Sentences with phrase «lack of early socialization»

Although your puppy's health is vulnerable at a young age, more dogs die from lack of early socialization than from disease.

# 2 Lack of early socialization with mother or litter mates Kittens taken away from their mother or litter mates at any time during the sensitive period between two and seven weeks (and even before 12 weeks) miss learning many important elements in how to play appropriately, including inhibiting bite pressure, using paws instead of unsheathing claws, and reading social cues and respecting boundaries.

The root of a dog's biting may be in lack of early socialization, fear, dominance, confusion over his role in the pack, a health problem requiring a trip to the vet or a dietary imbalance.

That said, don't let your cat's potential lack of early socialization experiences deter you.

There are a variety of risk factors associated with dogs who bite, including lack of early socialization and whether the dog is a house pet or a yard dog, male or female, fixed or intact.

Fearful tendencies and aggression in dogs are often at least partially caused by lack of early socialization.

It is impossible to say that any particular individual wasn't ill - treated as a kitten but it is more likely that your cat has acquired its nervousness via its genes, lack of early socialization with humans or both.

This phobia is almost always due to a lack of early socialization.

The first is a lack of early socialization.

In my opinion, a puppy has a much greater chance of dying from a lack of early socialization (due to behavior problems) than from a dying of a contagious disease contracted in puppy class.

Some are the result of a poor start in life, lack of early socialization, or a traumatic experience, often coupled with nervous temperament.

Some kittens should not be adopted into homes with small children due to lack of early socialization.

Dogs can be fearful for many reasons, including genetics, lack of early socialization, and traumatic experience.

Certain dogs, whether due to genetics, lack of early socialization, or life experience, willRead More

Certain dogs, whether due to genetics, lack of early socialization, or life experience, will experience distress when they are left without their human companions.

In one year my practice treated 773 dogs — 79 of them, that's 10 percent, had problems of fearfulness towards people or the environment due to a lack of early socialization or habituation and a further 4.5 percent were inept at relating to other dogs, again due to a lack of early socialization.

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.

The lack of early socialization is potentially tragic for any dog, and no less so if she's a pipsqueak instead of a pit bull.

I've written some before about Bite Inhibition, and that I think the lack of early socialization and bite inhibition is the biggest determinent in major dog attacks — but isn't something anyone really has data for.