Understanding Your Dog
Dogs are animals and inherently live instinctively. Most often, we just expect more from them. Dogs react to their surroundings while we tend to over react to it. Before we worry that our pooch is a nuisance barker, read how your concern may be just a simple human-dog misunderstanding.
Is your dog just too anxious and jumpy at a certain times of the day?
Try to recall or find what significance that certain time has in your household.
Tiny my Mom’s dog has a barking fit at 3pm. apparently during summer my brother unwittingly established a playtime with Tiny. Like a normal teenager, all activity depends on his mood (read as: when not asleep!) My mom solved the problem by having playtime with her pet when my brother wasn’t in the mood.
Does your dog go bonkers after neighbor’s female dog passes by?
Yeah it’s because she’s female…but it’s not love at first sight. A female dog’s menstruation cycle happens every 6 months and lasts 21 days (more or less). The best way to keep sane is for you to catch his attention with food or an activity. Or maybe ask if your neighbor can pass on the sidewalk across your home (good luck!).
Your dog is suddenly inactive…
Unless you just sent his favorite family member off to college or his mate died, (which by the way is a valid) the problem may probably be physical health. Look for tell tale signs of sickness. If there is, go to your vet.
He annoys by letting you know its walk time, with leash in mouth…
Come on, he doesn’t understand you’ve got that deadline. Your pooch doesn’t even know what being “fired” is. Your dog only focuses on the time YOU set for a walk.
Rely on your own observation and insight. Studies show that dogs are largely affected by their surroundings. Only when all simple remedies fail, it is when you can consult an expert.