The Causes of Dog-Dog Reactivity - iWoofs S8E1
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Join Dr. Ian Dunbar and Jamie Dunbar in the Vodcast version of the long running iWoofs Podcast. In this episode they discuss the most common reasons for Dog-Dog reactivity.
OMG...the description of the dog explainling the owners reaction when seeing a dog coming around a corner is priceless ! Mine would have just as much to say .( a work in progress as more is incorporated as I listen to the rationale behind these methods )
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Yeah, trying to look at things from the dog's point of view can be invaluable!
Amazing video. Thannk you very much.
Glad you liked it!
Sorry, what if my dog which is a English Springer Spaniel will only go after the other dog, a Doodle. The doodle is obsessed with her bsll and insists on dropping it at our feet. For some reason my springer hates this and will go after her.
How do you know that your dog hates the Doodle? A lot of time, dog play looks like aggression, if you don't know how to tell the difference. You might want to check out this video: czcams.com/video/ZrG3SIYDILc/video.html
It could be that the Doodle brings over a ball when they want to play with your dog and your dog loves it and off they go! Of course, regardless of what the motivation is, you may not want your dog running off with another dog without your permission, in which case you can should definitely do some impulse control work, first in the presence of other dogs that are less distracting, and then, eventually, in the presence of this Doodle. You might want to talk with the Doodle's owner and see if you can plan a play/training date.
-Jamie
Senate if it’s just one dog that my dog reacts to. Only if the other drops a ball at my feet
I just responded to your other comment. It could be play, it could be aggression, but either way, you can and should teach your dog to ignore other dogs until you give them permission to engage. It takes some practice for sure, but it's well worth it in the end.
-Jamie
This is of course correct, but alas humans, even if gently confronted with such truths tend to get defensive and/or aggressive. It's 99 percent a human issue for sure, and the social skills of the owner/handler are usually mirrored in the dog. In my opinion this is canine psychology 101 and every owner should be made to learn these basics.
Yeah, when someone has a reactive dog, it's always interesting to have someone else try walking the dog. Often, a different handler will get different results. Often, a relaxed, confident handler will produce a dog that is much more relaxed and confident!
-Jamie
Situations & percentages on the human & canine sides can vary. Bottom line is acquiring skills to assist & even that can vary widely among trainers & behaviorists. It sometimes can take awhile to get on the proper track .
@@nancyd7441 75-80% of the world's dogs are ferrel, free-ranging. Away from humans they adopt rules which in general maintain harmony; that is if they are allowed to do so! If they didn't, they'd have died out long ago. Ferrel animals don't have vets or owners to rescue them when they become victims of damaging bites so they have to evolve behaviours that work in general .... or perish.
So I still maintain with most domestic dogs, selected for favourable characteristics, it's largely a human problem ... but yes, sometimes one of genes.
Ray Coppinger explains about "grab bite" and "kill bite" and the biological reward systems behind each. A dog with a strong kill bite instinct executes a neurological sequence which is buried deep in its genes and it will go to extraordinary lengths to satisfy the desire to lock onto a throat and kill. Coppinger demonstrates how reward trumps pain by showing pictures of dogs that have massive numbers of porcupine quills speared all over their face and chest.
Such instincts cannot be removed by training and even Border Collie's occasionally display it .... at which point their "career" ends.