Tips To Deal With Dog Aggression
Dealing With Dog Aggression
If you are the owner of an aggressive Dog or have been the unfortunate victim of one you will be all to aware of the serious danger posed by aggressive Dog behavior.
The Facets Of Dog Aggression
It is key to appreciate the difference between a Dog showing aggressive behavior towards another Animal and a Human Being. These different types of aggression are uniquely triggered.
*Aggression Born Out Of Fear: It could be something has happened to your Dog to create a fear based response in certain situations. For example, if a Dog themselves becomes a victim of Dog aggression they often begin to display similar behavior around other Dogs. This is purely a fear response.
*Dominance Based Aggression: This form of Dog aggression is centered on both people and other Dogs. It comes about when your Dog is attempting to be considered as the alpha leader. If your Dog is displaying aggressive behavior towards the owner when given instruction this is a sign that Dog Training is needed in order to re-establish yourself as the ‘alpha pack leader.’
What To Do If Aggression Has Just Recently Started
In all instances of Dog aggression it is the underlying factors, which caused it in the first place that help to be examined. If your Dog was previously docile but has recently began to become aggressive then it will be down to either an emotional or medical reason.
Emotional Aggression
By ‘emotional reasons’ this is relating to any significant change of circumstance that may have considerably effected or upset your Dog. The classic example is when a new baby arrives in the family. Suddenly the Dog is no longer the centre of attention they once were and responds accordingly. As Pack animals Dogs may also presume that their importance in the Pack (the family) has suddenly diminished, so in order to regain your attention they may potentially display signs aggression is a misguided attempt to fall back into favour with you. In situations like these a combination of Home based retraining for the Dog and reward based incentives are effective to curb aggression.
Medical Reasons For Aggression
There are more than 50 Dog related illnesses and medical conditions which can appear as outward symptoms of aggressive behavior towards humans or other Dogs. You are no Doctor! So if your Dog has become aggressive and you really cant understand why, your first port of call should be to take them directly to a Vet for a professional opinion.
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