Sentences with phrase «dog and wolf behavior»

Monique Udell, an animal behaviorist at Oregon State University, Corvallis, says her own study of dog and wolf behavior, also presented at the meeting, supports Range's contention that dogs are waiting for orders.

Not exact matches

Just as it does in dogs and humans, the disease attacks a wolf's brain, causing aggressive behavior and, eventually, death.

There, she tested pairs of dogs or wolves in an exercise that has also been used to study cooperative behavior in chimps and bonobos.

The results have been published in the scientific journal Hormones and Behavior and contribute to our knowledge of how dogs have changed during their development from wolf to household pet.

«Many dogs maintain their puppy - like enthusiasm for social interactions throughout their life, whereas wolves grow out of this behavior and engage in more mature, abbreviated greetings as they age,» said Monique Udell, who studies animal behavior at Oregon State University and co-authored the new study.

They decided to examine the social behavior of a group of dogs and a group of wolves and then analyze their DNA in the region that included the WBSCR17 gene.

It doesn't matter if owners consider their dogs as wolf cousins or furry children if the relationship is smooth and the adaptations made as a matter of course, but if Fido's natural tendencies are unacceptable in any way, remedies depend on understanding how and why the behavior exists so that it can be modified.

Some dog fanciers describe this behavior in terms used by biologists to explain wolf interactions — they toss around terms such as «pack dynamics» and «dominance hierarchy» to explain how dogs see the world.

Many modern dogs will howl in response to high - pitched sounds, but did you know that this behavior dates back to the days of the wolf pack and was used as a means of long - distance communication?

The dominance theory has been discredited by many, including American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior, Marc Beckoff (who has written a lot about this), Dog Professional Associations, David Mech who studies wolves and many other scientists have debunked the dominance theory, yet it's still widely used by many dog trainers, todDog Professional Associations, David Mech who studies wolves and many other scientists have debunked the dominance theory, yet it's still widely used by many dog trainers, toddog trainers, today.

Biological / Ancestral Influence: Grass eating is a behavior manifested by both wolves and the domesticated dog (Canis familiaris).

Left alone with no human interaction, dogs that were once domesticated will turn back to their instinctual behaviors becoming feral and running in packs much like their ancient forebears — wolves.

Evaluation of a behavioral problem is most effective if the behaviorist has a very good comparative understanding animal behavior, including, but not limited to that of wild and domestic canines, such as wolves, jackals, coyotes, foxes, African wild dogs, and domestic dogs (including a wide variety of breeds).

Territoriality in dogs is a behavior trait passed down from their closest relative, the wolf, and other wild canines.

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John Bradshaw is a well respected scientist who has studied and written widely on dogs and wolves, their behavior, and the similarities and differences between them.

Most recently, wolves (Canis lupus) have been superimposed on dogs as the originators of dog behavior patterns and thus the model for training dogs to be good companions.

The history of the domestication of dogs is anyone's guess, but there is plenty of evidence to suggest that the herding behavior we see in today's modern stockdogs originated in the time when tribes used wolves and wild dogs to hunt.

Descended from wolves, they maintain highly - evolved patterns of behavior that help them fit into a human or dog family, but those behaviors must be triggered and nurtured in order to fully develop.

Recent publications, such as the controversial book «Dogs: A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior, & Evolution,» by Raymond and Lorna Coppinger, present an alternative theory for the way that dogs evolved from wolDogs: A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior, & Evolution,» by Raymond and Lorna Coppinger, present an alternative theory for the way that dogs evolved from woldogs evolved from wolves.

The vital flaw in this lycanthopic fiasco is that when trainers cite the supposed dominant behavior of alpha wolves, top dogs and bitches, they actually give an accurate description of insecure, middle - ranking males — the annoying blustering of little furry sacs of testosterone.

Nicole Wilde, CPDT - KA, is a canine behavior specialist and the author of 10 books, including her latest, Hit by a Flying Wolf: True Tales of Rescue, Rehabilitation and Real Life with Dogs and Wolves.

While wolves and dogs share some similarities in behavior, there are many more significant differences.

Dog training and behavior modification strategies that rely primarily on misinterpretations of wolf behavior are therefore irrelevant, ineffective and can lead to serious negative complications.

And by comparing the dog to the wolf, scientists hope to gain insight into the genetics of aggression, even if they never completely understand what drives predatory behavior.

Now, scientists are tracking down new clues between genetics and behavior by comparing the genomes of dog and wolf, zeroing in on the relatively small sections of DNA that explain why dog and wolf pups may seem so similar, only to grow up to be so different.

The 3 Second Rule One of the greatest lessons I learned in Trish King's Canine Behavior Academy and working as a volunteer for both the Sonoma and Marin Humane Societies is the 3 Second Rule, which Trish learned about at Wolf Park, a renowned wolf sanctuary, and later recommended shelter volunteers to put it in practice while working with shelter dWolf Park, a renowned wolf sanctuary, and later recommended shelter volunteers to put it in practice while working with shelter dwolf sanctuary, and later recommended shelter volunteers to put it in practice while working with shelter dogs.

Motivational factors underlying problem solving: Comparing wolf and dog puppies» explorative and neophobic behaviors at 5, 6, and 8 weeks of age

In general, we do have to be cautious about drawing parallels between the social behavior of wolves and other wild canids vs. dogs, because we know that there are important genetic behavioral differences — for example, feral dogs live in much looser social groups than wolves with members coming and going frequently, and do not have a strictly defined social hierarchy.

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Despite these findings and the great disparity in behavior between wolves and dogs, dominance theory became popularized and remains a widely - propagated training style for pet dogs.

Despite physical and genetic similarities between dogs and wolves, their personalities and behaviors are vastly different.

However, scientific studies have shown that dogs are much better than wolves — and indeed, the best of any animals — at interpreting human behavior.