Remember, the muzzle is never left on 24/7. I normally suggest to clients that when the dog is confined to use the E.Collar and then the basket muzzle for walking around the house. This is so much more comfortable for the dog than having a large piece of ungainly plastic around its neck and bumping against multiple objects. It can be partially used instead of an Elizabethan Collar if your dog has had an operation and is not allowed to lick the area.Being used to wearing a muzzle will help the dogs stress levels, plus as both vet and owner will be more relaxed knowing there can be no reactive behaviour, so too will the dog. At the vet when a procedure is to be done that could be painful for the dog.In the case of injury, such as being hit by a car, even the best natured dog can try to bite purely out of pain, and the use of a muzzle will safeguard this from happening.A dog wearing a muzzle is responsible dog ownership and there are many more situations where a muzzle can come in handy. There is a misconception that only aggressive dogs should wear a muzzle, but this is not entirely true.
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If we look at it from the point of view that during the first 16 odd weeks of a pups life it is so much easier to habituate and desensitize it to all manner of things, why not take advantage of this period and teach your pup how to wear a muzzle? By introducing the muzzle at this early stage you will avoid stress at wearing it when the pup is older, and one thing I can assure you of is that a pup will not be a pup forever! Although the idea of a cute, cuddly pup wearing a muzzle may sound and look ridiculous, a muzzle really can be a dog’s best friend!
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