There are a number
of things a dog behaviorist can do with a dog that has been abused.
Not exact matches
Any animal
behaviorist (that is, someone with an Applied Animal Behavior Certification) will tell you that trying to assume what your
dog thinks, or anthropomorphisizing, is one
of the worst
things you can do to try and help an animal.
We see the same kind
of thing in our
dogs occasionally, and that's where Applied Animal
Behaviorists come in and try to help set the record straight and allow the
dogs to have certain resources, but within the confines
of the family rules.
[Alexandra Semyonova, a
dog behaviorist and former Dutch SPCA inspector, is author
of The 100 Silliest
Things People Say About
Dogs (Hastings Press, 2009.)-RSB-
If the
dog seems to enjoy the sport and the owner is having fun, it is a good
thing,» said Dr. Bonnie Beaver, a professor at Texas A&M University's College
of Veterinary Medicine and executive director
of the American College
of Veterinary
Behaviorists.
Ask your veterinarian for a referral to a
behaviorist or trainer who can show you how to overcome the
things that are driving you crazy, whether it's house - soiling, uncontrolled chewing or just the ill - mannered exuberance
of a
dog who doesn't know any better.