Understanding Your Dog 

+Vegan burger I totally agree and think it's a great idea. I live in a neighborhood that has a lot of dogs and children (a few schools nearby). The children ride their scooters or run past dogs while laughing and screaming without hesitation. I've seen dogs lunge and bark at them, maybe because they want to join in on the fun but whatever reason. I'm amazed that the parents don't stop and think about the possibility of what could happen. My dog is friendly and is hand shy when folks try to pet his head, but pet him under his chin first and he's happy to let you pet him on the head. We've done handling exercises on him since he was little so he tolerates it, but the number of children who have just run up to him and tried to pet his head worries me.

monstermunch yes exactly. And it wouldn't even be that expensive if someone just came and talked to them about this like an hour or so. And I'm sure someone with good heart would even do it for free for the kids and also the dogs.

that is actually up to the parent not teacher. I have taught my daughter when she was younger.

Mona B Some parents are so ignorant that they won't. And if it was thought n schools that way kids knew it for sure.

Yes and teach them about dog fighting and animal cruelty, as well as how to take care of animals & treat them. ...but no useless math is more important😩

Well said.That was very discerning to view things that way.

You have my respect 👍👍

+Aléxia Brooke I've been attacked several times by dogs in my life (without very serious consequences though) because of my lack of understanding then. Yet I didn't develop fear or bad sentiments towards my dogs or dogs in general. Whenever I see unfamiliar dog, it immediately puts a smile on my face and brings joy to my heart. And this works very positively on all dogs. Dogs love me from first sight. Don't you notice, they also smile? :)

dracomancer01 i got bitten an got chase by so many dogs when i was a kid lol in the philippines stray dogs are everywhere they worst cause owners just mate thei dogs an they dont give a shit about the dogs literally. and some dogs just get put down some will get adopted if they lucky

Although I've never been bitten by a dog, I have been growled at, specifically by my step fathers dog for petting his head. I didn't understand the body language at the time and he bared his teeth at me, but five minutes later he ran up to me with his tail wagging asking for a belly rub. I didn't hate or fear him because of it. He was just telling me not to do that and that he didn't like it. Animals tend to love me in general.

Which one presents the more danger to humans ?

***** I know a chihuahua seems ridiculous, but believe me, to a child it can do serious damage. Besides this isn't my point, my point is, if we started to treat dog like dog, and not like babies or punching balls, we wouldn't be faced with the question at all....

crazymango Along thew same lines, what sort of damage would a pitt bull do to a child ? The point I am answering is the double standards claim. It is not a double standard to judge an attack on severity of injuries.

***** yes when a dog does indeed do damage, and is irrevocably dangerous, it must be put to sleep no matter the breed. What I'm revolting against is the unfairness between breeds. I don't know if you've heard of the it, but in Denver I believe, pitbulls were banned because of an incident with ONE dog, and more than a thousand pitbulls, who had NEVER done a wrong in their lives, were confiscated and put to sleep, these animals, some who had been with their owners for more than 10 years, were murderer ( I don't know how else to put it) because ONE pitbull attacked someone, this would NEVER happen with chihuahuas, or even labradors,or any other breeds considered non threatening, do you know which breed is responsible for the most bites ? Labradors. Do you see thousands of them ripped from their home and killed ? nope. That's just for 'dangerous' breeds. There are no dangerous breed, just dangerous humans, and dogs who pay the price....

crazymango Are you trying to prove to me that yanks do in fact have some sense ? cheers It seems eminently sensible to get rid of all dogs originally bred for fighting.

Steven Nodlehs I totally agree!

See thats the way to do it

You don't deserve a Shepherd if you cannot even spell it correctly. What the heck is a 'sheppard'?

@@saltychips4866 the comment was made 5 years ago relax

I used to drop treats in my boys bowl when he was a puppy, now he's a 120 lb dog and I stir his food with my hands while he eats every now and then... He licks my hand if he even stops eating lol

Salty Chips cut em some slack salty 🧂

Dogs are a subspecies of wolves (canis lupus familiaris). Many dogs can still breed with other wolf subspecies, that simple fact makes them of the same species.

Hodoss I agree with you from a technical stand point Hodoss. However, the point of my post is for people to stop using wolf behavior/psychology to explain domesticated dog behavior and psychology. Yes a lot of the dog's behavior is rooted from their ancestor the wolves, however it have been about 15 thousand years since they have been domesticated and a lot of their behavior have changed. An example is the pack model in relation to feeding order. There are still people these days that say they MUST eat before the dog in order to be "alpha". Within a wolf pack, the alpha eats first and gets the choice of meat. Then according to rank, they eat in order. However, for the domesticated dog, people fail to realize they are scavengers primarily and NOT hunters unlike their wolf ancestors. This mean they do not eat in packs, nor require a pack to hunt. There is no feeding order for scavengers.

Davis Tran I grew up with a pack of dogs in a big property and I can tell you they were fierce hunters. They had a strong pack mentality, and a few died because of power struggles within the pack. As we would feed them each with his bowl, that should in theory nullify the need for a feeding order, however they would reproduce this behaviour where one tries to eat in the other's bowl, though they would of course be more respectful of the alpha male and female's boundaries. I agree however that people's interpretations over pack behaviour and humans having to act "alpha" are often retarded. The very fact that you are giving them food means you are dominant. Basically for the dog you are some sort of food summoning wizard, he assumes you have all the food you want whenever you want. Wether you eat first, at the same time or after isn't important. When a dog is spontaneously begging you for food, you already have domination.

didnt you see the parts with the guy with domesticated wolves?so whats your point.a dog that isnt domesticated would act like a wild wolf ,so why not use the comparison.if domesticated wolves act like domesticated dogs,then it stands to reason that wild dogs will act the same as wild wolves. would you pick the source of knowledge over 2nd hand knowledge?the wild wolf being the source of domesticated dog psycology.missing the wild wolf out of studying the domesticated dog would not be a complete study.imo.

Yeah for sure we have to study wolves to understand dogs MORE. but I agree with Davis in a point that DOGS (and cats) are domesticated animals that became a species itself so its totally diferent then anything you see in the nature. Dogs will have something inside them that will differentiate them from what Wolves, Tigers, Lions may have in commum.. Its complex, but your dog will never have to hunt. He knows by the end of the day he will have all its needs fullfiled... It should be more awareness of that when concerning dog training. I think.

Yeah. True that. A big dick with a bad owner can cause too much damage to just be unregulated.

Germany has one, thought you won't find a lot of the information in this video on it.

+Bundy Uh, no. Germany has a dog owner license. You have to take a test and pass it to be able to own dogs. There's also a dog tax.

Just as it should be - fully regulated under the law with big penalties for bad OWNERS and the funds used to better the lives of dogs who are abused/abandoned etc.

Steven Nodlehs

+Wolfie Dagger At the end of the day, it kinda doesn't matter how you correct your pooch. What matters is that you, as a responsible dog owner, has taken the time to teach your dog the difference between right and wrong and you maintain the consistency so that they can learn it and learn that there will be no deviation. KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid, and there is no simpler way than keeping it exactly the same each and every time. BTW, if you growl at me....we fighting. lol

I thought I was the only one that did this. I have a mini schnauzer and a chihuahua and if they misbehave I snarl at them, and they immediately shape up and behave.

Same! All I have to do his give a little growl and my Australian Shepherd behaves

Yep. I don't literally growl, but it's a similar reaction. You show that you're the dominant animal by showing that the dog has crossed a boundary, not by getting angry. When you get noticeably mad, that shows to the dog that your dominance is weak. Things that would seem mean to do to a human are normal for a dog. We're smart enough to understand and communicate on their level, but they can't do the same.

Sam Quarv

Like your coment very much.

Ciara Howse well excuse me but I have a pet Yorkshire terrier and he's aggressive but it isn't from fear aggression. Maybe a tiny little bit but yeah he's naturally aggressive. After all Yorkshire terriers are a type of dog that if they were in a fight with a Doga they will not back off. 😡

Your dog being 'naturally aggressive', is something you should not be proud of under any circumstances. If you are proud of that, both you and your dog need help. If you cannot find a way to fix an aggressive animal, wether aggressive towards yourself, or other people/animals, you need help from a professional. Seriously.

+Cameron Ely Everyone has their own experience and world views including her. She is not at all arrogant but has more than a physical scar. (which I'd like to say really is not noticeable) You do not know how you'd feel about it unless you were in her shoes. At the age she was ,etc.

+Cameron Ely As the saying goes ' There are no bad dogs. Just bad owners'. I hate parents telling their children - 'Don't go too close to the dogs. They will bite you!' To which I usually replied casually. "No my dogs won't bite but their mommy, which is me DO bite. And I do bite hard!" With that said, I'll just walked away with them staring in shock after me. LOL!

Exactly. My daughter was raised with GSDs. They were absolutely amazing with her. Now her two toddlers are being raised with them along with a Dane and Mastiff. The 2 GSDs are Police Dogs as my daughter and son in law are on the Canine Unit.

+Cenozoic I have to disagree with you about saying dog owners should do research on Wolves. Dogs are NOT Wolves. They may share 99% of DNA but that's it. Our dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years. Remember in this video the Wolves are not in their natural habitat which is the wild. It is totally different. These Wolves are not hunting for their food, their food is given to them. Our dogs don't hunt for their food, we feed them. We also socialize and train them. But the sad thing is many owners have no clue how to do either. Also there is no such thing as alpha, dominance or pack in the dog world.

Not true my friend,my dog a golden retriever was absolutely loved and cared for since it was a puppy and still he attack a baby cause she pulled his ears,now none of them are guilty it's just part of nature and nature is dangerous,we need to accept that,and be careful and don't leave them alone

Same. I practice a lot. But I can never get to that level.

Dogs will follow humans 1.) because they have been selectively bred to look up to us (like you said) 2.) humans always provide good, fun, exciting things. 3.) they trust us. They don't exactly have much of a choice either:) I agree that we need to understand our dogs because they can't speak our language. We need to be able to know what they are feeling, and if we know that then we know when we are pushing our dogs too far, when they are happy, and when they are so excited to be with you that they will do anything for your attention. I am also pursuing a career in canine behavior and psychology. It's hard not to write a long response, isn't it? Haha

Dogs are territorial, it's expected for some dogs to protect their territory like that. For most dogs, their daily walking route is also their territory. I know your frustration with loose dogs, the neighborhood I walk in thinks that it's perfect fine to let their dogs roam about wherever they want to go. Next to a street even! Some of them aren't very friendly either... probably being territorial! My dog would probably do that too if I was ignorant enough to leave him outside without a tall fence to keep him secure. Yes I agree completely, dogs will react differently when a person is calm vs. when a person is anxious or unstable. That's just reacting to the energy, like you said. Some dogs are more sensitive to your energy than others. Some will be confident even when you aren't. Most can be taught to be 100% confident even when you are clearly anxious. It's how you teach them to react to certain stimuli. I think it's a little silly to have to always be calm, because that's impossible. Being calm sure helps though! A dog walks all over you when you constantly reward an obnoxious behavior. Take my dad for example, I tell him to ignore the dog when he jumps up but he just won't listen and keeps giving him attention whenever he jumps up. Now what do you expect the dog does when my dad gets home? He jumps up and goes crazy of course! Now don't forget that my dog doesn't do this when anyone else walks into the house, just my dad. Heck, everyone else in my house you could call unstable, even myself, but the only person who makes my dog go crazy is my dad! When you are calm, it helps your dog become calm also. If you hand the dog to an anxious or frightened person, he might react in a more anxious and frightened manner. That's not to say that he won't be calm around an anxious person though. Feral dogs do have family ties though (not always) but a dog becomes feral after 2 generations or something like that, at least that's what I remember reading. That means that the parents had to have been surviving on their own (or were already feral dogs), mated, and then cared for the offspring themselves. There's the family tie, and it's more natural than the typical family pet. This is a good conversation, usually people get all butt hurt when you disagree with them.

Oooo growling at the dog? Well whatever you want to do.... I wouldn't dream of it! Comments cease being constructive when people say things like "get a life" and "you're an idiot you don't know what you're talking about"

I realise this is an ongoing argument about how much 'wolf' remains in domestic dogs, I like to keep an open mind, as dogs continue to surprise and inspire me every day, however much I think I know them. Some breeds are very. very far away from their wolf ancestry, but then you have breeds like the sled dogs that are still pretty wild. I think as dogs lovers, we should try and appreciate every dog for their individual qualities and personality....

They don't really behave differently, they just behave more like puppies. Anything you do that works to train a wolf will work to train a dog However, not everything you do to train a dog will work on a wolf. There are a few new learned characteristics, but otherwise, going by their incredibly close ancestor is a much better way to go.

+Wolf Foley (spiritedwolf) Eh no. Dogs are not wolves. The "dogs are wolves and form packs" myth has been debunked by modern research.

+patoteto2 ikr?? thats not a dog, thats a fucking wolf! :P (sarcasm)

stfu

Hideo Enomoto mad bruh?

Agent fungus and those damn stairs too they have gotten me more than once evil things lol

As rightly they should ☝️

😂😂😂😂😂lovw your point

@@adamwonder9607 they got my brother lol

Agend Fungus The problem is that you landed in the windex glass. The windex glass didin't landed on you by itself.

hey silo dont be silly she mentioned people were staring before plastic surgery and after surgery it has improved a lot.....

That's a common psychological reaction that many people experience when they've gone thru a trauma. It's not about what others can or can't see. Don't be an ass about it.

I think when I posted it didn't click that she meant after surgery it improved a lot

What I was saying was the scar is so small no one will notice it anyway, unless she brings it up

What she say is true. Dogs can attack children just like cats can.

And dog bullies

+gxgear shit thats not normal?

Jeong-hun Sin Creationists don’t deny change within a single species. They deny the theory that one species evolves into another species... As in apes evolving into humans. Where are the half-ape/half-humans if this is the thinking? This would have occurred over time and perfectly across ALL species?? What will we evolve into next? How will dogs evolve further??? What reproductive model will be used? What genetics can we determine? Please.

And avoid your channel

Amanda Arner True, but so you know, in a wolf pack the alpha is the one that eats the liver and heart, which were not eaten by Shaun in this video, but rather the other wolf.

+Sven Ekeberg You think cats don't play the dominance game?

Have a look at this and reconsider your comment. Tough Love: A Meditation on Dominance & Dogs The "Alpha Male" theory is only one of many but it has done a lot of harm and led to a lot of pain and grief for many dogs and owners. We are genetically very close to monkeys too and yet there are so many ways in which our behaviour differs completely. Keep an open mind and learn from your dog.

Dogs are soo diffrent! They are not wolf! They are love us soo much we are their life.

They are soo smart they are help us for everything

Beerrunner81, You are absolutely right. And if people would study the wolf and it's pack behavior it would enlighten them on training their own dogs.

Beerrunner81 ...yeah, go try that with a wolf pack.

Steven Nodlehs and the family to train it better

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ario damar Personally i don't like my dogs to do tricks - each to their own, it just feels demeaning to me. However, many dogs do benefit from having these reward mechanisms in their life - at a Basset Hound "enabler" I find it hard enough to get him to wake up for long enough to do anything - it's 3:45am and he's asleep on my bed whilst I'm downstairs wondering if I should have just had a 3rd child instead :)

Seek a professional. Please don't listen to the internetz...it's full of false information to get you to watch videos and fatten their pockets with ads...

Whats so gross about carcass eating? Use a knife and cut out the pieces and put them on a grill and you got the exact same food that we eat.

Yesssss

@james crowe their personality?

@james crowe depends, and some might develop a health condition early, so most people would want to avoid those puppers.

@james crowe 4. Two pitbulls, a PitLab Mix, and a Boston Terrier Chihauhau mix. And some dogs show more personality than others. Some sleep all day, some don't stop barking, and others run like the wind. And, while I would only buy from a good breeder if I didn't adopt, most people don't.

james crowe instead of? personality indeed. Breeds have breed standards in which do not only stand the standard for looks but also personality. This way you can read an learn about the dog and get to know what kind of dog it is supposed to be.(obviously there are always some dogs that don’t fit in the breed standards but generally speaking. If you would want one that has the typical characteristics of the breed you can always ask the breeder, after all the breeder knows it’s litter best) You can also ask some people who have this particular breed as pet and ask if their dog lives up to the breed standards to see if it is actually true what the breed standard is saying. (Sorry for my English I am Dutch)