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Everything else about Kaiser's personality aside, I've noticed that the past few weeks he'll have all the hair on his back and neck raised as if he's upset about something while we're out on our walks.. He'll be sniffing everything and looking around as normal as can be but his hair will all be up on end..
Has anyone seen this, or know what it means?
Cookie will do that, but only occasionally if she sees or hears something that intrigues her like another dog bark. It may just be that he is constantly on gaurd and over protective. Pretty much just ready for anything, know what I mean? That would be my guess, but it is just that, a guess.
>>Cookie will do that, but only occasionally if she sees or hears something that intrigues her like another dog bark. It may just be that he is constantly on gaurd and over protective. Pretty much just ready for anything, know what I mean? That would be my guess, but it is just that, a guess.
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It likely means he's in a defense drive and is overly aroused. Not a good sign when a dog feels that way about going out in general. I've had two that did it. One was resolved by neutering and the other by training. It's not a good sign. By the way, a good way to learn more about drives, including this one, is the book "Dog Training for Dummies," by Jack and Wendy Volhard. I don't do everything the way any other trainer does--I'm always refining things for the individual dog I'm handling. But my own training probably comes closer to theirs than to any other "book" training.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series at www.veterinaryforum.com
could be he smells where another male has been walking/marking. I agree, not a good sign. Poor fella, he is only doing what he feels he has to do. Unfortunately, this is not what will help him survive in a human society.
I can only imagine how this poor dog feels inside.
To be constantly on the alert, constantly tense and wary.
That kind of tension and worry is not good or healthy physically.
I think he is past behavioral problems and its emotional and mental problems.
Don't wait until something happens that the choice is taken out of your hands.
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