Post by Admin on Dec 13, 2007 13:52:29 GMT -5
Dog Facts
· Dogs do not hold grudges, nor do they do things out of spite, the are not capable of this.
· Dogs can not do two things at once, they can not jump on people if they were trained to sit politely when meeting people.
· Drive vs. Instinct: Drivers are great motivators while instincts are their servants. Drive compels an animal to seek food for self preservation. The hunting instinct is what makes it successful in getting food.
· Stress: Learning is a stressful process. The dog must deal with new impulses. Learning represents a confrontation with the unknown.
· Obesity: Most vets and pet owners assume it is simply overeating, but often turns out to be the result of emotional problems.
· Beagles are flooded with instinctive intelligence for tracking. This basically shuts of their working and obedience intelligence.
· The idea of emotions in dogs is not new. More than 2,000 years ago Aristotle confronted the issue: "Any organism that has senses has pleasure and pain. Desire resides in these organisms that experience pleasure and pain. Desire is the appetite for the pleasant.
· Puppies at age 8-9 weeks start to develop a preference to the types of surfaces they urinate and defecate on, ex. carpet, grass, paper.
· Dogs must have the desire and willingness to perform learned activities or solve immediate problems. At the pleasure and direction of it's human master, this is a personality trait, not one of intelligence.
· Matching a dog to it's owner: A match of the dog's characteristics to it's owner's requirements must be met. The dog's temperament and activity level along with the dog's level of intelligence should fit its human family's life style.
· Dogs are not good at generalizing their behavior and do not automatically transfer it to other surroundings. Ex. Your house to the park - so train everywhere.
· Dogs live for the moment. Their opportunistic and they have repetitive behavior that is rewarding to them even if they "reward" is negative.
· All dogs, no matter the size or breed have the capacity to lead other animals including the human variety, but they also have the capacity to recognize and follow leaders.
· Teaching leadership principles and their applications is the core of any correction program.
· Dogs do what works for them and are likely to repeat it.
· Training is the basis for a successful and satisfying relationship with your dog.
· Jealousy: Dogs are not capable of this. This implies a human value. This can be explained more objectively. The dog's view is pack rank order. Trouble starts when rank order gets put out of place.
· Worm puppies at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks of age.
· Neanderthal man was phased out by homo sapiens because of competition for the same food. The wolf hunted the same foods, Neanderthal and home sapien kept the wolf, why?
· We are products of our own experiences and dogs can be also. If the only time a dog gets to be in a vehicle is to go to the vet, or groomers, or kennel, the car becomes an unpleasant experience for the dog. This also applies to dogs that are isolated from other dogs and people. This creates a dog that does not know how to act.
· Praise pups for correct actions and correct wrong ones.
· If pup or adult dogs break on a bird or bumper, do not shout or release the dog, correct the action and return to training.
· Dogs need to walk. Letting them loose in a big yard is not enough. The same old smells, people and animals get old fast. New experiences are needed. Don't take your dog on the same old route, or the same thing happens.
· Barking has become the most important way for dogs to communicate with humans. In general, barking is part of the typical behavior of the species.
· Correcting a fearful dog: By harshly abusing it's mental state is not an option.
· Pattern - A pattern is an arrangement or a sequence regularly found in comparable objects or events. Ex. A quilt.
· Routine - A sequence of actions regularly followed: A fixed program (adj. performed as part of a regular procedure rather than for a special reason)
· Dogs learn in patterns. Dogs change behavior by putting them through a routine.
· Dogs evaluate every day of their lives. What do they evaluate? They evaluate your strengths, weakness, your leadership abilities, your firmness, moods, and democracy.
· When a dog develops a behavior that is not desirable, we must study and find the cause. Dogs don't just all of the sudden start doing things we do not like.
· Re-directed aggression is when an animal is headed for a stimulus and is side tracked by something or someone caught between the aggressor and the original stimulus. This is a situation of I'm angry at this person or object but since you're closer, you'll do.
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· Dogs do not hold grudges, nor do they do things out of spite, the are not capable of this.
· Dogs can not do two things at once, they can not jump on people if they were trained to sit politely when meeting people.
· Drive vs. Instinct: Drivers are great motivators while instincts are their servants. Drive compels an animal to seek food for self preservation. The hunting instinct is what makes it successful in getting food.
· Stress: Learning is a stressful process. The dog must deal with new impulses. Learning represents a confrontation with the unknown.
· Obesity: Most vets and pet owners assume it is simply overeating, but often turns out to be the result of emotional problems.
· Beagles are flooded with instinctive intelligence for tracking. This basically shuts of their working and obedience intelligence.
· The idea of emotions in dogs is not new. More than 2,000 years ago Aristotle confronted the issue: "Any organism that has senses has pleasure and pain. Desire resides in these organisms that experience pleasure and pain. Desire is the appetite for the pleasant.
· Puppies at age 8-9 weeks start to develop a preference to the types of surfaces they urinate and defecate on, ex. carpet, grass, paper.
· Dogs must have the desire and willingness to perform learned activities or solve immediate problems. At the pleasure and direction of it's human master, this is a personality trait, not one of intelligence.
· Matching a dog to it's owner: A match of the dog's characteristics to it's owner's requirements must be met. The dog's temperament and activity level along with the dog's level of intelligence should fit its human family's life style.
· Dogs are not good at generalizing their behavior and do not automatically transfer it to other surroundings. Ex. Your house to the park - so train everywhere.
· Dogs live for the moment. Their opportunistic and they have repetitive behavior that is rewarding to them even if they "reward" is negative.
· All dogs, no matter the size or breed have the capacity to lead other animals including the human variety, but they also have the capacity to recognize and follow leaders.
· Teaching leadership principles and their applications is the core of any correction program.
· Dogs do what works for them and are likely to repeat it.
· Training is the basis for a successful and satisfying relationship with your dog.
· Jealousy: Dogs are not capable of this. This implies a human value. This can be explained more objectively. The dog's view is pack rank order. Trouble starts when rank order gets put out of place.
· Worm puppies at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks of age.
· Neanderthal man was phased out by homo sapiens because of competition for the same food. The wolf hunted the same foods, Neanderthal and home sapien kept the wolf, why?
· We are products of our own experiences and dogs can be also. If the only time a dog gets to be in a vehicle is to go to the vet, or groomers, or kennel, the car becomes an unpleasant experience for the dog. This also applies to dogs that are isolated from other dogs and people. This creates a dog that does not know how to act.
· Praise pups for correct actions and correct wrong ones.
· If pup or adult dogs break on a bird or bumper, do not shout or release the dog, correct the action and return to training.
· Dogs need to walk. Letting them loose in a big yard is not enough. The same old smells, people and animals get old fast. New experiences are needed. Don't take your dog on the same old route, or the same thing happens.
· Barking has become the most important way for dogs to communicate with humans. In general, barking is part of the typical behavior of the species.
· Correcting a fearful dog: By harshly abusing it's mental state is not an option.
· Pattern - A pattern is an arrangement or a sequence regularly found in comparable objects or events. Ex. A quilt.
· Routine - A sequence of actions regularly followed: A fixed program (adj. performed as part of a regular procedure rather than for a special reason)
· Dogs learn in patterns. Dogs change behavior by putting them through a routine.
· Dogs evaluate every day of their lives. What do they evaluate? They evaluate your strengths, weakness, your leadership abilities, your firmness, moods, and democracy.
· When a dog develops a behavior that is not desirable, we must study and find the cause. Dogs don't just all of the sudden start doing things we do not like.
· Re-directed aggression is when an animal is headed for a stimulus and is side tracked by something or someone caught between the aggressor and the original stimulus. This is a situation of I'm angry at this person or object but since you're closer, you'll do.
www.royaleflushspringers.com/dogfaq.asp