A new study shows how the behaviour of dogs has been misunderstood for generations: in fact using misplaced
ideas about dog behaviour and training is likely to cause rather than cure unwanted behaviour.
Dieter Lukas, a behavioural ecologist at the University of Cambridge, says the study is too preliminary to suggest much
about dog behaviour in general.
If only people would know
more about dog behaviour they might understand better that they are not aggressive beasts, but just dogs who were unfortunate enough to not being born as popular breed but as a stray.
The bill targeted specific breeds of dog, running against much of the
advice about dog behaviour, which found it was the actions of the owner, rather than the type of dog, which best predicts potential attacks.
Anyone
reading about dog behaviour in books by Dr. Ian Dunbar or Jean Donaldson know that keeping a social being isolated from society as many dogs are kept is a recipe for disaster.
Education about dog behaviour is prevalent, dog - owner responsibilities are well established in municipal bylaws and canine companions are highly valued by Canadians.
Please either study
more about dog behaviour and communication, or acknowledge that you only do obedience training rather than everything else.ï» ¿
Over the span of more than 30 years, Timmy, Benji, Duke and Shelley, taught me
much about dog behaviour and how to care for them — perhaps preparing me unconsciously for this stage of my grand adventure.
This led me to do quite a bit of reading up
about dog behaviour and how to make sure a dog behaves well in the family.
I have therefore done quite a bit of reading up
about dog behaviour and how to train a large dog so that he behaves well in the family.
Sure you claim to be a dog trainer, but pretending to know
all about dog behaviour is so misleading.
She decided that she needed to educate
herself about dog behaviour and try to not only understand Byron's behaviour, but, more importantly, help him live a less stressful life.