Sentences with phrase «fearful dog leads»

When a fearful dog leads your walk, by pulling on the leash in front of you — instead of following on a loose leash behind you — he is in the natural position of the «pack leader» — literally, physically and geometrically the leader of your little social pack.

Not exact matches

For instance, should a dog be scared of water, this would translate into throwing the dog into the water, or in the case of a dog fearful of gunshots, this would lead to tying him up right next to a shooting range.
Some dogs may be fearful of car rides if they only lead to vet visits.
a.) a considerable amount of exercise, including the use of treadmills and backpacks, as a way of relaxing dogs to prepare them for counter-conditioning exercises; b.) packs of dogs to rehabilitate unstable, fearful or aggressive dogs; c.) Leashes and chain collars to block jumping, whining, possessiveness, biting, aggressiveness, excessive barking, mounting, fighting, active dominance challenges; d.) Redirection to get dogs doing alternative behaviors in play areas, obstacle courses, a pool, a feeding area, a sleeping area, and an eating / drinking area; e.) calming techniques using hand feeding; f.) a limited amount of obedience training, such as teaching the dogs to heel on a loose lead at the handler's side; g.) a «claw» technique, his own version of the «alpha rollover», and a pursuit technique to deal with dogs that don't show submission to other dogs or people; h.) «flooding» for phobias; i.) «calm / assertive» handler techniques; j.) touch and sound techniques to interrupt, correct and / or redirect behaviors; k.) a variety of traditional manners rules, which are implemented with the «no free lunch» type of approach; l.) a variety of games and other «mental challenges»; m.) human intervention; and n.) electric collars (not mentioned, as I recall, in the book)
I David Baron at Superdog, because of his credentials and National Recognition as a leading expert in Aggressive and fearful dogs, dogs with Severe... I mean Severe Behavior Problems.
a.) a considerable amount of exercise, including the use of treadmills and backpacks, as a way of relaxing dogs to prepare them for counter-conditioning exercises b.) packs of dogs to rehabilitate unstable, fearful or aggressive dogs; c.) Leashes and chain collars to block jumping, whining, possessiveness, biting, aggressiveness, excessive barking, mounting, fighting, active dominance challenges; d.) Redirection to get dogs doing alternative behaviors in play areas, obstacle courses, a pool, a feeding area, a sleeping area, and an eating / drinking area; e.) calming techniques using hand feeding; f.) a limited amount of obedience training, such as teaching the dogs to heel on a loose lead at the handler's side; g.) a «claw» technique, his own version of the «alpha rollover», and a pursuit technique to deal with dogs that don't show submission to other dogs or people; h.) «flooding» for phobias; i.) «calm / assertive» handler techniques; j.) touch and sound techniques to interrupt, correct and / or redirect behaviors; k.) a variety of traditional manners rules, which are implemented with the «no free lunch» type of approach; l.) a variety of games and other «mental challenges»; m.) human intervention; and n.) electric collars (usually not mentioned in their marketing materials or websites)
Your dog also may associate the painful shock with people or other experiences, leading to fearful or aggressive behavior.
The Scottish Terrier's small size could also lead it to be easily intimidated by other dogs so that it barks to defend itself, attempting to appear brave despite actually being fearful.
This type of behavior should not be cooed at or encouraged in any way because it also encourages fear that can lead to a fearful adult dog.
Keep the leads loose, since tension on the leash might communicate to the dogs that you are fearful or anxious about their meeting, which will in turn make them more fearful and anxious.
Bicycles coming up fast from behind, whizzing traffic, horns honking, sirens wailing, trains, skateboards, tons of other dogs, kids running and shouting, all are experiences that could cause a dog with no early formative exposures to go down a path that leads to fearful aggression.
Owners need to know that a dog bite can lead to the euthanizing of their dog, as well as it can traumatize the child for the rest of their life, making them fearful of all dogs, and not knowing how to overcome their anxiety around them.
Let me repeat: leading puppies or shy or fearful dogs up to strangers to have the stranger give them a treat is a really bad idea that unfortunately has made its way into the cultural mythology about «how to introduce dogs to people.»
This could lead to generalized anxiety and / or to the dog being fearful of the owner.
This can result in a fearful situation for the dog that leads to aggression.
Isolating a puppy away from other dogs and new people can lead to a fearful, poorly socialized adult dog.
Failure to socialize can lead to boredom, and a bored dog is more likely to act out, become fearful or aggressive, or develop other serious behavioral problems.
BTW, I wager that «shock collars» lead to a fearful dog with a profound mistrust of, and negative reaction to humans.
A breed like the Shih Tzu is a toy breed that needs to be socialized with dogs of similar size and energy levels or they could become fearful of other dogs, especially those larger than themselves, which could lead to «dog aggression».
If you are anticipating fireworks and you know your dog is fearful, it will only help your dog if you provide her with additional exercise the week leading up to the fireworks.
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