20 Inaccurate Pieces of Pupper Advice You Hear Often But Should Never Pay Attention to

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Aug 6, 2026 8:15 AM EDT

It seems that no matter where you go or where you look people are all too willing to dish out doggo advice to you like samples at a tasting event. But how are you supposed to be able to tell what is genuine and what is comeplye nonsense? Well, we hope this list will help you figure that out.

Pupper pawrents are always looking for advice on how best to raise our darling doggos. They are the light of our lives after all and all we want is for them to have the best life pawssible. So we turn our attention to the world and hope to hear some helpful tips and tricks to make our dogs' lives better. But when we do so we are inundated with facts, figures and fear. People telling you to do this with your doggo, others telling you the complete opposite. Sometimes it feels as though people just want to duke it out for the sheer sport of it. But at the end of the day all that matters to you is your pupper's well being.

So we gto our hands on some of the more common misconceptions that go around doggo circles to give you an idea of what might be best to ignore when you hear it for the tenth time. It can be so confusing to care for your canine when your family, yourself and the rest of the world seem to be involved. But we know you are doing your best and we hope that this list offers some help in finding out that you are more pupper savvy than you thought yourself to be.

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Well, seeing as this is coming from a pawfessional I think this might be some very good advice to heed. And not only for the application of nail cutting. Showering or any other activity where you are trying to distract your stressed out doggo is likely to lead to some pretty shocking results as this groomer has described. So maybe stick to putting the peanut butter somewhere that is far away from your money maker. No one will want to hire someone who has bite scars on their face from a peanut butter incident..
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Mm, yes, this. For all the knowledge we share with you here from a wide range of sources and opinions, at the end of the day the only thing that matters is what is right for your dog and your dog alone. No one can make that decision for you. At best whatever you hear even from the pawfessionals themselves is a suggestion, not written law. So take whatever you hear with a healthy pinch of salt and think for yourself what your pup will want most. After all, you are his pawrent, if anyone is to know, it would be you.
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