If you read the work of Konrad Lorenz, or even Charles Darwin, you will clearly see that aggression is a NECESSARY PART of being a pack oriented animal, and it CAN NOT be bred
out of the domestic dog or they would no longer be dogs.
Not exact matches
Although the epidemic now seems to have fizzled
out, the virus lingers disturbingly close by — in the
domestic dogs living on the borders
of the park.
Glasgow's Dr. Mafalda Viana, who led the multi-author study with colleague Dr. Tiziana Lembo, pointed
out that «These results suggest that the virus may now be maintained by a broader carnivore community, potentially involving wildlife as well as
domestic dogs beyond the immediate vicinity
of the Serengeti National Park.
In a
domestic setting,
dogs may often dig
out of boredom, frustration or simply as a way to keep themselves mentally stimulated.
If you have a
domestic dog or cat that you need to surrender please check
out one
of our links to the right to reputable central New Jersey animal rescues that may be able to help.
Our officers have encountered just about every situation involving
domestic and wild animals from rescuing a
dog on a freeway ledge to coaxing a mama opossum
out of a chimney.
Another study
out of Belgium used data gathered from more than 500
domestic dogs over a consecutive five year time period (1998 - 2002).
While naysayers like to point
out that
dogs lick because they like the taste
of their owner's salty skin, with
domestic dogs, licking is a sign
of affection.