What People Need to Know About Dog Behavior, As the old
adage goes, "Dogs are man's best friend." However,
there are times when people just can't understand why their
beloved dogs behave in a different manner. Hence, it is
extremely important to know the underlying reasons why dogs
sometimes behave differently. You can teach your dog
appropriate behavior. Experts say that dog behaviors can be
controlled through proper training.
Dog behaviors are actually responses that are mostly
triggered by environmental and social factors. Hence, to
control these responses, the owner should teach his dogs the
proper way to respond to such elements. Let's explore a few of
the methods:
Dog Bite
Statistics show that almost 5 million people in the U.S.
are victims of dog bites annually. This is almost 2% of the
total population in the U.S. What's more, dog bites cases rank
as second most common cause of emergencies in the hospitals.
So, the question is: Why dogs bite? According to the
experts, the main reasons why dogs may bite are the following:
1. Excitement When somebody plays with his or her dog, the tendency
of the dog is to get excited, and because dogs don't have
hands to use when playing, they use their mouth to grasp
things. When this happens, there is the tendency that the dog
might accidentally hurt people without intending to do
anything harmful.
2. Protection Dogs can be very possessive, so, whenever he wants to
protect something that he owns, he will bite whoever threatens
to take it away from him. Hence, when people get near the
dog's property, the dog's tendency is to bite to make the
person leave his property alone.
3. Pain When the dog is not feeling well, he does not
understand why he is feeling that way. Therefore, when a
person, even if it's his master, touches him, he may think
that it's the person who causes the pain and so his tendency
is to fight back by biting.
4. Fear Dogs are sometimes afraid just like humans. That is
why when somebody startles him, the dog's only known
protection for itself is to bite back.
The best thing is to avoid these situations and leave the
dog alone. The problem with so many people is that they want
to always play around with their dog without learning how and
when the dogs should be left alone.
Like humans, dogs have feelings too. When these feelings
are all mixed up, their only known protection for themselves
is to bite because they cannot understand the situation
logically. Therefore, people should know that in order to
avoid such circumstances.
Jay is the web owner of www.dog-training-tips.org Dog Training Tips, a website that provides information and resources on dog training, puppy training, and more.
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