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The dog and the bird ๐Ÿ˜ (i.redd.it)
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[โ€“] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Many professional trainers believe that hard mouth can be a hereditary affliction. When selecting a puppy, by all means check out the parents first. Still, there is really no surefire way to tell if a dog is going to be predisposed to damaging birds once it grows up. That part likely falls in the luck-of-the-draw department. There are, however, precautions you can take while training your retriever puppy that may help prevent the dog from developing hard mouth. Common sense applies in most cases.

[โ€“] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you don't know the dog, you're probably right that it's not worth the risk. I'd guess those 2 have been friends their whole life though. I know with the golden I had that she was always great with any person or animal she came in contact with.

[โ€“] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It only takes one time being surprised.

It's always a risk. Would you want your best friend to go into a polar bear enclosure alone even if the bear had never mauled anyone or acted like it wanted to?

It's never worth the risk if you value the little bird's life.