{"id":225,"date":"2014-07-27T20:38:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T00:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sundogwalks.ca\/?p=225"},"modified":"2015-04-25T18:16:25","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T22:16:25","slug":"should-dogs-argue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundogpetservices.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/2014\/07\/should-dogs-argue\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Dogs argue?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dogs should be allowed to have arguments<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Myth<\/strong><\/em>: Dogs who argue are dangerous and will always escalate to do more damage!<\/p>\n

Fact<\/strong><\/em>: Dogs seem to be the only domesticated animal not permitted by humans to tell other dogs when they are being obnoxious.\u00a0 Growling, snarling, and air snapping all tell others to back off.\u00a0 Suggesting these behaviours should be corrected or punished out of a dog is akin to “taking the timer [display] off a time-bomb” (Dr Ian Dunbar) – they are warning signs.<\/p>\n

Terminology<\/strong><\/p>\n

Humans argue; rarely leading to assault, damage or death.\u00a0 Dogs argue but they are flashy, loud and trigger primal instincts in humans (sharp pointy teeth directed at someone you care about is scary).
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Arguing (no intent to cause real harm) is EXPENSIVE <\/strong>for the dog.\u00a0 <\/strong>Energy is required for barking\/snarling, posturing and pulled\/attenuated bites.\u00a0 Human equivalent is yelling and possibly shoving.\u00a0 Arguing dogs can argue for an extended time usually causing little damage.\u00a0 Full fights take even more energy.<\/p>\n

Fights (full force, no attenuation – intent to cause harm) endangers one or both parties.\u00a0 Fight damage usually happens within the first few seconds; additional duration can make damage worse.<\/p>\n

What causes damage in a fight or argument?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Poor Bite Inhibition (ABI<\/strong> – Acquired Bite Inhibition<\/em>) during an argument.\u00a0 Puppies learn to play with soft mouths.\u00a0 Adult dogs are capable of breaking bones yet rarely do.\u00a0 Damage to tender parts of dogs may not be always mean a poor ABI; muzzles, ears and face have thinner skin and bleed profusely making injuries look worse.\u00a0 Repetitive, severe damage during an argument should be taken as a sign of a poor ABI.<\/p>\n

note<\/em>: teething puppies can cover their playmates with blood.<\/p>\n

Dogs with fight history (causing damage needing stitches or worse) should\u00a0 be strictly managed.\u00a0 Using a muzzle prevents future damage if an argument or fight happens.\u00a0 Muzzles need not be a sign of shame; they are a sign of owner responsibility. \u00a0 An excellent resource\u00a0 for misunderstood dogs needing a muzzle is The Muzzle Up Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other Qualifiers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Attacks “Out of the Blue!<\/strong>” never really happen.\u00a0 Signals may not be seen or have been punished (“corrected”) to a point that attacks seem to occur with no warning.\u00a0 Proactively intercede before an argument if known triggers are present.\u00a0 (Triggers are things that cause the dog to react).<\/p>\n

Socially inept\u00a0<\/strong>dogs (poor body language readers and \/ or those with poor force attenuation) can be trained to understand potential playmates.\u00a0 Keep them from escalating into rough play and teach them not to harass an unwilling dog.<\/p>\n

Bullies<\/strong> like to pick on one dog in the park (socially inept dogs will play with anyone).\u00a0 Bullies can be trained as well.\u00a0 For both Bullies and Socially inept dogs seek out a competent Positive \/ Force Free Trainer.<\/p>\n

Using force, pain or intimidation can potentially backfire and make a dog worse; remember, don’t “take the ticker off the time bomb”.<\/p>\n

Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

FIGHT<\/a>! by Jean Donaldson is another excellent resource on how to manage and train these type of dogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Myth: Dogs who argue are dangerous and will always escalate to do more damage! Fact: Dogs seem to be the only domesticated animal not permitted by humans to tell other dogs when they are being obnoxious.\u00a0 Growling, snarling, and air snapping all tell others to back off.\u00a0 Suggesting these behaviours should be corrected or punished … Continue reading Should Dogs argue?<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-consumerrights","category-learningtheory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundogpetservices.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundogpetservices.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundogpetservices.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundogpetservices.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundogpetservices.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/sundogpetservices.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":413,"href":"https:\/\/sundogpetservices.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225\/revisions\/413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundogpetservices.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundogpetservices.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundogpetservices.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}