Some newly adopted dogs can have behaviorla issues, that aren't too difficult to fix, but can be very very annoying.

Submissive Urination | Compulsive Barking | Food Aggression | Toy Possessiveness

Submissive Urination

This is one of the most confusing problems a dog owner can face. Their dog when praised, urinates on the floor. If the dog is yelled at or corrected it just does it more often. This is often two differnet problems, one is medical, pertaining to weak urinary tract muscles, adn can't be helped much.

The other version is often seen in dogs who have been abused, or are just extrememly submissive. For this type, the first goal is to cut down the number of accidents. To do this you have to be very low key around the dog, nice even voice tones, no overly happy hellos. Basically largely ignore the dog. If the dog approaches you it is nortmally okay to interact, but again be low key.

Another help in this disorver is obedience training. Why obedience training? It helps build the dogs confidence by knowing what you want it to do when you say or do something.

Compulsive Barking

Food Aggression

Food aggression is a very dangerous problem, especially if young children are present in the house. If you have a dog that snaps or growls around his food dish at any member of the family you have a problem. First step is making sure there is nothing medically wrong with the dog.

Next is find a good canine behaviorist. Food aggression is dangerous almost moreso to non family members. Most people at someone's house are not going to know they have to walk around the left side of the kitchen when the dog is eating, or they might get bitten. What if the visitor is a child, at about the dogs height? It is just too dangerous to not get help with right away.

Toy Possessiveness

Toy possessiveness is a little less dangerous than foor aggression, but it is still quite dangerous for the same reasons. Advice is much the same, make sure there is no medical reason for the dog to be acting that way, then find a behaviorist, or at least a trainer.

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