Dog Behavior
How to Stop Bad Dog Behavior
Dogs belong to the Canidae family which includes wolves, foxes and cayotes. Since dogs came from ancestors with wild behaviors, it is not surprising for dogs to demonstrate a wild or aggressive behavior. Although dogs are now domesticated, there are still tendencies for dogs to exhibit their natural behavior. Humans take this behavior as bad Dog Behavior and expecting their dogs to behave and live with them in peace and harmony.
Here are some guidelines you can follow to stop bad Dog Behavior:
Early separation from the mother. Dogs are pack animals and they don't like to be alone. When puppies are taken away from their mothers early before behavior development, this will result to behavior problems. It is advisable that puppies stayed with their mother and other puppies for about 8-10 weeks old. He will learn his behavior under the care of the mother dog. If he tries to bite other puppies, for instance, the mother dog is there to growl as a warning that his biting and bad Dog Behavior is not acceptable. Puppies will learn to modify their behavior if they stay long enough with their mother and by the time you take them home they are already equipped to communicate properly. It will be easier for you to house train your puppy and stop dog bad behaviors.
Reprimand when needed to stop bad dog behavior. If your dog displays bad behavior, do not ignore it. Use punishment or be strict when your dog does something that displeases you, but do not hurt your dog. Just let him know or feel that you don't agree with his bad dog behavior.
Don't be afraid to show appreciation or acknowledge your dogs' good behavior. Through praises and affirmations, dogs learn that they are doing the right thing that makes you happy. Remember that dogs like to please you and if he feels you are happy with his behavior he will keep doing it until it becomes a habit.
Train your dog. Dog obedience is not innate; you must put time and effort to train your dog to stop bad dog behavior. Lack of obedience training will result to bad dog behavior. You cannot communicate properly to your dog if he is not acquainted with the proper dog trainings.
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Cocker Spaniel- info about dogs going into heat?
I have 2 cocker spaniels, my female is 3 and my male is 1. I have never had her around any other dogs including my male, so I don't know how to explain what is going on. My female should be going into heat sometime within this next month. I don't know how to tell if she is going into heat., or if she is just acting weird because I brought another dog around her...some of the weird thing she is doing is 1) rubbing herself against everything like a cat 2) eating alot more then usual 3) she has been mounting my male and been trying to hump him. ... I have never really been observative about what she does when going into heat because I have never bred her...any info about dog behavior and other misc info about dogs (Cocker Spaniels) going into heat would be greatly appreciated thanks!
If you dont have any positive feedback, or are going to complain about BRB's please keep to yourself. I am simply breeding my dog for her blood line.
Any breeding info would help out alot too :-) thank you
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Strange dog Behaviour?
I have two Rhodesian ridgebacks (mother and a daughter). They get on with each other fine all the time. When I walk them to a nearby farm the mother becomes protective over the daughter which I understand. But she isn't aggressive to dogs the same colour as her yet different breed but aggressive to a black Labrador etc. why
You'd actually be surprised. The mother looks upto my dad and she loves him but she still does it with every single breed of dogs except dogs of her colour. It's really strange but it's true and I haven't a clue why
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Unwanted dog behaviors?
My boyfriends dog has been living with me for about 8 months...I am a first year teacher so I'm not home during the day I used to leave him out until I found out that he was eating my underwear and socks and we had to take him to the vet for pancreatitis. Well ever since he has recovered and been back at home I have to watch him literally 24/7, if I leave him for 10 seconds even he is jumping on the counter getting food and will even get into the pantry. The other day I came home and he had knocked over the baby gate that was keeping him enclose and ate half a bag of cat food, some sesame sticks and a pack of tortillas from the pantry! And today I went to the restroom and was gone for maybe 30 seconds he had pulled another tortilla bag from the shelf and I caught him in the act of eating it....an he is not hungry because he had just eaten like 20 min before! This a new behavior, we go to training classes once a week, he's a good dog and listens but I don't know what to do about this!!! I'm scared he is going to get sick again and I dont want him to have to stay in a cage all day, and he can't stay out in the yard during the day because it's against an ordinance in our
County!!HELP!!!'
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Any Dog Behavior Gurus Out There?
Okay so I have done a bit of research on dog body language. I have an enormous book with lots of pictures, and descriptions on what each body motion means, as well as an explanation of "Stress Signals" and "Calming Signals" etc...
But I'm still puzzled by my puppy's behavior!
My puppy is 4.5 months old. Everytime she meets a dog (in our puppy kindergarten class, as well as neighbors dogs) she shows (what I think are) extreme forms of submission:
A twisted play bow (Front twisted up)
Some Facial Tension sometimes
Ears Back
Tail tucked but wagging
Rolling Over on her Back
Trying to Roll Over Underneath the Dog
Lying Flat Splayed out on her Belly & army Crawling towards the dog
Whale Eyes
Sometimes Pacing around the dog
SO...
Yesterday was the first time we had her around another dog (adult) completely off leash, in his territory, outside and in a house.
I wasn't sure how to handle the situation because she was giving (what I think are) mixed signals.
She would exhibit those forms of submission, and then when the dog would sniff her and trot away, she would run after him tail held high and wagging, ears relaxed and then she would circle around him and stop in front of him even if he was in mid walk and give her submission display.
He was not aggressive at all, and really was minding his own business by walking away, and was very careful not to step on her. But she wouldn't give up this sycophant behavior.
I considered removing her from the situation at first when I saw how submissive she was being, but she wasn't shaking or trying to jump up on me (which is what she does when she is frightened of big trucks), she seemed to not be concerned with the people around at all, except to maybe "hide" from the bigger dog, only to run after him again when he left her alone and be super submissive.
Even when he was just laying down, she would lie down on her belly and army crawl up towards him and try to do a twisted play bow underneath his head. He'd just get up and walk away.
Seemed like she wanted some attention but every time he would come toward her she would only interact by submission.
After some time the submissiveness kind of subsided and she would still sit on command and was responsive to me, but I'm just not sure why she was behaving like that, I don't want her to be stressed about meeting other dogs, but at the same time she is still a puppy and maybe this is why she is acting so awkwardly?
She is a small breed chihuahua feist mix, approximately 9 lbs, will grow to be around 20.
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Only vets answer, or people who know dog behaviors and illness.?
My female pit/lab is slowly going crazy. Shes about 7 or 8 years old. We had her fixed in October and moved into my new home with my husband in November (his dog originally). It started in December, she will (mostly at night time) start whining as if shes in pain or scared. She will pace the house, panting heavily as if she played rough for hours. She will try to hide in dark small places. She even hides in the tub which she'll avoid at all costs. She wont really come to me or my husband. She trys to jump out windows, through the front or back door, or climb walls! She even tried to climb in the baby bassinet!
She will do this for hours at night (not every night, the episodes will stop for a week, or two weeks, or just a day. It depends. And she starts this at random times, after we let her out in our back yard, or after a walk, or during dinner, or at bedtime, or while we are watching a movie!)
She did this twice during the day, but it wasn't as bad nor long as it is when its at night.
We took her to vet, they took blood and everything's fine!
We don't know what to do, but we can tell shes in pain when shes going through this. And my husband feels its time to put her to sleep.
Has anyone ever experienced this, or could know what to do?
Have her destroyed? Are you kidding me? You act as though i'm wanting to get rid of my family member. I put VETS answer please hoping to get more accurate answers. I don't need your negativity.
Summa: What do you mean? And yes it started a little bit after we moved in and around the time i became pregnant.
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