Podcast Episode 8: Fear and Anxiety in Dogs
We work with many dogs with varying degrees of fear and anxiety. For example, my favorite breed, the German Shepherd Dog, is supposed to be naturally unshockable. This is based on the breed standard and origination. However, I work with many German Shepherd Dogs because they are fearful in some way. But fear isn’t just rampant in German Shepherd Dogs. This affects all dog breeds in the United States. I recently worked with a Belgian Malinois who bit people coming to the home out of fear. This is equally disturbing. Fear and anxiety in dogs are some of the most common challenges we are contacted for. The reasons for this fear epidemic in dogs are multifold.
In this episode, we briefly touch on the common symptoms and cases of fear in dogs and then discuss in detail what happens in a dog’s brain when they are afraid. We also discuss how helping fearful dogs works and what limits we must accept.
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