Sentences with phrase «fearful behavior by»

Counter conditioning interrupts your pet's fearful behavior by diverting its attention to a command behavior or action it is comfortable with.

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Punishing the bird by throwing objects at the cage, hitting or shaking the cage, waving your hands close to the cage, or tapping the bird lightly on the bill or body only will make the bird fearful of you and your hands, causing another behavior most parrot owners wish to avoid — biting.

The video stimuli had been pre-categorized by an expert panel of dog behavior professionals as showing examples of happy or fearful dog behavior.

Shelters / Rescues / Foster Homes Increase the adoptability of fearful and reactive dogs in your behavior modification programs by using the simple tools provided in this DVD.

Fearful behavior in cats can be caused by various factors.

This in part is attributed to «feline resistance,» a catch - all term used by the study to define the hiding, aggression vocalization, and stressed / fearful behavior cats exhibit when crated and transported to unfamiliar surroundings.

Sara L. Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVB, a past animal behavior resident sponsored by the Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Program at Purdue University and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, presented «Distinguishing Feline Behaviors in Shelters: Stressed, Fearful, or Feral?»

When Bamboo arrived in April, he was very fearful of his new setting and took his time being nurtured by our Pet Behavior Team before graduating to our cage - free Cat Habitat.

If a new stimulus creates fearful behavior, do not reward the fear by giving treats or cuddles; you are then reinforcing fearfulness.

Anxiety, stress or fear Panting is one of the primary behaviors exhibited by anxious, stressed, or fearful dogs.

In addition, Smith counsels, «Never punish your pet for his fearful behavior, but don't reinforce the behavior by trying to sooth your pet with «It's ok» or similar words.

By socializing your Chihuahua puppy you make him familiar and comfortable with a range of situations so that he does not become fearful of these situations when he grows older — which can result in a range of behavior problems.

The pups» behavior still can't be attributed solely to genes; pups can learn fearful or aggressive behavior by watching their mother's response to humans and other environmental stimuli, a behavioral phenomenon known as social facilitation.

by Jean Donaldson (resource guarding) Dogs Are From Neptune by Jean Donaldson (general problem behaviors) Feisty Fido by Patricia McConnell (dog reactivity, leash aggression) I'll Be Home Soon by Patricia McConnell (separation anxiety) The Cautious Canine by Patricia McConnell (shy and fearful dogs) Feeling Outnumbered by Patricia McConnell (multiple dog households) Click To Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog by Emma Parsons Aggression in Dogs by Brenda Aloff How To Right a Dog Gone Wrong by Pamela Dennison Bringing Light to Shadow by Pamela Dennison Help For Your Fearful Dog by Nicolfearful dogs) Feeling Outnumbered by Patricia McConnell (multiple dog households) Click To Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog by Emma Parsons Aggression in Dogs by Brenda Aloff How To Right a Dog Gone Wrong by Pamela Dennison Bringing Light to Shadow by Pamela Dennison Help For Your Fearful Dog by NicolFearful Dog by Nicole Wilde

A 2013 study by the University of Bristol's School of Veterinary Sciences found fireworks were the most common trigger for fearful behavior in dogs.

Clear, step - by - step instructions on how to deal with common problems that make living with your adopted dog a challenge, such as housetraining, separation anxiety, hyperactivity, shyness and fearful behaviors, aggression, barking, chewing and digging.

The fearful behaviors in neutered dogs included: responses to loud noises, when first exposed to unfamiliar situations, when approached directly by an unfamiliar child, when barked at, or growled at, by an unfamiliar dog, or even when approached by another dog of similar or larger size, when encountering strange or unfamiliar objects on or near the sidewalk, when encountering windblown objects, when examined by a veterinarian, or when having their nails clipped.

The Best Buddy Class will give you the necessary tools and techniques to begin behavior modification that will help change your dog from a «fearful fido» to a «Brave Buddy» or a «reactive rover» to a «Best Buddy» by building up their confidence using gentle and effective techniques.

You should remove your dog from the park if he is being threatened or bullied and seems fearful; begins to display aggressive behavior by becoming overexcited or threatening toward other dogs; is panting heavily; or seems overly tired.

No program - related increases in problematic behaviors were reported by teachers or parents, nor were the children in the BST group perceived by their parents as more fearful subsequent to participation.

Cluster C personality disorders are characterized by anxious, fearful thinking or behavior.

Less sensitivity to others» distress as indexed by attentional avoidance of fearful faces has been suggested to facilitate a lack of inhibition of aggressive behaviors.

For example, Chinese and Korean toddlers exhibited higher fearful, vigilant and anxious reactions than Australian, Canadian and Italian toddlers in novel stressful situations.7, 8 Chinese children also displayed more committed and internalized control or self - regulation on compliance and delay tasks than North American children in the early years.9, 10,11 Similarly, Cameroonian Nso toddlers displayed more regulated behaviors than Costa Rican toddlers who in turn were more regulated than Greek toddlers, as indicated by their compliance with maternal requests and prohibitions.12

The ASQ includes five scales: (1) ASQ - F1, «Confidence in relationships»; higher scores in this subscale indicate a secure attachment (e.g., «I find it relatively easy to get close to other people»); (2) ASQ - F2, «Need for approval» denotes both worried and fearful aspects of attachment, characterized by an individual's need for others» approval and acceptance (e.g., «It's important for me to avoid doing things that others won't like»); (3) ASQ - F3: the subjects» anxious behavior in searching for others, motivated by the necessity to fulfill dependency needs, is depicted by the subscale «Preoccupation with relationships»; it represents a central topic in the conceptualization of anxious / ambivalent attachment (e.g., «It's very important for me to have a close relationship»); (4) ASQ - F4, «Discomfort with closeness» reflects an avoidant attachment (e.g., «I prefer to keep to myself»), and (5) ASQ - F5 «Relationships as secondary» is typical of a dismissive style, in which subjects tend to emphasize achievements and independence, in order to protect themselves against hurt and vulnerability (e.g., «To ask for help is to admit that you're a failure»).