Sentences with phrase «bite threshold»

Animals were bred for an increased bite threshold, as far as humans and only humans were concerned, which decreased the likelihood of humans becoming victims of dog bites.

Dogs with a high bite threshold will give many signs before actually biting.

Dogs that have been punished for using «warning words» or showing the below signs will have a lower bite threshold and go from being stressed to biting much quicker and without giving any warning signs.

This is called trigger stacking and it explains why a dog who has never bitten in the past bites, because he was pushed over his bite threshold.

When multiple stressors happen at the same time or very close together, they will have a cumulative effect on the dog's bite threshold.

Also, ritualistic aggression may evolve into real aggression if the dog is pushed beyond his bite threshold.

These culled dogs were probably not naturally more aggressive towards humans than their bred counterparts but their bite threshold may have been much lower, meaning that it did not take much for them to turn around and bite their handler.

If a dog is in pain or feeling unwell his bite threshold level will be lower than normal.

It is important to realize that all dogs have a bite threshold, a limit that if crossed causes them to bite.