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There are several things you should know before you get a rescue dog and things you can do to help a nervous rescue dog settle in, but here are my main takeaways from the first six months. 1. It ...
Dogs, like humans, can sometimes find it difficult to cope when they’re out and about, and might need to take a breather. You might find that your dog stops responding to familiar cues and ...
To determine whether your dog's skin disease is caused by a food allergy, he will need to be on an exclusion diet (follow the link for a recipe), which is a special food that contains none of the ...
A drawing by Konrad Lorenz showing facial expressions of a dog - a communication behavior. X-axis is aggression, y-axis is fear. Dog behavior is the internally coordinated responses of individuals or groups of domestic dogs to internal and external stimuli. [1] It has been shaped by millennia of contact with humans and their lifestyles.
1) Punishing dogs has been associated with a strong likelihood of new or increased aggression and other behavior problems; 2) dominance in pet dogs is not a character trait of a dog but rather a power agreement between dogs regarding who has best access to particular resources; and 3) the behavior of dogs controlling access to resources is fluid, not static, depending on context.
A less dominant dog approaching a dominant dog with its head down, and only on occasion quickly pointing its muzzle towards the higher-status dog – shows no fight is intended. [ 1 ] : 120 In an alternative interpretation that does not involve dominance and submission, turning the head away is recognized as a calming signal.
The dog was sitting in her cage looking so sad and scared. "Rue's feeling a little bit nervous right now," Mel said from behind the camera. "She's just a little bit nervous to get out of her bed.
Canine distemper virus (CDV) (sometimes termed "footpad disease") is a viral disease that affects a wide variety of mammal families, [2] including domestic and wild species of dogs, coyotes, foxes, pandas, wolves, ferrets, skunks, raccoons, and felines, as well as pinnipeds, some primates, and a variety of other species.