Dog Behavior Training Dog Aggression Toward Its Owners By Heather Colman

A dog that growls at and / or bites its owner does so for any reason, even if the problem appears to be "unreasonable" for the owner. If your dog has aggressive behavior towards you, for the safety and well-being of you, your family and your dog, it is important to know why as soon as possible.

Call your veterinarian and schedule an appointment for a full medical examination. Discuss with your veterinarian about testing your dogs hormonal balance, neurophysiologic features and allergies. Test results in May reveal the underlying cause. This was particularly useful for dogs who have mood swings.

When growling or biting has erupted as a result of the reprimand or punishment for behavior such as chewing, jumping, general indiscipline or overprotection of food, these problems must be addressed swiftly and firmly to correct the aggression, it is open.

As the owner of the dogs, you must understand that your dog growls or bites at you because of the defensive feelings. Even the dog that growls when ordered on the couch is reacting defensively, arguing that its dominant status was threatened.

If reprimand and punishment provoke aggression, your dog is reacting to a perceived threat to its physical security. In one of these situations, your own conduct in May threatening to produce negative results.

If the results of a medical examination showed no sign of a medical condition that would cause this behavior, youll have to examine your own behavior closely to determine what you do to make your dog feel threatened.

Heather Colman enjoys spending quality time with her dog Gibson. She worked closely with various professional dog trainers in the past 2 years through the behavior of many problems caused by the previous owner Gibson. Visit Heather eBookPalace.com for more articles.

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