How Do I Know If My Dog Has A Behavior Problem?
Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
by Andy Robbins
http://www.homesecuritysystemsadvice.com
A behavior problem is when a dog is acting in a way that the owners wish he would not. These range from minor, which most people choose to live with, to severe, where the pleasures of living with the dog are affected by the problem behavior. This is when people usually decide they must do something about it. Behavior that is a problem for one family may not be perceived as a problem for another. Therefore, if your dog is behaving in a way that you do not find acceptable, that is the time to take steps.
Behavior
This is when a dog is behaving in a normal, canine way, but at an inappropriate time or place, or to an inappropriate extent. The dog usually has his own reasons for doing this and often finds it rewarding.
Examples include:
It is normal to bark, but it is a problem not for our dog. For most people if the dog barks at every noise or movement and continues to bark.
Dogs need to empty their bladders regularly, but if your dog repeatedly chooses to do this on your bed, you have quite a different problem.
Dogs use aggression when they feel it necessary to resolve a situation. However, if the dog is showing aggression to the owner, it is not acceptable.
Learned behavior
This is where the dog has been taught to behave in a certain way, usually without the owner being aware.
Confusion
Owners can appear inconsistent to dogs. Maybe we allow them to jump up one day, but shout the next because we have work clothes on. Maybe we allow them on the settee when we are watching TV, but not the next evening when visitors arrive. One day they are rewarded by a fuss when they pester for attention, the next day they are shouted at as we have other things on our minds. We allow them privileges, but expect them to do as they are told. We expect our dogs to understand all of this, but frequently they have no idea of what we want, Inconsistent, aggressive, over-active behavior can result.
Abnormal, maladaptive behavior
This is less common. It is where the dog is not acting in his best interests and his behavior affects his quality of life. Examples include some phobias, self-mutilation, stereotyped behavior and some obsessive behavior.
Special circumstances
It may be that the dog's behavior is not normally a problem, but special circumstances within the family mean that it is no longer acceptable and something must be done about it.
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