Tibetan Mastiff (definite introduction)
The problem of dog biting is not surprising. Many people first check the breed of the dog to see if it will bite people. However, there are many cases of golden retrievers biting people. Why is this? Has the gene changed or the environment has changed the dog?
It turns out that the "breed" of a dog is just one of the many factors that affects aggression. According to a new study recently published in the journal Animal Behavior Science, the factors that most affect dogs' aggression are It is the dog's owner, that is, the owner's training method, adoption location, gender and age, that are most closely related to the dog's aggression.
In addition, generally a dog is very ferocious on one occasion, but may not be ferocious on another occasion. For example, he may shout wildly on the street, but he is very gentle in his own backyard. "The reasons for dog aggression are very complex and have to do with issues of 'conditional dependence' and 'experience dependence between humans and dogs,'" said Stephen Zawistowski, scientific advisor to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). "You can't just According to the type of dog, it can be predicted whether the dog is aggressive.”
There are several points worth noting in this study on dog aggression:
1. “Dogs raised by dog owners under 25 years old”. They are almost twice as aggressive as "dogs owned by dog owners over 40 years old".
2. "The aggressiveness of neutered male dogs" is twice that of "the aggressiveness of neutered female dogs". However, there is no significant difference in the aggressiveness between "neutered male dogs" and "non-neutered male dogs".
3. Dogs that have not received training courses as puppies are 1.5 times more aggressive towards strangers than trained dogs.
4. Using punishment and negative reinforcement to train dogs can easily lead to aggression.
5. Dogs obtained from shelters and other sources are more aggressive than dogs purchased directly from breeders.
Stephen Zawistowski explains the importance of socializing puppies and says that if an older dog suddenly becomes aggressive, it may be due to illness.
Mary Burch, director of Canine Good Citizen of the American Kennel Club, said, “If you are worried about being attacked by an unfamiliar dog, you need to pay attention to its body language and some early communication. The aggressive behavior is a straight look, a hard look, hair standing on end, ears or lips pulled back, teeth showing,Roaring, barking, etc., if they are nothing more than barking, should not be defined as aggressive behavior. She criticized the British study for treating barking as an aggressive behavior, "because barking can have multiple meanings." "A dog barking may also be a warning to the owner or send some message, "I can see that this is too broad a definition of aggression. ”
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