The permanent management of unwanted dog behavior has become a pandemic. Its all the rage with veterinary behaviorists, force-free dog trainers, animal rights organizations, and other groups unburdened by knowledge or understanding of typical dog beh ...
Unfortunately, far too many dog trainers fail to understand the ethological meaning of dominance, submission, and aggression and misuse them. Dominance and submission are terms ethology defines, not dog trainers.
We generally distinguish two types of food aggression in dogs: a genetic predisposition or a learned behavior. The former is more common and has to be managed, and the latter is less common but can be resolved. Food-aggressive dogs are not automatica ...
Leash aggression in dogs is one of those phrases we hear regularly. Most dog owners use this term if their dog loses their mind at other dogs, people, cars, or bikes, or whatever when on a leash. Off-leash the dog may even be totally fine.
Much of what is called dog misbehavior is rooted in genetic frustration. Most dog misbehavior is not that but simply a normaland perfectly finebehavior expressed in an inappropriate context. The behaviors of our dogs we take issue with are generally ...
Every dog finds forced isolation unpleasant. Dogs are social creatures. They would rather be with you than away from you. Some dogs handle this separation better than others. However, separation anxiety in dogs goes far beyond this basic reality.
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