This is only eleven favours... but the most important for a dog’s life !
1) My life lasts between 10 and 15 years. Every separation from you means suffering for me.
2) Think about this before you decide whether or not to take me.
3) Give me time to understand what you are asking from me.
4) Install confidence in me – I thrive on it!
5) Don’t be angry with me for long, and don’t lock me up for punishment! You have your work, your pleasure, your job (I have only you).
6) Talk often to me!! Even if I don’t understand the words, I do understand the tone of your voice.
7) Know that, no matter how I’m treated, I shall never forget it.
8) Keep in mind, before you hit me, that my jaws could crush the knuckles of your hand with ease up to 400kg/cm², but I don’t make use of them.
9) Before you scold me when working with me, consider: perhaps I am uncomfortable from digesting my last meal!! Perhaps I was in the sun for too long; or perhaps I have a worn-out heart.
10) Take care of me when I'm old, you too are going to be old one day.
11) Be with me when my going is rough. Everything is easier for me when you are beside me.
Man’s best friend or Dog’s best friend ?