slide 1: Summary: Pet owners require knowing properly about their pet’s behavior. This is an
integral part since it works as an indication of the dog health. Advanced dog
obedience training can also become helpful for owners. To ensure proper health of
your dog make sure you learn about their behavior.
Common Dog Behavior That Is An of Problems
The problems based on dog’s behavior are a very common problem experienced by most of the
dog owners. They often wonder about the reason behind exhibiting these behaviors by their dogs.
Some common behaviors of dog such as biting chewing digging or barking are sometimes
misunderstood by dog owners and often leads them to mishandling their pets in unexpected
ways. To solve and prevent dog behavioral problems the first task for the dog owners is to get a
thorough understanding of their behaviors. Proper dog behavior training by an expert dog master
or dog training institution can help these owners in prevention as well as better control over most
of the common problems associated with dog behavior.
Barking
It is common dog behavior but excessive barking can become a serious problem. Before
correction it is necessary to determine the reason behind it that can include factors like –
warning seeking attention anxiety excitement playfulness or other dogs.
slide 2: Chewing
It is a natural behavior observed in every dog. However any destruction due to chewing can be
a serious behavior problem. Reasons that are common behind dogs chew includes – boredom
puppy teething curiosity excess energy. It can be managed by providing them with chew toys
and keeping personal things away.
Digging
It is done by most of the dogs especially by Terrier breeds that are prone to it due to their hunting
instincts. General reasons can include – fear or anxiety boredom hunting nature seeking
comfort hiding items to gain or escape access. Sandboxes can be provided to the dogs to
prevent them from digging unnecessary places.
Separation Anxiety
It is the most common problem in dog behavior that can manifest other problems including –
chewing barking destructive behavior in the absence of owner or during their separation period.
Some common signs are observed during the leaving preparation of the owner followed by
misbehavior that occurs during first few hours after separation. It leads to following the owner by
dogs on constant basis and increase in their touching tendencies whenever possible.
Author’s Bio
Brett Endes is a degree holder in comparative psychology under New York State University
along with a graduate in the K-9 Education Academy. Known for The Dog Savant he provides
Dog aggression Training Beverly Hills Los Angeles and specialized in handling
behavioral issues like dog aggression separation anxiety and also provides puppy training
classes for dog owners.