My Dog Is Afraid Of Other Dogs: What Can I Do?

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If instead of rejoicing at the presence of another dog, your dog beating in retreat with his ears down and the tail between his legs, pay attention, because he is telling you that his emotion is not exactly joy. Right away we will explain the reason for your fears and give some advice to fight them.

Dogs with fear, causes.

Fearful dogs of other dogs usually have solid reasons to maintain their attitude. In our hands is the one that perpetuates or resolves this conflict and, to achieve it, we must know the causes:

1. Bad experiences

An accumulation of traumatic experiences, lived in the past, can leave a dent in the mind of your dog, in such a way that, over time, it degenerates into fear, and even phobia, with respect to the environment and the beings that surround it.

If your dog is adopted, try to find out relevant facts about his life in the refuge and until you reach it, they will help you to undertake the work of education. In these cases, the collaboration of a dog behavior expert will be essential.

2. Lack of socialization.

The lack of relationship of the puppies with each other or with other dogs, or lack of socialization, has a remedy, although the correction is somewhat complex in the adult stage and, often, requires the guidance of a dog ethologist or educator.

The ideal is that socialization begins when dogs are still puppies, it is a blank stage in which animals begin to define their behavior, without burdens that condition them, such as fears of traumas lived in the past.

"If your dog has not had contact with his siblings, or with other dogs in his most tender stage of life, it is understandable that he is not used to interact with his peers and be afraid"

3. Fears of misguided education.

Sometimes, it is precisely the behavior of humans that aggravates the fearful situation of dogs.

When a dog is afraid of other dogs, it is best to maintain a neutral position, removing the animal from what causes fear, but without exaggerating the situation or making a drama.

In short, what is involved is having a strong hand so that, little by little, the fearful dog realizes that others just want to play with him and that together he will enjoy much more.

4. Tips to help your dog not to be afraid of other dogs.

A problem that has taken a long time to develop can not be solved overnight.

Let's see some procedures that will help you in the attempt:

1. Desensitization.

To desensitize means to continue with the walks and the exits to the park or the mountain, where our dog will meet the object of his fears. When this happens, we will maintain the comfort distance and we will progressively shorten it. Every time we approach a little and our dog feels calm, we will congratulate him, and until we get rid of all his fears.

2. Counter-conditioning.

Counter-conditioning or inverse conditioning is a technique designed to modify unwanted behaviors in dogs. It consists of associating what the dog fears with something nice for him.

With this technique, what is intended is that your dog is gradually associating disturbing situations with gratifying experiences.

Whatever the method, the essential thing is to carry it out, progressively, and adapting it to the dog's responses, with affection and without punishment, since these would only aggravate the problem.

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