i'm researching aggressive dog behavior\ni'm trying to prove that dogs don't act randomly or turn on ppl...theres something there to cause it...i need examples for support.
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Aggressive dog behavior is overwhelmingly the fault of humans. In some cases, particularly in cases where children are bitten, the dog is provoked into it. This might not be intentional, but I work with animals and can't tell you how many times parents will be standing right next to their kids, but are oblivious to the fact that they are smacking rather than petting an animal, pulling its ears, poking it or getting in its face. The only way dogs have to tell them to stop is aggression. Although this is more common with children, I have seen plenty of grown adults that should know better approach or treat animals in a way that is inappropriate and could trigger aggression. This is usually the cause of "sudden, unexpected" aggression from dogs that have a long track record of good behavior.\n\nDogs that exhibit aggressive behavior regularly were most likely made that way by their owners, either intentionally or not. Many people will buy "macho" breeds like rottweilers and pit bulls and teach them to be aggressive because they think it's cool. What is unfortunately even more wide spread is aggression fostered in dogs because of poor treatment on the part of their owners. Dogs are social animals. Most canines live naturally in packs, and domestic dogs instinctually look to their human family to be their pack. Many dogs are kept chained their entire lives, or live outside in yards or cages and rarely get attention or socialization. This is like being in solitary containment for them, and after a while it can cause a number of "bad" behaviors, such as constant barking, digging, chewing, and of course, aggression.
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GREAT advice. Maybe we could all learn something from dogs. lol
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I've seen quite a few funny things in my time, but what first came to mind when I read your question was an incident involving my new husband Graham who was not really into dogs, and Sam my dog who I had had for over eight years.\n\nWe had taken Sam for a run around the park and were on our way back to the car when I saw an ice cream van arrive on the road at the bottom of the park. With it being quite a warm day, we decided to treat ourselves to one.  When we got down to the van I decided to have a "lolly" whilst Graham chose a "99" which is a wafer cornet with a scoop of ice cream in it and a chocolate "log" inside that.\n\nKnowing Sam's liking for ice cream I said to Graham:\n"Shall we get one for Sam too?"\n"Certainly not," said he whilst paying the vendor,....."you don't buy ice cream for dogs!"\n\nWhereupon he promptly dropped his change on the floor and in bending down to pick it up presented his ice cream cornet right in front of Sam's face.....\n\nNow come on...if you were in Sam's place what would you have done?\n\nYep, you got it.....Sam helped himself to a big lick of the ice cream and a chunk of the chocolate log...... \n\nGraham's face was an absolute picture, and I doubled up laughing as did a few other people who had heard what Graham had said and seen what happened.\n\nOf course Graham had to get himself another one whilst Sam ended up eating the rest of the first one minus the chocolate, which went in the bin cuz we know dogs aren't supposed to eat it. \n\nSam 1 - Graham 0\n\nThat's what you call poetic justice. It was really funny and Graham never refused to buy Sam an ice cream again.....
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No it is a myth dogs have real good hearing and can hear stuff that you do not so they hear it and bark at it.\n\n\nHowever, I am sure there are cases that a dog hears someone that was going to kill someone but was just barking because it heard him.
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Dogs work on instinct, while humans work on free-will.  You only have to use simple reinforcement on a dog, outside=good inside=bad, while with a kid you need to make them want to go.  It can be next to impossible to make someone want to do anything.
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Once upon a time all dogs were invited to\na party. When they arrived at the party\nthey were required to leave their\nbutts at the door. All the dogs hung them\non hooks by the door.\nThe party went on and the dogs were\nhaving a great time. All of a sudden\na fire broke out. The dogs raced to\nthe door and grabbed whichever Glutaeus Maximus\nthey could grab first,\nIn an effort to find their own Glutaeus Maximus.\nthat is why, to this very day,\ndogs sniff each other's butts!!!!
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well they are wild animals so there's always the possibility that seals can be aggressive. the leopard seal which generally lives in Antarctica has been known to kill humans. however, seals are also known to be playful, so it could have been curious and gone to check you out :)
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You can find a pretty good article on Wikipedia about that\n-----------------------------\nEvolution\nKonrad Z. Lorenz being followed by his imprinted geese\nEnlarge\nKonrad Z. Lorenz being followed by his imprinted geese\n\nInstinctive behavior can be demonstrated across much of the broad spectrum of animal life, down to bacteria that propel themselves toward beneficial substances, and away from repellent substances. According to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, a favorable trait, such as an instinct, will be selected for through competition and improved survival rate of life forms possessing the instinct. Thus, for evolutionary biology, instincts can be explained in terms of behaviors that favor survival.\n\nA good example of an immediate instinct for certain types of bird is imprinting. This is the behaviour that causes geese to follow around the first moving object that they encounter, as it tends to be their mother. Much work was done on this concept by the psychologist Konrad Lorenz. Evolution however encourages multiple instincts, exampled by the recent case of birds in England flying east for the winter, the result being that because of global warming these birds are now surviving at very high rates, further encouraging this behavior. They return home earlier after winter, get the best breeding grounds, encouraging more breeding by them than other birds, even further encouraging this instinct.\n---------------------------------------
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Most definately. Probabaly the most easy way to prove this is to read on animal behavior in the subject of embarassment or anxiousness. Have you ever seen a cat that has tried to jump on top of something and they goof up? Some might lick their paw in a moment of trying to recover grace or run away out of embarassment. I think these reactions are key indicators of animal self-awareness.
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Hmm... I'm not so sure I agree - I've seen at least two questions today related to dogs bodily functions. It even has the word *gasp* ... poop.
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i think  men do that becasuse they are animals . men can always be dogs and act like such an immature baby .it will happen all the time but you have to let it go even if you get feed up with it you just have to tell yourself it's a test of self control i don't want to let this stress me . that's what i try to do when someone really makes me angry . just remember men can be pigs and they might just act that way when their little buddies ae around.
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Did anybody witness this conversation? If not, make her say the same things in front of someone else or at least make a tape of her saying this. Just in case anything happens to your dogs. Make sure you keep a close eye on your dogs and make sure they don't eat or drink anything that anyone other than you gives them, I hate to see anything happens to your pups. \nYou tried to make friend with your neighbor and she refused. You did the right thing and she is totally wrong.
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I seriously don't think the dog realizes what he did. They don't think the way people do. Forgive him and give him a hug, it will make you feel better.
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If these dogs are violent you have a right to defend yourself.  Especially if one attacked your child.  If it were me or my child, I would have defended him/her/myself with whatever I could grab.  If the authorities aren't responding, you have no choice.  Are you talking about police, or animal control?  Did you try calling both?\n\nIf the dogs are just goofy, playing, jumping, then I wouldn't try to hurt them - just chase them away.
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I think any living being that feels compassion or expresses feelings of sympathy, or love has to have a soul. When you are feeling sad or you are sick your dog won't leave your side, I believe that he knows something is not right and he wants to make you feel better so he stays with you and to a point you do feel better. Do you every watch animal planet? Animal Cops? Why do these dogs that are abused not bite their owners? Love. Its the same reason a child will still love a parent that abuses. I unfortunately had to put my dog Rphus to sleep about 2 months ago. When no one was home he jumped off something or fell down the stair, and somehow paralyzed his back legs. the vet told me that there was to much pressure on his spinal cord and within days he would die a painful death and as the vet was putting the needle in his leg I had a hold of his face, I got close to him, looked him in the eyes, and with streams of tears I said to him "I'm so sorry buddy I love you" Gave him a kiss on the head, then looked at him again, he gave me two licks on the nose and then he was gone.Watching him go see the sad in his eyes Iknow he had a soul. I believe the licks where his way of forgiving me. I mean he could have bitten me. When you look at thinks like that and other thing that our pets do for us how can they not have souls.
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When I was 4, my parents got me a puppy.  One day I was out in the backyard (it was chain fenced) and an older boy came over and started bullying me.  He knocked me out of the little pink chair I was sitting in.  My puppy started growling at him.  So he threw a rock.  That made me mad.  So I got up and threw a rock at him.  He pushed me over again and the puppy started barking at him.  He grabbed a stick and poked my puppy with it.  At that point I was extremely mad and climbed over the fence and we scrapped.  He went home and I didn't think anything else about it until about 30 minutes later when the doorbell rang.  My dad answered it and the man asked if his son was home.  I'm an only child so my dad told him "I don't have a son."  The guy proceeded  to tell my dad about how badly his son was beaten.  (He had the kid with him.)  When I came to the door the other dad took one look at me and one at his kid.  He couldn't believe that kicked his kid's butt.  Later, and for years to come, my dad talked about that.  It's a family joke now.
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I've also heard of this affect. Males are naturally more aggressive due to their hormones. But when the stimuli related to love are activated, they naturally become more docile, so they're easier to approach and be close to. Humans are still animals regardless of our high opinions of ourselves. Emotions Hormones and pheromones affect us as though they do any other animal. I could see how naturally, with it being in the subconscious that one is married, they're less likely to be aggressive with other males, in order to impress other females. This no longer applies to them, I would suppose it's the same mentality that allows the female gender to let themselves go. Perphaps this is just a scientific study proving that this phenomenon also happens in males. It makes perfect sense.