controlling dog aggression

  • Controlling dog aggression by using a dog muzzle

    Controlling dog aggression by using a dog muzzle

    Dog aggression can be a challenging and stressful issue for any pet owner. Whether your dog is prone to snapping, growling, or biting, ensuring the safety of both your dog and those around them is paramount. One effective tool in managing this behavior is the use of a dog muzzle. A well-fitted muzzle can provide…

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  • How anxiety relates to dog aggression and why we need to treat it

    How anxiety relates to dog aggression and why we need to treat it

    While you may think your dog is aggressive because of the neighbour’s black dog or the guy wearing that crazy hat, it is now believed by the scientific community that anxiety or uncertainty underlies most dog aggression (1).  That anxiety or uncertainty in dogs underlies dog aggression is not immediately obvious. As a result it…

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  • The importance of getting your dog’s attention at the earliest stage of aggressive arousal.

    The importance of getting your dog’s attention at the earliest stage of aggressive arousal.

    We and our dogs are unable to pay full attention to more than one thing at a time. Outside of dogs that are aggressive toward their owners, it means that if you can hold your dogs attention, they will not be attention to whatever else he is becoming aggressive towards. Dogs that are not attending to the threats…

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