"Aggression problems" refers to difficulties or issues with behaving aggressively or showing anger in inappropriate or harmful ways. It often indicates a tendency to become violent, hostile, or confrontational.
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The most effective and humane way to
resolve aggression problems is to focus on changing your dog's motivations for behaving aggressively.
Owners for years thought that neutering would cure dominance or
aggression problems if the neutering was done before 1 year of age.
See our client reviews page to read successful case histories where we have
solved aggression problems saving dogs from being surrendered or put to sleep.
These were instances where I had done earlier training on the dogs as young pups — then they come back later with
aggression problems after vaccinations.
A puppy not exposed to sufficient experiences, people, other animals and noises during this time is unfortunately destined for a lifetime of fear and
sometimes aggression problems.
If you think your dog has any kind
of aggression problem, seek help immediately from a professional trainer.
Cats
with aggression problems may never be best friends, but can often learn to mutually tolerate each other with a minimum of conflict.
Consultations / Behavior Modification: This training is not obedience training, it deals with the following issues:
Aggression problems towards humans or other animals.
They also didn't report whether age correlated with behavior problems, but I wonder if aggression toward humans is more prevalent in younger cats and kittens, with more of a playful / predatory bent, than the more fearful, defensive types of
aggression problems seen in some cats.
Many times, dog
aggression problems arise in multi-dog households once dogs reach social maturity which generally takes place between 18 to 36 months of age.
In my assessment of each case, these were
n't aggression problems per se (though, I imagine, it's never fun apologizing to your clients when your dog barks at them).
Aggressive cats can be dangerous, so attempting to resolve a
cat aggression problem often requires assistance from an animal behavior specialist who is knowledgeable about cat behavior.
Ignoring the dog or
puppy aggression problem will allow the dog or puppy to rehearse the aggressive behavior over and over, which will only make the problem more severe.
I should also mention that many «certified animal behaviorists» that veterinarians recommend are not qualified to
address aggression problems.
As for aggressive dogs, Coren says, «If a dog has a
persistent aggression problem and is encouraged by the owner in such behaviour, it is likely that the owner has a persistent hostility problem of his own.»
If a dog is going to show serious dominance or
handler aggression problems (and the vast majority of dogs don; t) it doesn't begin to appear until the dog enters maturity.
Their temperament is however wonderful, they are playful, lively and courageous, but should be socialsocialized to avoid
fear aggression problems later in life.
Competition for their most basic resources (food, water, litter, height, etc.) is one of the most common reasons multiple cat households develop
intercat aggression problems.
Inadequate socialization will lead to behavioural problems, such as fear, overexcitement, avoidance and
aggression problems amongst others.
However, as previously mentioned, neutering dogs prior to their reaching sexual maturity may reduce potential
inter-dog aggression problems and marking behaviors.
The JAVMA paper above showed that those puppies that came from pet shops were three times as likely to
show aggression problems, compared to puppies from breeders.
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