Yet neuroscientist Gregory Berns's What It's Like to be a Dog, and other adventures in animal neuroscience (Basic Books) reveals that our understanding of why
dogs behave the way they do is far less intuitive than we might imagine.
A professional member of and a Certified Dog Trainer through the International Association of Canine Professionals and an AKC STAR Puppy and Canine Good Citizen Evaluator, Jill initially focused on the obedience side of dog training, but then quickly developed an interest in understanding why
dogs behave the way they do.
She offered invaluable information that helped us to better understand why
dogs behave the way they do.
She's fine at all other times, but I've never seen
a dog behave the way she does.
Not exact matches
She's not
doing the kid a favor: Slue's a nasty piece of work who locks the boy up, cuts out his tongue, and raises him, under continuous threat of torture, to be his enforcer — the devoted offspring who'll sic his daddy's enemies like a mad
dog because he doesn't know any
way to
behave but to obey.
So, no matter how frustrating your
dog's behavior is, keep in mind that
dogs don't
behave the
way they
do just to frustrate us, even if it appears to be so!
So what can be
done about a
dog that
behaves this
way?
Your Zuchon
dog may
behave this
way if you have
do not exercise it.
The ad doesn't really make me want to find out if 15 seconds can save me 15 percent on my insurance bill, but it's brilliant — and further proof that
dogs have a
way of holding our attention, especially
dogs behaving badly.
Psychological drugs such as Prozac and Valium can help your pet
dog, cat or even horse stop
behaving in
ways you don't like.
Dogs don't always
behave the
way we'd like.
A better understanding of
dogs nowadays reveals that
dogs don't have a will to rule the roost on their agenda, but rather
behave in certain
ways simply because certain behaviors have a history of reinforcement.
When I had
dogs they
did not
behave much in this
way I always paid attention to them.
A good
dog trainer will spend time addressing each of your questions until you have a better understanding of why your puppy
behaves the
way he
does, and what you can
do to change his unwanted behaviors.
Ill - mannered
dogs don't set out to be problematic, they simply haven't been taught the right
way to
behave.
I don't believe that
dogs behave as people
do, but in their own
way based upon their environment.
It is equally important to teach your children safe
ways of
behaving around
dogs, so that they don't mistakenly push your
dog into unwanted behaviors.
Essentially, a good therapy
dog needs to
behave in
ways that most
dogs don't: unfazed when a child hugs them a little too hard before you can intervene, unreactive when the Alzheimer patient tries to grab their ears and screams when you step in.
Gentle and persistent coaching, providing guidelines that direct your
dog to
behave in a certain
way and allowing your
dog to understand that you are either happy with his behavior or that you don't approve of something are some of the most important aspects of
dog training.
One absolutely never - to - be-forgotten
dog - training tip is that
dogs do not know that there is a right and wrong
way to
behave.
By the time my program is
done, your
dog will be a well -
behaved member of the family, and you'll know everything you need to know about keeping your
dog that
way.
It can be an exercise in patience, but it's likely your
dog wants to make ground, and once they figure out the only
way to
do that is to
behave, they're more likely to stop pulling.
In this situation, I don't want to just train the
dog to not bark when alone, I want to tackle the anxiety that is causing it, that
way the
dog will not only learn to
behave better, but also be more calm, relaxed, and happy!
Canine behaviorist and host of the British TV show «
Dogs Behaving Badly» Graeme Hall suggests dogs get stressed the same way humans
Dogs Behaving Badly» Graeme Hall suggests
dogs get stressed the same way humans
dogs get stressed the same
way humans
do.
Your
dog has probably been
behaving a certain
way for a very long time, so don't expect him to stop immediately.
Unfortunately,
dogs can't tell us why they are
behaving the
way they
do, but that doesn't mean we can't manage the -LSB-...]
If your
dog is
behaving in a
way that you don't know how to solve, I will take the time to listen to your concerns about your
dog's behavior and provide answers or suggestions for your unique situation.
Your
dog doesn't
behave this
way because he chooses to; he doesn't know what else to
do instead.
Dogs behave (chew, bark, growl, pull on leash, run away etc.) the way they do simply because that's the way dogs behave and that's the way owners have trained or allowed the dogs to beh
Dogs behave (chew, bark, growl, pull on leash, run away etc.) the
way they
do simply because that's the
way dogs behave and that's the way owners have trained or allowed the dogs to beh
dogs behave and that's the
way owners have trained or allowed the
dogs to beh
dogs to
behave.
Therefore, you must train your
dog to learn that greeting guests and strangers by jumping is not the right
way to
behave, and if you don't teach, you're encouraging him and he may continue to think that it's okay to
do so.
Not only
does being in the yard most of the time not teach the
dog how to be clean indoors, it also doesn't teach him how to be calm indoors, or around kids, or how to
behave in
ways that make him a treasured family member and not a nuisance.
Most Greyhounds have never seen children before leaving the track, and because very young children can
behave unpredictably and in
ways that are frightening or threatening to
dogs, we generally
do not recommend placing Greyhounds in homes with children under the age of 6.
It's important to remember that just because you meet one sweet
dog or one temperamental
dog, it doesn't mean that if you get the same breed it will
behave the same
way.
Instead, your
dog or your daughter simply
do not get what they want unless they stop
behaving a certain
way.
Not only
does it place the family at constant risk, but it can also be very hard to understand why a
dog that is loved and well cared for
behaves this
way.
This award - winning book depicts
dogs as they really are... why they
behave as they
do... and how to teach them the
ways of the human world.
Or
does your
dog know a certain
way to
behave only in a certain context?
An applied animal behaviorist and
dog trainer with more than twenty years experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell looks at humans as just another interesting species, and muses about why we
behave the
way we
do around our
dogs, how
dogs might interpret our behavior, and how to interact with our
dogs in
ways that bring out the best in our four - legged friends.
What I
do know from the decades of owning both
dogs and cats and speaking with other pet owners is that there is a common theme that seems to come through clearly: both
dogs and cats are capable of
behaving in
ways their owners consider heroic.