What is frustration ? It is an emotion. It is a spontaneous short-lived physiological and uncontrollable reaction, in response to the impossibility to get or access an element. Examples : - your dog barks for his ball has gone under the couch - your dog pinches you for you stop him from passing Your dog is not commanding you, he does not regulate his patience, or rather his impatience, or his powerlessness. Case : J. J. has learned to open a door with his nose when he sees hi

Kindness is a moral perception by the human beings. It is subjective. Your dog perceives the world differently. What he was meant for Breeds were created and developed to meet human needs and desires. Some of them are close to humans, while others are more wary. Some will be vigilant towards strangers, while others will act as if everyone were their best friend. Behaviors from discomfort to fear To bear it out that your dog perceives all people as a threat, observing his/her

How to play The rule is basically you pull on a toy : you are on one side, your dog on the other. At times, you are the strongest ; at others, you dog is. Two dogs may also play together. Generally, the most practical toys to play with are those that dogs can easily grab in their mouth, and, that humans can hold in hand with no difficulties. It can be a rope, a tick, a soft toy, hollow-shaped ones. The ideal is that the size enable each play mate to grab it and play with no i

A dog that doesn't "warn" is a dog that no longer expresses any body language and/or vocal expression before attacking. A dog's seemingly...

I'm not keen on talking of « reactivity » because : it's pretty more reactive behaviors : a dog is too likely to be labeled that way as...

"I can't take it anymooore !" I work with humans whose dog suffers from anxiety, fears, and an inability to manage their emotions...

I won't be able to tell you how long after I was born I could walk on my two legs, or speak with intelligible sounds, or defecate on a...

Let's start by being sure of what we are talking about. When a dog's behavior is reinforced, it is likely to happen more. What is...

Unless we invite them on a couch to tell us about their issues on the canine condition in a human society, it is necessary for us to...

Your dog suffers from it and that has strong impact on your life. Your dog has behaviors you want him to stop. However, whatever you have...

Frustration is an emotional response to a situation in which the goal is not attainable, or in which there is resistance to the goal. As...

The anthropomorphism is : to attribute to dogs (because I am only talking about them here) the behaviors, feelings and characteristics of...

What is fear ? It is an emotion. Which means that when doggy is facing up to something or someone that fills him/her with it, he/she has...