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- Dogs have the greatest sense of smell of any domestic animal. Dogs have about 280 million olfactory cells compared to
humans' 20 million cells.
- Our dogs can smell a 6 week old fingerprint on a pane of glass!
- Obesity is the most commonly reported problem associated with diet in dogs.
- The second most reported dietary problem in dogs is anorexia and occurs more often in some small breeds.
- Wolves, jackals, dogs, and coyotes can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
- Although wolf-dog hybrids are tame, they are reportedly dangerous and notoriously difficult to contain.
- The only wild mammal with floppy ears is the elephant and Darwin associated floppy ears with domesticated animals in 1859.
- Dogs reach sexual maturity within a year but do not reach social maturity until 18-36 months.
- Most dog breed types or groups such as herding, hunting, lap, and guard were well established by the first century AD.
- Thunder has frequencies above (ultrasounds) and below (infrasounds) the range of human hearing but within the range of
other animals. Infrasounds carry for hundreds of miles and are probably used by dogs and other animals as a signal to seek
shelter.
- A 7-8 week old puppy's eyesight is equivalent to an adult dog.
- We should stimulate newborn puppies by handling them a few minutes each day.
- Ideally, puppies should stay with their littermates and parents until 8-9 weeks of age.
- Pet store puppies are more often than not products of puppy mills.
- If puppies experience mild stress such as handling and hearing vacuum cleaners as early as three weeks of age, it is
beneficial to the development of their nervous systems.
- Rolling in the dirt after bathing may be rooted in dog's "survival genes" and probably evolved to make them less apparent
to competitors and predators.
- Studying domestic dogs interactions with people, instead of studying wolves interactions with wolves, is a better method to
understand the social complexity of the domesticated dog.
- The "alpha rollover" described in some dog training manuals is scientifically inaccurate and outdated.
- Dogs that are constantly tied out on a short chain or rope are not being treated humanely. Lawful standards for housing
laboratory animals (not pets) for research prohibits confining dogs with a rope or chain.
- Wolves are wild animals, fearful of humans, and independence of humans is necessary for their survival.
- Dogs are not skilled at determining which plants are toxic or harmful if ingested.
- The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center is open 24 hours every day. Toll free phone number is 888-426-4435.
- The number dog bites to children increases during the summer months.
- Some dogs bite children because children are often eye-to-eye with the dogs and children do not recognize that a direct
stare is a social challenge to the dog.
- Reaching out your hand to greet a strange dog is a bad idea. Don't do it.
- If your dog is not neutered and he/she is not a perfect example of a particular breed -so perfect that the breed may suffer
if his/her genes are not placed into the gene pool - you probably should schedule an appointment to have him/her neutered right
now.
- More dogs are placed for adoption and killed due to behavior problems than dogs that die because of infectious diseases.
- Head collars are not muzzles.
- Obedience training provides the dog with vital information concerning its social rank in the family and has benefits which
increase the probability of a harmonious long term relationship.
- Obedience training establishes a safe method for communicating with dogs.
- According to the just-released Statistical Abstract of the United States, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that 36.1 % of
households own dogs, 31.6% own cats, 4.6% own pet birds, and 1.7% own horses.
- U.S Census Bureau reported that 85% of the families that own dogs seek veterinary care, 66.8% of cat owners seek veterinary
care, 56.7% of horse owners seek care and 12.9% of pet bird owners seek care.
- Average number of veterinary visits per year for dog owners is 2.8, cat owners 1.9, bird owners .3, and horse owners 2.2.
- Domestic dogs are tame animals, attracted to humans, and dependence upon humans is necessary for their survival.
- If your dog is frightened, you should act normal and upbeat instead of coddling and saying "it's ok".
- Inappropriate, out-of-context aggression in dogs can often be controlled, modified, and reduced -but never cured.
- Dogs practice and perfect their skills each time they perform a behavior. Every time a dog bites a person, the risk of
another biting incident increases.
- Dogs with behavior problems should not be allowed access to food 24 hours a day.
- Crating a dog with separation anxiety may actually increase anxious behavior, it depends on the dog.
- Thunderstorm phobia, fear of fireworks, and noiseshyness can be reduced by programs using classical and operant
conditioning techniques. See web site http://www.starfire-rapport.com or contact How's Bentley to schedule a behavior
consultation.
- There are several factors that contribute to inappropriate elimination and determining the cause is important to the
treatment plan. Some causes are: anxiety, attention-seeking, marking, incomplete housetraining, medical illness, excitement, and
fear.
- Your pup should meet many different persons and be exposed to as many new safe environments as possible from 9 to 16 weeks
of age.
- Dogs that bark and lunge at strangers may not be protecting you -they are more often exhibiting a fearful response.
- Barking may be an indication of stress. Salivation, increased heart and respiratory rates are also possible indicators of
stress.
- Food aggression, a form of resource guarding, is a dangerous behavior problem. We do not compete with our dogs for food,
therefore our dogs should not view us as competitors.
- Normal dogs give us plenty of warnings before they bite.
- Lip curling, growling, snarling, snapping, and baring of teeth are usually recognized by most persons as a threat. Body
posturing; such as tail position, ear position, mouth position, head and neck position, dilated pupils, nature of stance, and
motion of the eyes, is also a form of canine communication.
- Friendly dogs jumping up on people are just as dangerous as dogs biting people. Both incidents may cause severe injuries
requiring hospitalization.
- Broken hips, head contusions, and other body parts are damaged when people are thrust to the ground by friendly jumping
dogs.
- Play biting and mouthing are normal canine behaviors. Teaching dogs about bite inhibition should be conducted when they are
young.
- Dogs that play bite and mouth as adults are often the result of rough, inappropriate play by adults and children when the
dogs were younger.
- Begging at the table is the result of someone feeding the dog from the table.
- Hide-and -seek is a great game to teach pups to come when called and to teach kids to play appropriately with puppies.
- Hide-and-seek is a great game that can eventually be used to reduce barking at the front door or window. Teach your dog to
come find you when the doorbell rings or when persons pass by the window!
- Long dogs with short backs should not be encouraged to stand up on their hind legs.
- Do not call your untrained puppy, juvenile, or adult dog if coming to you will result in something unpleasant to him such
as confinement or nail trimming. Go to him, attach a leash, and then lead him wherever you wish.
- If you call your untrained, puppy, juvenile, or adult dog and immediately do something he considers unpleasant, he will
learn that coming to you when called is unpleasant and he will avoid that behavior in the future!
- Suppose your dog is seeking your attention by barking.You ignore the barking for 24 minutes. After 24 minutes you give in
and play. Your dog will learn that he must bark and bark and bark and bark for at least 24 minutes in order to get you to play.
- When discussing attention-seeking behavior, the removal of your attention is a far more powerful (and more friendly) tool
than physical punishment.
- Dog friendly training involves reinforcing wanted behaviors, ignoring unwanted behaviors, and teaching a behavior that is
incompatible with the unwanted behavior.
- Drug use without a behavior modification plan is a recipe for failure and in aggression cases it is an ingredient for added
danger.
- Leaders control access to resources and following the Nothing in Life is Free protocol is the first step to establish
social hierarchy with you as the leader.
- Since dogs hone their skills each time an aggressive event takes place, the aggressive behavior will likely increase if not
treated.
- Assertive puppies need more structure and shy puppies need more socialization.
- A high protein diet is not the best choice for every dog. Seniors require less protein and dogs with behavior problems may
benefit from a reduction in protein. In scientific studies of mammals, protein has been proven to interfere with the metabolic
process involved in the production of serotonin.
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