Sentences with phrase «dog in a human household»

Large commercial - breeding operations and pet stores can achieve efficient sanitation this way, but it's at the expense of the puppy's preparation to become a dog in a human household.

Not exact matches

The scent samples came from the subject itself, a dog the subject had never met, a dog that lived in the subject's household, a human the dog had never met, and a human that lived in the subject's household.

In multiple dog households this can be a problem and I would worry if I had a toddler of the human variety, too.

Utilizing the same shape and size (in land area) as the intervention area, four control areas were identified that displayed similar levels of shelter intake for dogs and cats as well as comparable numbers of humans, total households, and median incomes.

Yorkies have been known to stand up against other dogs much larger than them if they feel their human companion is being threatened and they have also been known to become the alpha dog in multiple - dog households, even if they are the smallest.

If a human household is infested with bedbugs, these flat, oval, brownish - colored insects also can colonize dog bedding and though they prefer human blood, in a pinch, they'll feed on dogs too.

These individuals will help the dogs from the dog shelter regain their trust in human households and the dogs will also discover how to socialize with loved ones members.

Ticks that bite dogs often migrate from the dog to humans in the household.

When you bring a new puppy into your home it can be an exciting time for the humans in the household, but for the puppy it can actually be quite a stressful time, writes Natalka Jacyszyn, Dog Psychologist.

I grew up in a household where human food was regularly offered to the family dog.

Usually barking means that your dog is in need of something - she / he may be bored (especially in a one dog household with the guardians gone a lot of the time,) lack of exercise, lack of companionship from their own species or lack of human attention, anxiety, fear and stress.

Dogs that are confident in the hierarchy of the household (where humans are the «top dog») are rarely aggressive.

When a dog is brought into a human household, it is up to the human to communicate in a way the dog understands.

Some of these instincts make dogs very good companions of people, and some behaviors are incompatible in the human household.

Yet despite their fight or slight and solitary nature, they so often give and accept abundant affection and thrive in human families, even among other cats and dogs within a household.

If the aggression is due to possessiveness, territorial aggression or the need to be dominant, then an obedience program with a trainer or dog behaviorist is needed to send a clear signal that the humans in the household are dominant.

Obviously, for a dog that lives in a human household, and not in a pack, this behavior is inappropriate and undesirable.

Also, dog attacks on other pets and farmed animals belonging to the same household are almost never reported, unless a human is killed or disfigured in the same attack.

I think one of the main reasons attempts to potty train fail is because pet owners tend to look at their dogs as four - legged humans, and if a human in your household were to use the floor instead of a bathroom to relieve himself, it would be quite upsetting.

The pack helped socialize Hamilton and teach him appropriate dog behavior while the humans in the household took care of Hamilton's other needs, bottle feeding him all hours of the day and night.

See your vet immediately for medication to treat ringworm, both for your dog's sake and to prevent the infection from spreading to others (humans, too) in your household.

Making beef jerky with your at - home dehydrator is fun, but it's tricky to find a recipe that is both tasty enough for the humans in your household, and safe and healthy for your dog...

Ideally, everyone in the household including other dogs, full time nannies, etc. should be present at such a meeting and all humans at least should show equal enthusiasm about the adoption.