What does it mean to be a responsible dog owner?  For starters, it means getting a dog for the right reasons.  Dogs are meant to be our companions and to share our lives with us.  The right reasons to get a dog are to help him become all that he can be.  To properly feed and exercise him.  To spend quality time socializing and training him.  But there are many wrong reasons to get a dog. 

Some of these include as a means of protection or to be a hobby breeder.  When dogs are purchased as a means of protection, most people think this means keeping them away from other dogs and people to make them more protective.  By doing this, your dog is not getting the socialization that he requires and as a result ends up fearful, aggressive, and destructive.  What invariably happens is the dog bites someone and ends up getting euthanized. 

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