Jojo —
Fear Aggression Case Study I'd like to recount a recent client of mine who called me about her dog Jojo, who was exhibiting severe signs of fear aggression.
Not exact matches
How to Cope: It is important to remember that in the vast majority of
cases, this anger is driven by
fear, anxiety, and frustration, rather than
aggression.
In the
case of
fear aggression, the dog reacts poorly to anything he / she views as a threat.
All
cases involving behavior disorders such as
aggression, anxiety, extreme
fears or phobias, would first be evaluated by a veterinarian and a treatment plan would be prescribed by the veterinarian which includes environmental management, behavior modification, training, and on occasion behavioral medications.
Michael has successfully handled
cases of
aggression in dogs, extreme timidity and
fear, separation anxiety, unruliness and hyperactivity, destructiveness, compulsive barking, and even a
case of canine «grief» and depressed behavior.
In the other
case a dog with
fear and intraspecies
aggression had not been helped with amitryptiline, and the dog was completely weaned from the drug after complete remission of its
aggression on thyroxine.
In these
cases, the biting, growling, and other forms of
aggression will most likely stem from the pup merely trying to protect himself out of
fear that more bad stuff will happen.
I often also employ my dogs in
cases of inter-dog
aggression or
fear aggression because my dogs are good in delivering calming signals.
For example, we work with a lot of
aggression cases, ranging from dog
aggression, human
aggression, leash
aggression,
fear aggression, food
aggression, and more.
These consultations may include - but are not limited to -
cases involving
fears and phobias, separation anxiety, elimination, and
aggression involving other animals or people.
Creating
fear in cats is the last thing you want to do, as in extreme
cases it can cause
aggression and urinating outside of the litter box.
Includes
case histories and guidelines for dealing with:
aggression toward strangers; resource guarding; dog - dog
aggression; behavior problems such as counter surfing, barking, mouthiness during play, mounting, stool eating; obedience problems such as off leash control, stay breaking, recall off distractions, pulling; and
fear and anxiety problems.
It's a complex problem and each
case requires an individual approach to assess on - leash
aggression, off - leash
aggression, territorial
aggression,
fear - based
aggression, fence - barrier
aggression, resource guarding
aggression, bite hierarchies, ameliorating and exacerbating factors, and context.
Donna Savoie is a behavioral consultant for Pack of Paws Dog Training, she trains family dog obedience and implements and executes successful training plans for even the toughest
fear or
aggression cases.
Stress and
fear are the biggest underlying causes for many
aggression cases.
I see many
cases of
fear and
aggression that stem from rabies vaccination.
She is normally a very nice kitty when it's just me but she has this crazy
case of
fear aggression and feels the need to attack all of my guests.