Left untreated,
fearful behaviors often just get worse.
Not exact matches
* Dog (s) bullying another dog — Although this will happen occasionally, if it happens
often in a particular park, it is an indication that aggressive and / or
fearful behaviors are more likely to develop in some dogs because of exposure to the dog park.
Petting and soothing a
fearful pet
often reinforces the
fearful behavior.
Animals that experience high stress in shelter environments and display
fearful or aggressive
behavior at AHS are
often transferred to local rescue groups that can provide alternative types of refuge.
Past topics include: Making environmental cues work for you Puppy socialization Addressing unwanted
behaviors Separation anxiety Integrating a new dog with other pets «Disobedience» Pulling towards other dogs
Fearful dogs Capitalizing on informal
behaviors Training your dog with affection Multipurpose cues Creating reliable cues Importance of fundamentals When «sit» doesn't happen Crate training your dog How to split a sit The problem with «ignoring» Training with the Grain Positive reinforcement: turning the world into a treat Learning what predicts what It depends: Why dog training «tips»
often fail Teach your dog to wait at doors Teaching When, Where, and Why Redirect or Preempt?
Plus, walking a
fearful dog in public will only deepen a dog's
fearful behavior, so she will react aggressively more
often.
Auerbach sees the shelter environment itself as the cause of much of the
fearful or aggressive
behavior that is
often seen in shelter dogs.
More
often, shy and
fearful dogs suffer from the lack of early socialization, and owners have a hard time changing these
behaviors without professional help.
Counter conditioning and desensitization need to be used together to be effective and are
often used to change unwanted
behavior in dogs and cats, especially
fearful and aggressive
behaviors.
Tammy has a particular interest in
behavior and
behavior modification for
fearful and anxious dogs and collaborates
often with veterinary
behavior professionals as a member of the behavioral treatment team to aid pet parents implementing the treatment plan prescribed.