While some may have
dominance issues with dogs of the same sex, most get along well with other dogs and pets.
When bringing an adult dog into your home, you should also be aware of
any dominance issues with the dog.
Not exact matches
If you don't have a lot of experience dealing
with dogs, you want a breed that is people - oriented
with a low incidence of aggression, no
dominance problems and few temperament
issues.
There are other
issues that may or may not have to do
with dogs trying to gain
dominance.
While there are perks in bringing home an adult
dog, there are some aspects which may need to be addressed
with your new
dog, primarily: house training, crate training, basic obedience, fear
issues,
dominance issues, health concerns and bonding.
Because
dominance issues can, and usually do, generate aggressive responses from the
dog in question, they are
issues that should be discussed
with a vet or an animal behaviorist.
Some
dogs have
dominance issues with other
dogs be it male on male, female on female or any other combination.
Dominance issues can be particularly difficult to work with when bringing a new dog home and you should always question a dogs dominance issues before bringing your new
Dominance issues can be particularly difficult to work
with when bringing a new
dog home and you should always question a
dogs dominance issues before bringing your new
dominance issues before bringing your new
dog home.
Dogs with dominance issues should never be brought in to a house
with young children as they can be unpredictable until the
dominance response has been neutralized.
Think that behavior problems are caused by
dominance issues with owners, or that reactivity explains some
dog behavior problems?
Usually the
dogs will work out the
issue of
dominance bloodlessly
with one
dog becoming dominant and the other adopting a submissive role.
When you think in terms of rank and pack behavior it's easy to understand how ineffective obedience training results in
dominance issues with maturing
dogs.
offers numerous resources for
dog owners, many of which cover topics relevant to sleeping
with your
dog, like crate training and
dominance issues.
More recently, the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior
issued a position statement in which it expresses concern «
with the recent reemergence of
dominance theory and forcing
dogs and other animals into submission as a means of preventing and correcting behaviors.»
If they are not trained properly, you can end up
with a
dog that has
dominance issues.
If
dominance is not the
issue, then what would you say is the number one problem
with dogs who have behavioral
issues?