Post by account_disabled on Mar 16, 2024 3:19:54 GMT
We have all heard the saying "Barking, little biting dog", and many times, what is hidden behind these barking and little biting dogs is nothing more than a scared and insecure dog. In today's post we will talk about fearful dogs, why fear originates in dogs and how to correct their behavior. For example, it is common to find the saying that we have just cited applied to smaller dogs in size: “Don't be scared, he barks a lot, but he doesn't bite,” warns the owner when the small dog is about to bite us in the face. tip of the shoe when passing by (because yes, sometimes barking dogs do bite and fearful dogs can end up generating aggressive behavior). But what is happening in the dog's mind in these types of situations? Two factors come together: Fear: insecurity about its size, a bad experience with people or other dogs, etc.
That is, a traumatic experience that generates stress in our pets and puts them in the category of fearful dogs. The permissiveness of the owners towards small dogs (it seems that since the barking of a Yorkshire Terrier is not the same as that of a German Bulldog, it is not about correcting the former in the same way as the latter, it is even comical BYB Directory in the small one) causes this fear to be perpetuated and results in a normalization of this aggressive behavior. What is fear in dogs? We must distinguish two types of fears, one is natural and the other is a clear symptom of fearful dogs: 1. Fear as a survival instinct . This type of fear is normal and even healthy in any animal. That our dog shows a certain distrust towards people, animals, objects or unknown situations is a symptom of.
Intelligence and nobility, as long as it is that, distrust, or a sporadic, punctual fear, which ends when the dog has recognized the alleged "threat." ”. It is common, for example, for our dog to bark or get scared when he sees us use the vacuum cleaner for the first time, but as we say, it is normal for the dog to bark once at the vacuum cleaner, but not every time we take out the vacuum cleaner. 2. Pathological fear . This occurs when those specific fears that we mentioned in the previous point become a systematic attitude that can manifest itself in an introverted way (the dog hides, runs, puts its tail between its legs, etc.) or in an extroverted way (the dog barks). , growls, shows an aggressive attitude, etc.). fearful and insecure dogs.
That is, a traumatic experience that generates stress in our pets and puts them in the category of fearful dogs. The permissiveness of the owners towards small dogs (it seems that since the barking of a Yorkshire Terrier is not the same as that of a German Bulldog, it is not about correcting the former in the same way as the latter, it is even comical BYB Directory in the small one) causes this fear to be perpetuated and results in a normalization of this aggressive behavior. What is fear in dogs? We must distinguish two types of fears, one is natural and the other is a clear symptom of fearful dogs: 1. Fear as a survival instinct . This type of fear is normal and even healthy in any animal. That our dog shows a certain distrust towards people, animals, objects or unknown situations is a symptom of.
Intelligence and nobility, as long as it is that, distrust, or a sporadic, punctual fear, which ends when the dog has recognized the alleged "threat." ”. It is common, for example, for our dog to bark or get scared when he sees us use the vacuum cleaner for the first time, but as we say, it is normal for the dog to bark once at the vacuum cleaner, but not every time we take out the vacuum cleaner. 2. Pathological fear . This occurs when those specific fears that we mentioned in the previous point become a systematic attitude that can manifest itself in an introverted way (the dog hides, runs, puts its tail between its legs, etc.) or in an extroverted way (the dog barks). , growls, shows an aggressive attitude, etc.). fearful and insecure dogs.