The leading cause of fearful behavior in dogs is the lack of appropriate socialization when the dog is 3-16 weeks of age.
Behavior
The Feeling of Fear
I heard a trainer once say that when it comes to what dogs experience ‘we have all the theories, they have all the facts’. That may be true in regard to many things, but when it comes to experiencing fear, we have plenty of facts.
Stubborn, Stupid and Just Plain Nasty
When animals are afraid (and you can include yourself in this example) we see one or more of the following four responses. Keep in mind that without lots of practice we, or our dogs, do not have cognitive control over reactions to being afraid.
Shy Dog Talk
I am very excited to join the Life With Dogs team of fabulous bloggers and contributors. I thought I’d introduce myself so you would know what was in store in my upcoming posts.