Sentences with phrase «aggressive traits»

Puppies removed too early from their mother and litter - mates may also develop aggressive traits because they have missed out important life lessons such as bite inhibition and other important social behaviors.

Start socialization early to prevent aggressive traits from forming.

Bad breeding practices may or may not pass on a genetic tendency towards aggression, but many irresponsible breeders looking to produce «tough» dogs will specifically breed for aggressive traits.

Dogs that exhibit aggressive traits, regardless of breed, should never be bred.

The reality is that dogs of many breeds can be selectively bred or trained to develop aggressive traits.

Dogs really should begin socializing with others when they are puppies, between 3 and 14 weeks, to prevent them from developing aggressive traits when they're older.

If you decide to adopt a dog from one of these breeds, or a mix, you should be prepared to show extra commitment to responsible pet ownership, which includes obedience training, TONS of socialization, and management if your dog displays aggressive traits.

Most modern breeders have worked hard to breed aggressive traits out of Bulldogs, which has resulted in the breed being of general good temperament.

The potters were extremely poor often with large families and it is believed these early breeders killed every dog that showed aggression to humans especially children this completely eradicated human aggressive traits within the breed, so much so it was a common site to see a badly injured fighting dog returning home in prams alongside newborn babies.

Avoidant and ambivalent attachment patterns also have different adaptive values for boys and girls, in the context of same - sex competition in the peer group: in particular, the competitive and aggressive traits related to avoidant attachment can be favored as a status - seeking strategy for males.

Veterinary experts say it's quite common for canines that have never shown any aggressive traits to snap, bite and show other signs of agitation when they are ill — and particularly when they have chronic conditions.

But veterinary experts say it's quite common for canines that have never shown any aggressive traits to snap, bite and show other signs of agitation when they are ill — and particularly when they have chronic conditions.

They crossed the original Old English Bulldogs with Pugs, who were smaller and friendly until we lost all our aggressive traits and became the soppy and indolent dogs that we are today.

However, the researchers point out that these aggressive traits are often balanced by positive attributes, such as loyalty.

This is not an aggressive trait.

While the breed has no aggressive traits, they pay attention to their surroundings and territory and make good watch dogs.

Now that dog fighting is illegal in all of the civilized world, responsible pit bull breeders (aka American Staffordshire Terriers) are breeding for balanced, loving temperaments — and are slowly removing the dog - aggressive trait that used to be valuable.

We perform a temperament evaluation that tests the dog with food, other dogs, toys, etc. to make sure that they do not show any aggressive traits.

As a consequence, males are more likely to adopt competitive and aggressive traits and externalizing problems, such as delinquency, whereas females are more likely to develop internalized problems, such as anxiety and depression (Del Giudice 2009).