Dogs are inherently aggressive creatures and are physically capable of inflicting serious harm both to humans and dogs alike. Being aggressive is understandably natural for a wild dog to hunt, to defend themselves from other creatures, and to defend resources such as food, a place to sleep, and a mate. Over the years dogs have became more tamed and man’s best friend. There are dogs however, that continually become aggressive and dangerous due to lack of behavior training. Let’s stop dog aggression towards other dogs and humans alike.
The two most common type of dog aggressiveness are aggression towards strangers and aggression towards family members. They become aggressive because of fear; being scared, nervous and insecure where they usually will snap, bite, and bark. Also, they are possessive or protective of the property that they feel belong to them. It can be your family, or your home, his food or toy. This type of aggression usually prevents your home from being robed.
Some dogs are aggressive because they have a dominant personality. This type of dog feels like he is the dominant animal in the area. This is not common to dogs, but studies suggest that this type of aggressive dog behavior applies only to the certain breed of dogs.
Dog owners have many resources and help to control their dog aggression problem. Below are 6 keys you the dog owner can do to stop dog aggression:
#1. First and foremost owner of an aggressive dog must do is to check with their veterinarian to rule out any medical causes for the aggressive behavior of their dog.
#2. Seek for help from a professional dog trainer. An aggression problem will not go away by itself. Working with aggression
problems requires in-home help from an animal behavior specialist.
#3. Make everyone’s safety as your first priority. Supervise and confine your dog’s activities until you can obtain professional help. You’re liable for your dog’s behavior. If you must take your dog out in public, consider a cage-type muzzle as a temporary precaution.
#4. Avoid exposing your dog to situations where he is more likely to show aggression. You may need to keep him confined to a safe room and limit his people-contact.
#5. If your dog is possessive of food, treats or a certain place, don’t allow him access to those items. In an emergency, bribe him with something better than what he has. For example, if he steals your shoe, trade him the shoe for a piece of chicken.
#6. Spay or neuter your dog. Intact dogs are more likely to display dominance, territorial and protective aggressive behavior.
Dogs are inherently aggressive and dangerous both to dogs and humans. If problems continues a dog owner has several resources or things they can do to correct the behavior. Most aggressive dog behavior can be controlled. All that you need to do is to find the right program out there that will teach you how to change your dogs’ mindset. It is best to have the professionals take care of this problem. Also safety is paramount; take necessary precautions!
By: Ness Dorig About the Author:
Ness Dorig owns a website that provides information about dog behavior problems. For more information on
dog training techniques and how to deal with problem dog behavior (like aggressiveness), check
Stop Dog Aggression Training. It’s the complete manual for dog ownership and is designed to fast-track your dog’s learning
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