In this article, for simplicity I am using reactivity to another dog as an example. But the same techniques can be used for other things that your dog is reactive to, such as people. I am dealing with leash reactivity in this article. Dogs may be reactive at home too. Some dogs bark ...
“Hey, my dog can leave if he wants to.” If there is nothing else to do in the room and you control the only source of food, simply leaving is not such a great thing!
And the same goes for all the other labels we often hear from the dog owners – dominance, reactivity, fearfulness, laziness… My own dog might react aggressively in very specific circumstances. But is she aggressive when we snuggle in bed together then? “Aggressive” is definitely not a wo...
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“social status” is relevant to domestic dogs. As in our own species, social status is interwoven with issues related to personality, context, reactivity, resource distribution, etc, etc, and is only one of many factors that influence and explain behavior. But as members of complicated and...
Feline hyperthyroidism is a clinical syndrome related to an excessive production of thyroid hormones, and it is considered as a spontaneous animal model for human thyrotoxicosis. Many shared features between the feline and the human disease have been ide
aversive consequence, causing long-term fear, anxiety, reactivity, or aggression issues with those particular stimuli. And when the collar isn't being worn, a dog will bark (because that's what they do) — leading again to long-term reliance on wearing the collar. Suppression at its finest...
free reactivity masterclass reasons why a dog growls while their tail wags if a wagging tail doesn't always indicate that your dog is happy, what else could it mean? here are some reasons for the behavior… reason #1: wagging tail + playful growling = fun! when dogs play, they can ...
Issues that don’t lend themselves well to virtual private lessons are aggression toward humans, leash walking and leash reactivity (lunging at others when walking). Fee Schedule Your Instructors Separation Anxiety, Nose Work & Senior Pet Manners Trainer ...
In fact, at least 13 of the top 20 ending bigrams here were concerned with immediacy and reactivity. Twitter audiences clearly have an appetite for current affairs. How to write headlines for Facebook AND Twitter We’ve seen that writing for Facebook is all about instruction and exaggeration ...