{"id":9389,"date":"2020-12-03T12:50:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T09:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestdog.studio\/?p=9389"},"modified":"2020-12-10T07:26:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T04:26:51","slug":"the-dog-bites-how-to-wean-a-pet-from-aggression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestdog.studio\/de\/2020\/12\/03\/the-dog-bites-how-to-wean-a-pet-from-aggression\/","title":{"rendered":"The dog bites. How to wean a pet from aggression"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A dog’s appearance in the house is a great joy and an equally great responsibility for the owner. A puppy needs care and attention just like a child. Unlike humans, a dog has its own habits, instincts, and skills inherent in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Reasons why dogs may bite<\/strong>
Depending on the age of the dog, there may be different reasons for unwanted behavior. A dog is a predator with teeth and claws; it expresses its emotions and feelings with its mouth and teeth.
A puppy appears in the house at an average age of 1.5 months to 3.5 months, when the dog’s teeth begin to change. Changing teeth is a slow and painful process for a puppy. The puppy tries to relieve itching and pain in the gums by tasting everything around it, including the owner’s hands and clothing. At a later age, from about 6 months, when the period of sexual maturity begins, a young dog tries to establish its place in the owner’s family, checks its strength, its position in the flock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


An adult dog can bite for a variety of reasons:<\/em>
\u2022 Fear. When a dog is afraid, it is normal behavior to protect himself by using his teeth. Animals, like humans, have different personalities and different temperaments. In fear, for example, with excessive punishment, the dog can bite, experiencing extreme stress. A survival mechanism comes into play, and a dog can seriously injure a person.
\u2022 Aggressiveness. As already mentioned, all developed animals are different in character. Even puppies from the same litter differ in very different types of temperament. Stronger individuals can show aggression. With such an animal, you need to start training and a course of obedience earlier – if time is lost, only an experienced dog handler can help extinguish the dog’s aggressiveness.
\u2022 Pain. During an illness or after an injury, with a physical impact on a sore spot or organ, the dog instinctively tries to remove the source of pain, and the only way it can achieve this is with its teeth. The stronger the pain, the stronger the bite will be. The slightest pressure increased painful sensations more closely close the dog’s jaws on the doctor’s limbs or even the owner.
\u2022 Nervous disorder or overexcitement. The nervous disorder is a painful condition that is stopped after consultation with a veterinarian with medication. Overexcitement may appear after a protracted, very active game and, having played, the pet does not notice that it is causing pain.
\u2022 Jealousy, desire to grab attention. A dog is a social animal and is very emotionally dependent on a person. Often, when the owner’s attention is completely focused on another animal or activity, the dog tries to redirect the owner’s attention to himself using his teeth.
\u2022 Desire to take possession of food. Food aggression is probably one of the most common types of aggression that many owners face. This behavior is absolutely natural for the animal because nutrition is a basic instinct of the dog, necessary for survival.
\u2022 Lack of education. If the dog lives in human society, it is necessary to accustom him to certain rules in force in the team. Dog training can begin as early as 3 weeks of age. This is ideal, but in any case, the sooner you start teaching your puppy the rules of behavior in society, the faster he will learn, and the more confident he will feel in different situations.
The rules of behavior should be taught to any dog, regardless of breed or size. The earlier the dog’s training begins, the faster and better the dog will learn to live in human society without causing inconvenience to others.
Wrong upbringing. An incorrectly selected method of raising a dog can only worsen the situation and lead to the appearance of the pet’s aggression. Aggressiveness will require serious adjustments with the dog handler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


In no case should you hit the dog? Screams and physical violence in almost 100% of cases will lead to aggression in the pet.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Preventing inappropriate behavior<\/strong>
The sooner you start training your puppy, the fewer problems there will be with an adult dog. The puppy absorbs all commands like a sponge, and everything that the pet has learned at an early age will remain with him for life – this concerns the commands and rules of life with a person.
You cannot treat the dog as a child or as an equal. No matter how much the owner loves it, a dog is a predator, and it is necessary to treat a pet just like an animal. Excessive care can make a small dog a big monster and a large one – a real threat to a person and even an owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If a puppy bites<\/strong>
The puppy does not yet realize what kind of power he possesses, and he can bite unconsciously more than it would be worth according to the situation. And the change of teeth delivers many unpleasant moments, and the dog, in an attempt to relieve the itching, can bite strongly and often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


How to wean biting from childhood<\/strong>
It is at a young age that it is easiest to stop a dog’s unwanted behavior.
\u2022 Do not play with the dog with your hand. Only with toys or using a treat, but in no case should you encourage playing with hands, feet, or clothes – this behavior is fixed quickly and for a long time.
\u2022 If the puppy grabs the arms or legs, hangs on the clothes, it is necessary to strictly and loudly give the forbidding command “fu!” or “no!” (if the dog already knows these commands) or scream, make an unpleasant sound and stop playing. Any attempts by the toddler to resume play or gain attention should be ignored.
The puppy will realize that the cessation of play and the unpleasant sound are related to the bite and stop this behavior from continuing playing.
\u2022 Another effective method of conflict-free parenting is attention shifting. As soon as the undesirable behavior begins, the puppy’s attention should be switched with a toy. If the dog already knows some commands (even just a nickname or the command “come to me!”), You can replace the toy with a treat, which is given immediately after the puppy reacted to the nickname or followed the command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


How to wean strangers from biting<\/strong>
Injury or injury to a person for the owner of a dog can threaten with administrative liability, as well as compensation for material or moral damage. Therefore, it is imperative not to miss such a moment of raising a puppy as socialization.
As soon as the puppy ends quarantine after vaccinations and can be taken out into the street, be sure to acquaint the pet with all the surrounding world’s diversity. An adult dog should walk normally on the street, not afraid of cars’ sounds, ride in transport, not be afraid of people. First of all, aggression towards strangers means fear or stress from the unknown, which means frightening smells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even an adult dog can be taught to perceive passers-by calmly. Under no circumstances should you hit or shout at a frightened animal. This only increases stress and reinforces destructive behavior. If the dog reacts negatively to a stranger, you need to give a forbidding command. After stopping aggressive behavior, you need to praise her and encourage her with a treat or game. If the pet does not react to the order, you can give her any command (for example, “sit”). This should distract the dog from the irritant and switch it to the owner.
In case the dog does not respond to commands, you need to divert attention with a treat. As soon as the dog has abstracted away, immediately praise and give food.
The next time your pet responds calmly to a stranger without prohibiting orders, it needs to be praised and can be encouraged with a treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Learning to bite correctly<\/strong>
\u2022 To unleash the potential of service dog breeds, the “service dog” owner can take a course of protection and guard service. In the process of training, the dog handler will teach you how to capture, deliver a bite to the dog properly.
\u2022 Only a dog handler can teach how to bite correctly. A dog can cause significant damage to human health; therefore, all actions related to gripping and holding should be carried out under the guidance of an experienced instructor!
\u2022 Security guard service begins only after completing an obedience course or general training course – the dog must quickly respond to the owner’s command.
\u2022 Protective guard service helps insecure, cowardly, or, conversely, too aggressive dogs. The dog learns to bite on command and is released by the owner’s order or the detainee’s absence of resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An adult dog bites, what to do
<\/strong>Often, if the problem of aggressiveness is already in an adult dog, an experienced instructor’s help is required. The dog handler will observe the dog’s behavior, determine the conditions of keeping and upbringing, based on the experience, the data received from the owner, and select the method of behavior correction individually for a particular case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Techniques for influencing a dog<\/strong>
There are only two methods of influencing a dog:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Method of physical impact. <\/em>This variant of negative training includes wearing strict collars, parts, strangleholds, and electro-shock collars. Negative training can be effective for an aggressive dog with a strong character and temperament. Still, the use of such a method of education should be carried out only under the guidance of a dog handler – from correctly dressed corrective ammunition to the frequency and strength of the dog’s impact. Improper use of this method can lead to increased aggression of the animal.<\/li>
  2. Method of positive reinforcement. <\/em>Training is based on rewarding the correct execution of the command with gentle correction of unwanted behavior. Using this option, they use various treats, toys, and active praise to encourage behavior and ignore or use a simple collar to correct behavior. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    If the dog bites in the game<\/strong>
    As with a puppy, the same rules apply to an adult dog. As soon as the predator begins to bite his hands, the game should abruptly stop with a loud exclamation or a forbidden command. This variant of negative training includes wearing of strict collars, parts, strangleholds, and electro-shock collars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


    How to show the authority of the host<\/strong>
    A dog is a gregarious animal and obeys a certain hierarchy. Dwelling next to a person, a pet enters the family and builds its own “steps of significance.”
    \u2022 The dog obeys using certain postures, expressing certain behavior. Demonstration of the belly is the main trigger of submission. The dog seems to say – “you are the main one. I trust you.”
    \u2022 If the pet tries to show dominance, you need to press the dog to the ground, lightly and for a short time, or turn the dog on its back, scratching its belly. Thus, the owner demonstrates that he is stronger, restoring his authority.
    \u2022 It is possible, on the contrary, not to press the dog to the ground or floor, but to raise it slightly so that the pet loses its balance. Of course, this method is only suitable for small animals.
    \u2022 To consolidate the hierarchy, you need to train the dog to execute commands for restraint and distraction. Then there will be no problems with the hierarchy.
    Obedient breeds
    The division into obedient and disobedient breeds is very conditional – representatives of different breeds differ greatly in character and mental development within the species. However, certain breeds of dogs are more prone to training than others, which means they differ in obedience.
    These are mainly service breeds:<\/em>
    \u2022 German and Belgian Shepherds;
    \u2022 Collie;
    \u2022 Rottweilers;
    \u2022 Sheltie;
    \u2022 Sennenhunds;
    \u2022 Giant schnauzers;
    \u2022 Healer;
    \u2022 Dobermans;
    \u2022 Border Collie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


    Besides, retrievers and poodles are distinguished by enviable obedience and a desire to please the owner.
    The dog does not bring disappointment to its owner. You need to start training and socialization as soon as the four-legged friend appears in the house. The more neglected the behavior, the longer the training is delayed, the more difficult and longer it will be to correct destructive behavior. Raising a dog is a difficult and long process, the result of which will be joy and pleasure for the whole dog’s age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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