How to Help Your Overly Submissive Dog
The key to any good owner-dog relationship rests in the hierarchy of the family pack. Dogs are pack animals and rely upon the guidance of an alpha dog to lead the group. In the absence of a dominant character, your dog may assume this mantle and become aggressive. On the other end of the spectrum, dogs that become too submissive may fall in line and listen, but do so at the cost of emotional health.
Is your dog overly submissive? What are the warning signs you can look for, and more importantly, how can you help your submissive dog regain some confidence? The following tips will help you restore balance in your submissive dog's life and create better emotional stability.
Causes of submissive behavior
あなたの犬があまりにも服従するように導くことができる多くの要因があります。これは、提出につながる状況トリガであっても、アイテムまたは個人であってもよい。見知らぬ人に対する恐怖は、服従する犬の共通の問題です。これはより一般的ですが、小さな犬の品種にユニークではありません。これらの品種は、他の品種に比べて自然に恥ずかしがり屋であり、恥ずかしがり屋はほとんど手間をかけずに提出することができます。
Interactions with overly aggressive animals or individuals can also create an extreme state of submission in your dog. Events that trigger this kind of submission include aggressive behavior (growling, showing teeth, etc.) from other dogs or aggressive verbal tones from humans. Physical and verbal abuse from humans can also trigger submission in dogs.
年齢は服従行動のもうひとつの要因です。犬の年齢として、彼らは状況に迅速に反応することができません。これは、非攻撃的な姿勢を表示しようとして、提出の反射的な行動につながる可能性があります。
Signs of an overly submissive dog
There are a number of common signs that show a dog has become too submissive. Many of these signs are noticeable in dogs that are submissive, regardless of the root cause. Whether a dog fears a certain situation or has a fear of people because of physical abuse in its past, the warning signs are the same.
Common warning signs of an overly submissive dog include, but are not limited to, the following:
Preventing & coping with submissive behavior
The type of submissive behavior your dog exhibits, and the specific triggers that result in that submission, will determine the course of action you should take to help them cope. For example, a dog with a fear of certain places or situations needs a reward-based approach to cope. Slowly allow your dog to adjust to a new or fearful place by playing with it in that space, offering rewards for good behavior and a playful attitude.
Create personal space in your home to offer your dog a place to call its own. This personal space can serve as a coping mechanism as your dog adjusts to its fears. While it is free to venture out and test the waters around new individuals or other animals, it will know it has its own place in the home to retreat to for relaxation or quiet.
最も重要なことは、常に若い時から他の動物や人々とあなたの犬を社会化するために働く。あなたの犬が他の人の周りを過ごす時間が長くなればなるほど、最初は恐れを抱かないでしょう。
犬の恐怖や服従を防ぐことは、信頼と信頼に依存しています。あなたの犬が新しい環境に適応し、恐怖を克服し、他人と遊ぶのを助けるために、毎日時間をかけてください。これはあなたとあなたのペットとの間の信頼を築き、かつては恐怖の感覚を作り出した状況や場所に取り組む自信を提供します。
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Is your dog overly submissive? What are the warning signs you can look for, and more importantly, how can you help your submissive dog regain some confidence? The following tips will help you restore balance in your submissive dog's life and create better emotional stability.
Causes of submissive behavior
あなたの犬があまりにも服従するように導くことができる多くの要因があります。これは、提出につながる状況トリガであっても、アイテムまたは個人であってもよい。見知らぬ人に対する恐怖は、服従する犬の共通の問題です。これはより一般的ですが、小さな犬の品種にユニークではありません。これらの品種は、他の品種に比べて自然に恥ずかしがり屋であり、恥ずかしがり屋はほとんど手間をかけずに提出することができます。
Interactions with overly aggressive animals or individuals can also create an extreme state of submission in your dog. Events that trigger this kind of submission include aggressive behavior (growling, showing teeth, etc.) from other dogs or aggressive verbal tones from humans. Physical and verbal abuse from humans can also trigger submission in dogs.
年齢は服従行動のもうひとつの要因です。犬の年齢として、彼らは状況に迅速に反応することができません。これは、非攻撃的な姿勢を表示しようとして、提出の反射的な行動につながる可能性があります。
Signs of an overly submissive dog
There are a number of common signs that show a dog has become too submissive. Many of these signs are noticeable in dogs that are submissive, regardless of the root cause. Whether a dog fears a certain situation or has a fear of people because of physical abuse in its past, the warning signs are the same.
- Hiding: An overly submissive dog may choose to hide when faced with a frightening situation. Examples of this include hiding behind you when meeting a new dog, or hiding under furniture in the home when strangers enter the house.
- Wetting: A common reaction in many submissive dogs is a loss of bladder control. The fear elicited from a certain situation may lead the dog to lose control of its bladder spontaneously. Additionally, when a situation creates fear in a dog it may urinate somewhere it believes it can hide the deed. This action in itself is an attempt to hide the behavior for fear of retaliation for urinating in the home.
- Body language: Another easily spotted key is body language. Dogs that become too submissive will lower their heads, put their tail between their legs, and/or lie down and try to bury their head as low as possible.
Preventing & coping with submissive behavior
The type of submissive behavior your dog exhibits, and the specific triggers that result in that submission, will determine the course of action you should take to help them cope. For example, a dog with a fear of certain places or situations needs a reward-based approach to cope. Slowly allow your dog to adjust to a new or fearful place by playing with it in that space, offering rewards for good behavior and a playful attitude.
Create personal space in your home to offer your dog a place to call its own. This personal space can serve as a coping mechanism as your dog adjusts to its fears. While it is free to venture out and test the waters around new individuals or other animals, it will know it has its own place in the home to retreat to for relaxation or quiet.
最も重要なことは、常に若い時から他の動物や人々とあなたの犬を社会化するために働く。あなたの犬が他の人の周りを過ごす時間が長くなればなるほど、最初は恐れを抱かないでしょう。
犬の恐怖や服従を防ぐことは、信頼と信頼に依存しています。あなたの犬が新しい環境に適応し、恐怖を克服し、他人と遊ぶのを助けるために、毎日時間をかけてください。これはあなたとあなたのペットとの間の信頼を築き、かつては恐怖の感覚を作り出した状況や場所に取り組む自信を提供します。
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