Facts About Dogs Behavior

Article by La Rita

If you take a good look at your dog--you may be thinking to yourself--it's happy, content, aggravated, sad or even melancholy.

You may have many dog behavior questions and want to know dog facts in order to understand your dog's behavior, especially if you are looking for dog training tips for your dog.

In our family, like most I guess, there's a morning ritual that we all go through. Whether it's making that first pot of coffee or grabbing a glass of OJ.

One thing my husband does is that he goes to the Florida room to greet our two dogs, Lady Girl and Precious.

When he got to the glass sliding door, Precious, our 5 pound toy poodle, was jumping up and down, swirling around in circles, wiggling her little tail and was just all around having a fit. He thought she was excited to see him. He called for Lady Girl, our 10 year old toy border collie; he heard something but didn't see her.

He was extremely surprised and amazed to find that Lady was trapped between a wall and a wooden table. We still don't know how she got trapped nor for how long but when he pulled up the table and got her out she let him know how unhappy she was.

How did she do this - by her audible groans and woo wooing. She's quite the talker in our family.

Precious thinks she's the Rottweiler in our family and likes to tell people and other dogs that too; unless they approach her, then she's again this tiny little ball of fur hiding from the thing that bothered her.

My reason for this short story about our recent life with our two dogs is to put a spin on how human's look at dogs and how human's think they know what a dog is thinking or why they are acting like they do.

This might spark some dog behavior questions. Was Precious really trying to tell my husband about Lady Girl being trapped behind the wall and table?

Was Lady Girl telling him about her experience being trapped? Or was this just a human's explanation of what was going on?

6 Facts About Dogs Behavior That Will Help You Train Your Dog

1. If they are independent they will not be interested in people. Usually there is no need for them to have any kind of human friendship.

2. Being aggressive is a dominant trait and perhaps may be provoked into biting. They resist human commands and need strict and consistent training.

3. The dog that is confident will accept human leadership even though it is self-assured and dominant. The person should be firm when giving commands.

4. This dog will adjust well when trained. Because it is outgoing, it will be sociable and friendly and does good in most environments.

5. An insecure canine will need constant companionship and an orderly environment. Since it lacks self confidence it will need encouragement from it's owner.

6. Being an adaptable pet means it has a submissive nature. It is very affectionate and will look to its owner for leadership.

Now you can forget these thoughts because the best way to understand dogs is just to forget what we think we know.

We imagine dogs' behavior from a human based perspective. We impose our own emotions and thoughts on our pets.

Perhaps you'll agree about how special your own dog is. What is special is the life story that each dog owner creates about their dog.

Our projections onto our dogs may entirely miss the mark. Dogs can cause emotions us but do we want to evoke these emotions on them.

About the Author

There is a lot to learn about our own emotions around them and their emotional responses to us. To learn more about dog training and behavior... please visit my site at: http://dog-on-training.com/