Looking at dogs » Sound Reactivity http://k9aggression.com/blog Looking at dogs: looking at people Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:59:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Holidays, fireworks, and dogs! Oh my! http://k9aggression.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/holidays-fireworks-and-dogs-oh-my/ http://k9aggression.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/holidays-fireworks-and-dogs-oh-my/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:36:13 +0000 k9agression.com http://k9aggression.com/blog/?p=5 Every year I cringe when it comes time for Firework celebrations. My dog hates it and it takes all the fun out of it when I know she is in the house shivering and miserable. But there is some indication that
dog-appeasing pheromone may be a possible treatment for firework phobia for some (but not all) dogs. The benefit of the pheromone is that it is general considered a very safe treatment.

Interestingly, in another study: double blind placebo controlled clinical trial determining response to a homeopathic remedy, both the homeopathic treatment group and the placebo treatment group showed improvement. Is it wishful thinking that the placebo group dogs actually improved, or are we as owners, thinking that we are helping our dogs, influencing our dogs’ fear?

]]> http://k9aggression.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/holidays-fireworks-and-dogs-oh-my/feed/ 0 Sound reactivity and paw preference http://k9aggression.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/sound-reactivity-and-paw-preference/ http://k9aggression.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/sound-reactivity-and-paw-preference/#comments Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:36:11 +0000 k9agression.com http://k9aggression.com/blog/?p=4 Have you actually paid attention – do you know what paw preference your dog has, if any? Some studies suggest that female dogs might be more right-pawed on average, while males tend to be left-pawed, and some studies suggest preference might be flexible depending on the circumstances.

However, dogs without a significant paw preference were reported to be significantly more reactive to sounds than dogs who were clearly left or right-pawed.

Update: More on how to tell if your dog is left or right pawed:

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