Sentences with phrase «unfamiliar dogs on»

(Socialized does not mean let your puppy meet lots of unfamiliar dogs on walks.

However, it is better to play it safe and avoid kissing unfamiliar dogs on head.

Her family brought her to see Dr. Amy Pike of the Behavior Medicine Division of the Veterinary Referral Center of Northern Virginia because Radley had started to develop aggression towards the other dogs in the household and she was becoming reactive towards unfamiliar dogs on leash walks.

If he meets and greets an unfamiliar dog on a walk and behaves well, you should lavish praise on him and maybe even offer him a small treat.

Not exact matches

By about 5 months, babies can comprehend emotions on an unfamiliar person's face — and by 7 to 9 months old they can read dogs» and monkeys» faces, too.

As for legal restrictions on dogs based on their appearance, Levy said public safety would be better served by reducing risk factors for dog bites, such as supervising children, recognizing canine body language, avoiding an unfamiliar dog in its territory, neutering dogs and raising puppies to be social companions.

The dogs also showed higher levels of fear toward unfamiliar people, children, other dogs and when taken on walks.

Your Jack Russell must be kept on a close leash and under a closer eye when he's around unfamiliar dogs, as unfortunately this breed's reputation for aggressiveness around animals is not undeserved.

(Meaning dogs that are aggressive to other unfamiliar dogs while on leash.)

Speaking of water, it is a good idea to bring a jug of water from home, both for on the road use and also because some dogs don't get used to other water easily and can develop vomiting or diarrhea from an unfamiliar water supply.

Bingo arrived at the shelter seemingly unfamiliar with a leash and very excited to see other dogs on his walks.

We expect them to behave nicely to every unfamiliar person and dog on the sidewalk.

Sit on your porch and reward your dog for looking at cars, passersby, unfamiliar dogs, etc..

By socializing one's puppy early on with a variety of new and unfamiliar people (including calm and gentle children), on a regular and ongoing basis (for at least the first two years of the dog's life), you can help prevent serious behavioral problems such as shyness, timidity, and aggression from developing as the puppy matures.

This can be a terrifying experience for all concerned and a dangerous one for the dog since he is now on his own in unfamiliar territory and subject to hazards such as traffic.

Fencing is critical to ensure that the dog is safely contained and so strangers and unfamiliar animals do not intrude on the Bullmastiff's territory.

Affected dogs are reluctant to go down stairs, go outside, navigate unfamiliar areas or jump on or off furniture in darkness or dim light.

The life rooms will serve as invaluable training opportunities, allowing us to work on housetraining, crate training, socialization to every day objects many of the dogs are unfamiliar with, and more.

Ideally, introduce the dogs on neutral territory that is unfamiliar to both dogs or where neither one has been for long.

The study suggests that oxytocin receptor gene polymorphisms have an impact on proximity to unfamiliar humans and on how friendly the dogs were toward the human.

Active prevention on your part can be accomplished by not allowing your dog's toys or water and food bowls to be accessed by unfamiliar dogs.

In many cases, dogs will eliminate on items that smell unfamiliar such as your guest's suitcase, the baby's blanket or a new piece of furniture.

The classic case history describes a dog that didn't mouth or bite much as a pup and never bit anyone as an adult — until an unfamiliar child tripped and fell on the dog while he was gnawing on a bone.

Some of the Sanctuary dogs on sleepovers are in training and may become aggressive when approached by an unfamiliar dog.

If you were lax in your work earlier on you may now see the things you have missed: object guarding, unfavorable reactions towards unfamiliar people, animals, or things that your dog missed during the socialization stage.

People that are unfamiliar or uneducated in dog behaviour language will continue to be bitten everywhere they act on ignorance — the dog park, doggie day care, dog shows, or yes, even a plane.

It teaches these dogs how to cope with the presence of environmental stressors like other dogs, unknown people, unfamiliar surroundings, fast moving vehicles (or dogs on a course!)

With both dogs on leashes, begin the introductions in an area unfamiliar to each, such as a park or neighbor's yard.

Typical tests might ensure that a dog can handle sudden loud or strange noises; can walk on assorted unfamiliar surfaces comfortably; are not frightened by people with canes, wheelchairs, or unusual styles of walking or moving; get along well with children and with the elderly; and so on.

The fearful behaviors in neutered dogs included: responses to loud noises, when first exposed to unfamiliar situations, when approached directly by an unfamiliar child, when barked at, or growled at, by an unfamiliar dog, or even when approached by another dog of similar or larger size, when encountering strange or unfamiliar objects on or near the sidewalk, when encountering windblown objects, when examined by a veterinarian, or when having their nails clipped.

Like you, Patricia, with dogs I'm unfamiliar with — I will intervene early based entirely on body language from one or both until I become more familiar with them.

As for legal restrictions on dogs based on their appearance, Levy said public safety would be better served by reducing risk factors for dog bites, such as supervising children, recognizing canine body language, avoiding an unfamiliar dog in its territory, neutering dogs and raising puppies to be social companions.

Strange dogs will feel stressed, cornered and threatened on an unfamiliar territory, surrounded by an unfamiliar pack.

He arrived at the shelter seemingly unfamiliar with a leash and very excited to see other dogs on his walks.

This day - long seminar focuses on dogs who are aggressive to unfamiliar dogs and dogs who live together, but don't necessarily get along.

On the other hand, in my semi rural / ranch area, we see lots of dogs where the owners tell us — and sincerely believe — that their dog is «great» with other dogs, but closer questioning reveals that they mean the 4 other dogs they grew up with on the ranch and the dog in question hasn't interacted with an unfamiliar dog in literally yearOn the other hand, in my semi rural / ranch area, we see lots of dogs where the owners tell us — and sincerely believe — that their dog is «great» with other dogs, but closer questioning reveals that they mean the 4 other dogs they grew up with on the ranch and the dog in question hasn't interacted with an unfamiliar dog in literally yearon the ranch and the dog in question hasn't interacted with an unfamiliar dog in literally years.

Avoiding situations with unfamiliar people can be difficult and depends on the extent to which a dog reacts to people.

Because of the risk of a dogfight it is unwise to test this and let a dog off leash when it has exhibited aggression on leash.It is unwise because the unfamiliar dog might react defensively to the aggression (even though the aggression was rooted in fear the recipient may still perceive a need to defend itself).

This may be because the dog is quite familiar with its own neighborhood and can better focus on the unfamiliar people.In other places there may be

Distance plays a big role for some dogs and they only react to an unfamiliar person if the person is on the same side of the street.

Some dogs will react all unfamiliar people that they see on leash walks.

You can also have the unfamiliar dog pause for a few seconds before continuing on.

continuous food rewards while the unfamiliar dog is walked perpendicularly - at a 90 degree angle (on the other street so if both dogs approached the same comer from 3 houses away they would cross paths).

The next step in the process would be to walk with the patient dog and the unfamiliar dog head on but widely spaced apart

Some clients report that their dog is better, possibly because the dog was able to pay attention to the unfamiliar person's dog and didn't focus on the unfamiliar person as much.