Sentences with phrase «involving unfamiliar dogs»

Situations involving unfamiliar dogs, even with relatively lower risk, were rated as potentially dangerous.

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Dogs that have not attended puppy socialization classes are more likely to display behavior problems involving fear or aggression toward strangers, unfamiliar dogs, or environmental stimuli.3 — 5 All puppies 12 weeks or younger should be enrolled in a good puppy socialization clDogs that have not attended puppy socialization classes are more likely to display behavior problems involving fear or aggression toward strangers, unfamiliar dogs, or environmental stimuli.3 — 5 All puppies 12 weeks or younger should be enrolled in a good puppy socialization cldogs, or environmental stimuli.3 — 5 All puppies 12 weeks or younger should be enrolled in a good puppy socialization class.

If a dog associates care rides with unpleasant experiences (going to the veterinarian, getting an injection, being restrained by unfamiliar people, having its owner «abandon» it), it is highly likely that the dog will resent car travel and will try to avoid it at all costs, whether or not motion sickness is involved.

For example, intact males constitute 80 percent of all dogs presented to veterinary behaviorists for what formerly has been described as dominance aggression, are involved in 70 to 76 percent of reported dog bite incidents, and are 2.6 times more likely to bite than neutered dogs, while unspayed females «attract free - roaming males, which increases bite risk to people through increased exposure to unfamiliar dogs,» and «contribute to the population of unwanted» and potentially aggressive dogs (Gershman et al., 1993; Sacks et al., 2000; AVMA, 2001).

You might discover that you're frightened working with large dog breeds or unfamiliar animals, or that you get too emotionally involved with animals that are hurt or scared.

The majority of the fatalities involving children were the result of unsupervised children and unfamiliar dogs (chained, yard dogs.)