Friday, July 8, 2011

Dog Aggression: How to Recognize & Respond

Many dog ​​owners when their dog growl, bark, hear or are afraid to take an aggressive approach. Unfortunately, many of these animals end up in shelters because owners can no longer live with the dog. Give it to you that your baby?

No way! When a child is brought home to his new family, everyone understands that the child is learning his language and his teaching. We understand our child began to cry or garbled sounds? Because we focus on trying to understand it.

The aggression is also known as competitive aggression. It is their social position for a dog a dog (or human) are brought to feel challenged by. Dogs are pack animals. Pack helps feed and protect the social order.

Alpha dog with the highest social order? Called? Dog. Alpha Dogs eat what he wants, sleeping wherever he wants, and dictating to others in the pack is like all the perks. The decision of the others get to eat and sleep.

An example of this type of aggression the dog is a favorite chair and growls at the owner said it has come down.

Aggression to social position and dibs for the seating arrangement is a challenge. Determines how the owner reacts to the challenge that the dog becomes more aggressive or submissive position.

Here's a less obvious challenge to a boss? S dominance in the pack?

You are sitting in the living room watching TV. Your dog comes to you and your hand slides down her head. You think your dog is cute and wants your attention, you pet him as requested.

Here is the punch line to this situation. Petting is similar to licking. Pack humble, less effective and more effective dogs licking dogs. In other words, you were challenged and the challenge to respond properly to be polite.

Petting (or licking) behavior does not always signify submissiveness. There are other situations when dogs lick, but we will not pursue the subject. What we offer here a suggestion on how to react to the situation.

Muzzle gently cup your hand over your dog?. Rub with a little pressure behind his ears. These actions closely resemble social order biting. The dogs ears, nose, and less effective to cut the dog's neck area to keep them in line. Just a mother dog with a litter of pups look! You'll see the behavior right now.

Opportunity to attack a dog or a person intending to attack, however, a closer dog or person is redirected because of the attack have a better chance. An example of this type of aggression when trying to break up two fighting dogs is demonstrated. Sometimes, people break the fight gets bit.

Take care with the best opportunity to approach or redirected aggression. If a dog is excited, it is better to maintain a safe distance until the dog feels less vulnerable and comfort.

Game aggression is predatory in nature. A dog is away from anything that will follow it. Dogs have a natural hunter of small game. When something triggers a dog, dog, chase, hunt, capture, and kill instinct takes over.

Humans, a dog can not run out. If a dog attacks, the best course of action is to lie down and play dead. This action is a modest step.

You have probably seen a dog lie down and take a more dominant dog weak stomach. He is communicating more effectively the more dominant dog is not dangerous dog.

Boy / girl aggression is all about hormones! This type of aggression is also known as sexual aggression. Male dog with other dogs and potential threats to the woman delivers her offspring.