is increasing day by day. It’s been done for a couple of reasons. The thieves sell the pure breeds in high prices or use them in dog fighting, research or even keep them to demand for ransom. Whatever the reason might be, you need to take some precautions to keep your dogs from getting stolen. Let’s proceed to them.
1. Make a kennel: Never leave your dog alone. Build a kennel for your pooch or buy one. When you are leaving your dog alone, keep it inside the kennel before leaving. Buy chew proof dog bed for kennel so …show more content…
Always keep a eye on your dog: When your dog is playing in the yard, or in a dog park, keep an eye on it. It would be better if you keep the dog attached with you with the leash. When you are in a dog park, don’t get too indulged into a conversation and get distracted from your dog. It is easy for thieves to steal dogs from dog parks. So be careful whether you are in a dog park or any place outside.
6. Do not leave your dog unattended: Whether in your home or outside do not leave the dog unattended. Despite being in a secured place, it can get stolen. When you go to a store, don’t leave the dog outside. And do not leave him to play on the streets when you are not holding the leash. Other than kidnapping, any other accident can happen. A car might hit the little puppy or any wild animal can attack him. So always keep him with you, with the leash in your hands.
7. Do not leave the dog in your car: Don’t leave your dog alone in a car. We all know how easy it is to break into a car nowadays. Keep him with you. If you are in a place from where you can see your car and then you put your dog inside it, always think about the temperature of the day. If it is a hot day, the dog might get hypothermia due to excessive heat inside a locked car. Again, an air conditioned car might freeze him to death. So consider all these facts if you ever think of leaving your dog inside a locked …show more content…
Avoid letting people know your dog’s value: You cannot help loving your pet, your pooch. But you don’t need to brag to strangers about it. Letting random people know that you love your pet extremely will only allow thieves to know the value or price they might get if they steal your pet. Advertising your dog’s value will only create risks for your dog. So keep your love within yourself.
9. Be careful with strangers having too much interest in your dog: Strangers showing much interest in your dog are suspicious. If such a person wants to carry your dog or take it to walk, don’t allow him to do that. Politely decline them. If strangers want to pet your dog that is alright but strangers who are surprisingly interested in your dog must not be allowed to carry them.
10. Don’t leave your dog outside a store: It is a very common phenomenon that someone leaves his dog outside a store for a minute and after a minute when he returns, the dog is no more there. Despite having a leash a dog can be stolen. It is not a tough task to break the leash and take the dog away. So if even you have to finish a few seconds task don’t leave your dog outside a store. It is not safe