She is
a bit of a guard dog, which means there is a lot of barking some days.
Not exact matches
11 Fighting a hangover by drinking «the hair
of the
dog that
bit you» may have originated in an ancient belief that ingesting the hair
of a
dog that literally
bit you could
guard against infection.
Guarding litters is one
of the top reasons for
bites from female
dogs.
Some
of the behaviors that can manifest from this friction are: resource
guarding, bullying, territorial / protective issues,
dog aggression, limits / rules being set on humans, and
of course
biting, if the human makes the mistake
of breaking these rules or pushing these limits.
Bit by bit, thus, an active, strong, heroic, compactly graceful and clever dog was evolved — the earliest true form of the Airedale.He is swift, formidable, graceful, big of brain, an ideal chum and gua
Bit by
bit, thus, an active, strong, heroic, compactly graceful and clever dog was evolved — the earliest true form of the Airedale.He is swift, formidable, graceful, big of brain, an ideal chum and gua
bit, thus, an active, strong, heroic, compactly graceful and clever
dog was evolved — the earliest true form
of the Airedale.He is swift, formidable, graceful, big
of brain, an ideal chum and
guard.
Independence is the basic nature
of a
guard dog so further training may be a
bit over the top.
Examples
of this would be an unbalanced German Shepherd who falls back inappropriately to his instinct to
guard and
bite when threatened, or a herding
dog who neurotically begins nipping at the feet and heels
of anything that moves around his person.
Nipping or ankle
biting problems can be more common in some herding
dogs, and some
of our
guarding and fighting breeds, may be inherently less sociable and therefore more anxious around strangers.
I have known
of Filas
biting family members who babied them, and didn't respect that they are not really pets, but a working
guard dog.
My study
of dog bite - related fatalities occurring over the past five decades has identified the poor ownership / management practices involved in the overwhelming majority
of these incidents: owners obtaining
dogs, and maintaining them as resident
dogs outside
of regular, positive human interaction, often for negative functions (i.e.
guarding / protection, fighting, intimidation / status); owners failing to humanely contain, control and maintain their
dogs (chained
dogs, loose roaming
dogs, cases
of abuse / neglect); owners failing to knowledgably supervise interaction between children and
dogs; and owners failing to spay or neuter
dogs not used for competition, show, or in a responsible breeding program.
Kathleen Kistler, who retired as executive director
of the Sequoia Humane Society last week, said that it is not unusual for
dogs to
bite when their food is fiddled with: It's called resource
guarding and lots
of dogs do it, regardless
of breed.
Should it be any surprise, when the
dog is an adult, your
dog is scared
of you, or decides to fight back, or won't come when called, or it
bites you when it is handled around the collar, or it
guards food and toys, or it still urinates and defecates in the house?
Guard dogs have been shepherds» best friends for thousands
of years.It seems these researchers would be just a little
bit sheepish in reporting their results.
Fearing the teeth
of a proposed animal control ordinance could punish those who own
guard dogs, the City Council has sent the law back for more work.The ordinance, which the city has been trying to rewrite for two years, includes a provision that would keep
dogs who have attacked people or other animals at home.However, council member Guy White said he is worried that a
dog that
bites a trespasser would be considered a vicious
dog and a homeowner could be penalized for defending his property.
This course focuses on socialization
of young
dogs to teach them to interact with
dogs and people appropriately, desensitization to sound, actions, people, and objects, housebreaking, crate training,
bite inhibition, establish respectful relationships within your family, control nipping, chewing, digging, barking, resource
guarding, household manners, how to handle
of your
dog calmly, how to be respectful with food and other items around the home, understand pet wellness and nutriion, as well as to understand your puppy's mindset.
Bichon Frise puppies and
dogs may exhibit a wide range
of behavior problems if this occurs, including separation anxiety, snapping or
biting,
guarding and excessive barking.
Much
of resource
guarding and food aggression (where a
dog may growl, lunge, snap, or
bite if another animal or a person comes near the food) comes from some fear and lack
of confidence.
Although gaining notoriety as the hunter
of the King
of Beasts, basically, the Ridgeback in Africa was an all - purpose
dog, kept by farmers to
guard the home and herds and to do a
bit of hunting.
Dog behavior problems:
Biting, growling, fear, shyness, separation anxiety, aggression toward
dogs and people,
guarding toys or food, barking and lunging on leash, fear
of thunderstorms, and all other types
of fear and anxiety.
Anyway, we hired a couple
of behaviorists (who are fans
of Trisha's) for an in - home consult, and they concluded, as we thought, that these were
dogs who really liked each other — just had some resource
guarding issues to work out and were still a
bit immature in their emotional control.
A show that illuminates unusual
bits of LACMA history: the plan to have a robot patrol the galleries or the time a
dog worked as a security
guard.
And I hear you, we had every
bit of copper ripped out
of the walls in a 6 unit condo building — eventually had to get
guard dogs in the building at night.
A brand with
bite: To add teeth to his marketing, Sbardella chose the image
of a Doberman pinscher and taglines such as «
Guarding your biggest investment» and «Hire the top
dog to sell your home.»