If your dog has a best dog friend, then he can consider himself very lucky, because not everyone has that. As with us humans, we like one person and less so the other. Sometimes acquaintances and friendships develop and very, very rarely you find a best dog friend. My Miniature Poodle Burberry Balenciaga was lucky and found her best dog friend in Yorkshire Terrier Aurelio.
This is how you recognize true friendship in dogs
For us humans it is often impossible to tell whether two dogs really like each other or just tolerate and accept each other. Two dog moms get to know each other or already know each other and then this idea keeps coming up: We get along so well, our dogs must get along well too. Unfortunately, this is not always the case!
It’s true that if you spend a lot of time together on excursions like dog walks, a friendship can develop. Dogs are not loners but pack animals and are very social. BUT: Friendship is not just friendship! A friendship between dogs is often misinterpreted by us humans and happy play together is actually chasing and bullying. Yes, this also happens among dogs, not exactly rare and usually in a group. One is always the weak one and even among dogs there are “assholes” who like to take advantage of this.
You should never force a dog friendship. This can quickly backfire and the situation can escalate. As a dog mom, you should always keep a close eye on your dog. If he feels uncomfortable or unsafe, behaves differently than usual, doesn’t take treats or seeks protection from you – then I can tell you, something is wrong! If you need help, contact us – Make a few videos of the situation so that we can see how the dogs interact with each other so that we can assess the situation and help you. You can contact us via Instagram with a private message or you can write us an email at: info@poodle-preferred.com
That’s enough seriousness, but it’s also an important topic and things don’t always work out well. I want you to know that we’re not just interested in you liking us and writing nice comments – we’re here for you, even if things aren’t going well!
A true canine friendship
Burberry is a bit strange and reserved with strange dogs. She barks and initially prefers to hold back and observe. She initially doesn’t like dogs that approach her head-on (which unfortunately many dogs do). But after a while she thaws. With Aurelio it took less than an hour and we were able to put the two of them next to each other and shoot. With other dogs it sometimes takes a few walks. It’s very different and I don’t want to pressure you!
By the way, with Aurelio we have another online magazine under the name Dogs Preferred and an associated YouTube channel, as well as Instagram and TikTok. So, as you can imagine, we meet several times a week for dog walks, to play and take photos. Whether on the beach, in the city or on a walk in the forest – we really have a lot of fun and of course socializing dogs is also important!
Yorkshire Terrier Aurelio is also on Instagram and TikTok and recently started his YouTube channel. So if you want to see true dog friendship then here is the best example. I never expected that Burberry would find her best dog friend, precisely because she is often so strange around other dogs. But with enough patience and love, everything can work.