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  • Do aggressive dogs have more trouble understanding humans?

    Do aggressive dogs have more trouble understanding humans?

    Dogs are better than monkeys when it comes to reading our social cues to find hidden food and according to this study, Human-like Social Skills in Dogs?, are “unusually skilled as reading human social and communicative behavior”. Yet in a study with selectively bred foxes who were not selected for this skill, but bred to…

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  • Pay Attention!

    Pay Attention!

    There are excellent reasons for training your dog to pay attention, especially if they are reactive or aggressive. Many aggressive dogs are anxious about the situation they are in and unable to properly assess whether there is a legitimate threat. Getting and keeping your dog’s attention is one of the first steps needed in treating…

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