This pair of articles will catch dog owners’ eyes. Thus, both are important to animal health pros who service dog owners, offer behavior training or support training classes. Chronic timidity limits a dog’s life quality and can become dangerous for others if the dog acts out of aggression. Incessant barking, jumping up and destructive chewing are on the other end of the dog behavior spectrum. Both issues trouble owners, family members and guests. These articles offer guidance on both issues.
Source: Modern Dog, Spring 2016.
Shy, page 27. Some shy dogs exhibit shy behavior only toward people, while others show it only toward dogs. Many, though, will display the behavior toward both, or even in stressful situations that don’t involve a person or dog. Thunder, fireworks, traffic, or any unpredictable circumstance can trigger a shy dog into a panic.
Attention-seeking, page 58. There are many behaviors dogs exhibit. Some can be flabbergasting to us. Most of them, however, can be fixed with patience, consistency, effort, and understanding. It is important to remember that shelter dogs sometimes come with no previous training or structure or may have never received affection from humans. Throwing in the towel is easy to do, but investing the necessary time into training a dog is well worth the effort.
INSIGHTS: We are never an expert in our own backyard. Even when pet owners pay for behavior training, the training approach often gets blamed when the pet acts up. Resources like these provide animal health pros with a third-party confirmation of what is taught. Consider using them on websites, in blogs or newsletters.