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Your dog is so scared and feels there's no way out of a situation other than defending itself. Fear aggression can turn into a false confidence (the dog knows how to scare people away), which can lead to serious aggression later on.

December 28, 2006 

Desensitization explained...

Ok, so you've got a dog who convulses with fear at the sight of ______(insert your dog's trigger here- i.e. Nail clippers, uncle Bob, the evil vacuum, women in hats, garbage trucks, car rides, the christmas tree, your father's harmonica, running water, your boyfriend's mother, being restrained by the vet, the wind-up snowman doll that sings "let it snow" and does the mechanical gyration dance, etc. ). He can't control himself, he tries to flee at all costs, clawing his way in the opposite direction.

You happen to really want to help your dog to overcome this fear, or at least be able to see this thing without throwing up. Here's what you do, in a nutshell:

Once you figure out what's setting them off,

Find what they love most in the world (usually food, sometimes toys, perhaps a certain favorite person, etc..)

Combine the two!

In other words, you get a hold of some liverwurst, roast beef, hot dog bits, olive loaf, squeaky tennis balls, gouda cheese, jarlsberg cheese, pecorino romano cheese, queso blanco cheese from the spanish section of the market, whatever your dog goes COMPLETELY NUTS OVER. And give them that thing ONLY when they see the nail clipper, the harmonica, the evil hairdryer, or whatever the trigger is.

If you do it consistently, every time your dog sees the bad, bad thing, he will begin to thing of gouda when he sees it. And THAT, my friends, is the magic of animal behavior!




June 20, 2006 

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March 01, 2005 

fear aggression coming soon!!!!!!!

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