Why is my dog acting weird ?
Posted on August 10, 2007
Filed Under Dog Care, Dog Health
There’s not a lot of abnormal behaviour for dogs. Dogs act in ways that we don’t accept as humans. A lot of times it’s normal for the dog but it’s not okay for us. However, if you’re talking about seriously abnormal behaviour in dogs, we would be talking about things such as seriously excessive barking, excessive fear, and excessive aggression. These are abnormal if they get to the point where the dog simply can’t function in society.
Abnormal behavior in dogs can be caused by two things, it’s the old nature versus nuture debate. Possibly the dog was born that way. More likely the dog has abnormal behavior because of a lack of social skills given to the dog initially, a lack of exercise, and a lack of proper care and training. These are all ways that you can create a dog who is abnormally functioning in the world.
Abnormal behaviour can be corrected in older dogs depending on the severity of the situation. You can teach an old dog new tricks. However, it’s really important that we take into consideration how long the dog has been doing the behaviour and what the behaviour is. They’re all different; they’re just like humans.
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People are to quick to ‘anthromorphise’ dogs, to regard them as humans. They’re not! They are animals - and all the better for that.
Their reaction to situations is therefore honest and not concerned with appearances. It’s unfair to expect dogs to behave as if they were mute humans.
just a qiuz on who am going to train my dog on potty handling i will truly appreciate if you give me the guide on how to handle the situation