Five advantages of adopting an adult dog over a puppy

When faced with the decision to adopt a dogBut, in general, the vast majority of people opt for a puppy to train him and educate him well as a child and, in this way, get him to behave in the way that one wants according to his preferences and personal tastes

However, many times that process of training and education of our faithful friends carries much longer than one wisheshence adopting an adult dog appears as a great alternativesince incorporating it into the family is give it a new chance of being loved by a family, knowing that their adaptation and learning stage of house rules is much shorter than that of newborn dogs.

For this reason, we will tell you below five advantages which, according to veterinary medicine Alicia Barreto -founder and director of the Association for the Protection of Animals (APRANI)headquartered in the town of Moreno, west of Greater Buenos Aires-, has adopting an adult dog vs. a puppy:

-Known conduct: We know perfectly well the character of the adult dog since, in most cases, we have some background about both its health and its temper and character. Furthermore, unlike puppies we also know their height and size definitive, without taking us any type of surprises later.

-Mature: adult dogs assimilate much faster than puppies everything that is taught to them in the process of your education. The adaptation of adopted adult dogs, -from one year of age onwards-, is very fast and easy.

-Adaptable: with few exceptions, the adult dog will He quickly adjusts to his new life, that allows you to acquire and incorporate, in a very short time, the customs of your new home, as well as the basic discipline rules such as, for example, doing the needs in a certain place in the house or outside it.

–Excellent students: The dog’s learning is always linked to the game instinct that it continues to preserve and develop it until a very advanced age, so the adoption of a dog should never be subject to how old it is, but rather to the character of the dog and its ability to adapt in the short term to its master’s lifestyle and the rest of the family members.

-Calm and careful adult dogs are typically out of the home-destroying stage, while also learning to control and share with the members of his family a routine for the others quiet. By taking them out for a daily walk for a few minutes and exercising them appropriately, there will be no need to calm down that typical and normal excess of energy that characterizes puppies.