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Sending Your Dog Mixed Messages
from:Dog behavior problems are frequently the result of unclear communication. The owner may not even be aware that the messages he is sending to the dog are confusing. The owner of a well trained Standard Poodle was unaware of her confusing messages during an epic long session of grooming. The Poodle tired and attempted to sit. The owner, wanting the dog to remain standing, yelled 'Don't sit.' The dog stood for a few seconds in a crouched position, and, confused about what the word 'don't' meant, tried to sit again. Totally perplexed, he was trying very hard to comply with what he thought was his owner's request.
Good communication with your dog is comprised of clear, consistent, distinct messages. A dog cannot possibly respond correctly if the vocabulary or the rules change at whim from day to day. Another example of inconsistent, mixed messages is demonstrated by the owner who allows a behavior occasionally, punishes the dog for it at other times, and does not use distinct cues to inform the dog when the conduct is not acceptable.
A dog who is petted for jumping up when the owner arrives home from softball practice is going to be encouraged, to the owner's dismay and anger, to jump up when the owner comes home from a party all dressed up. Unfortunately, few dogs are able to distinguish between the owner's softball jump up clothes and the owner's party stay off clothes. Consequently, without any distinct warning, the dog may receive a swat for jumping up on the wrong clothes. The dog learns that jumping up will sometimes be rewarded by petting and other times, for no apparent reason, will elicit a smack.
The only lesson a dog may learn from inconsistent messages is that the rules are unstable. Clear and consistent communication requires that an owner teach a command for each desired and undesired behavior to inform the dog about acceptable behavior. For example, you can teach a jump up command that tells/the dog jumping up is acceptable, and another command such as, 'off' that instructs him not to jump up. When messages are confusing, the dog can neither establish a pattern to earn the owner's approval, nor predict the owner's reactions. The dog who cannot establish a way to earn his owner's approval gives up trying to please. The dog who does not know how to predict his owner's reactions becomes fearful, mistrusting, and avoidant.
Body Language Your Dogs Movements and What They Mean
Dogs use their bodies and paws to express a variety of different things Below are some examples and what they mean Dog crouches with front legs extended, rear up, and head near the ground: This is the classic play bow and means simply and#39;I want to play!and#39; Stiff legged, upright posture or slow, stiff legged movement forward: and#39;I am in charge around here!and#39; and and#39;I challenge youand#39; A dominant .....More on Dog Psychology Will Ferrell
The World According To Your Dogs Eyes
Like tourists who assume everyone speaks English, or should, it is second nature to us to think that the world looks pretty much the same to all creatures, great and small, including our dogs For example, we rarely give much thought to the optical processes that turn light into vision; we assume that our visual version of reality is reality Even those of us who wear glasses fall into this w.....More on Dog Psychology Will Ferrell
The Submissive Dog
The submissive dog, like the fearful dog, will try to appear smaller, but will rarely raise his hackles The submissive dog will either scoot along the ground in a sit position to get closer to the dominant entity or roll over on the ground to expose his belly and genitals, displaying vulnerability to the aggressor The dog may even urinate during this display The head of a submissive dog is held.....More on Dog Psychology Will Ferrell
Dogs and Open Car Windows
Experts estimate that dogs can catch a whiff of something thatand#39;s one million times less concentrated than what humans can detect With so much sniff power, itand#39;s hardly surprising that they stick their heads out car windows They could care less about the scenery What theyand#39;re after are smells If youand#39;re driving through town at 30 miles an hour and your dog has his nose out the window, he knows whe.....More on Dog Psychology Will Ferrell
The Dog Wolf Connection
Many of the wolf like social behaviors of the dog are not things that endear them to us, and many have lost their original social purpose to the dog as well They are appendages that evolution hasnand#39;t managed to shake yet Like the human appendix, they range from merely useless to downright awkward The elaborate eliminatory patterns of the dog are a source of puzzlement and grief to many a do.....More on Dog Psychology Will Ferrell
How Wolf Behavior Has Slowly Disappeared Within Dogs
Studies of free ranging dogs have documented the ways in which wolf behavior has been attenuated or extinguished over the course of evolution In cities and villages, dogs that wander freely generally do not form packs, and while each dog has an identifiable home range that he sticks to, these ranges overlap almost completely with those of other dogs Free ranging dogs do engage in wolf like.....More on Dog Psychology Will Ferrell
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