Do Dogs Feel Stress?

How many times in your relationship with your pet you are thinking, "Boy, that's life ?"

What you see through your eyes, life is easy, stress-free, and someone to wait on him hand and foot.

for the most part that is true, but there are moments in the life of a dog to feel stress. Outside noise will be limited and boredom can lead to less stress.

If stress can not be released and it is allowed to build, the problem may rear its ugly head.

In fact, all sentient beings to feel stress and a lot of what we call stress, is good.

such as hunger is a form of stress and finding food to reduce.

What I feel when something is upsetting us is the same thing animals feel, and it is actually trouble.

How do you know if your dog is feeling 'distress ?"

There are certain behaviors that start to appear and there are certain conditions that make the behavior on.

First, I will talk about the conditions, because no conditions that would be a bit of stress.

Dogs are creatures of habit, they like routine.

They want their environment to be predictable, they need to know what is expected of them and you expect a leader to keep everything under control.

so that the number one "distressor" is a change in routine.

The following is a lack of socialization, a young puppy, excessive labor, little or no attention, lack of exercise, seamlessly illness or pain, loud noises and excessive fines.

This, of course, are just some of the things that might cause your dog's distress.

This is where knowing your dog, and building relationships is so important. If you have developed a strong relationship with your pet, you can feel the subtle changes in behavior patterns.

What are these?

excessive barking, or crying, pacing, constant licking itself, shedding more than usual, chewing on themselves or other things rather than looking directly at you or the other, excessive panting or drooling, ducking his head, and even and excessive yawning and wagging tail can be a sign, with trembling when it is not cold.

the more obvious signs are: sudden fear of anything and everything, aggression such as growling, snapping or biting, and helplessness (lack of response, without energy or inability to respond to a command .)

When a dog who is friendly starts growling, snapping or attempting to bite, the trouble has already taken hold, it is like "a glass of spilled ."

At the time, you missed the subtle signs, and now you need to know what is causing the trouble.

Take a moment to return to the past few weeks. This may be where major changes in normal routines come to mind.

there has been any change?

a new baby, a new person in the household, have you changed jobs and your hours are different? Is construction going on close to home and high levels of noise? All of these can cause pain.

is a neighborhood suddenly became a popular place for children and their noise? Laughter and noise of children playing can be very frightening for a dog.

One of the reasons many children are bitten or attack dogs that the owner did not notice the subtle signs of trouble.

can not be stressed enough that the dog and children should never be left unattended, it is impossible to know what can cause a dog's stress level, and the result can be a serious accident.

The best way to protect yourself and your dog from unforeseen circumstances, be consistent in your dog training.

What does this mean?

This means that you simply do not allow your dog to do something today, then tomorrow say "no ."

If you are laying on the couch or bed shall be entitled to one day and the next day you have stopped, because the dog on the couch or bed, you are confusing the dog.

If you do this with respect to a few things around the house, and if you punish your dog in "your day off" for what it does to "the day", the problem was soon occur.

Dogs thrive on predictability and consistency from you. They must know what is expected of them and they need to know what to expect from you.

To have a happy almost stress and anxiety free for you and your dog the rules of the road are: socializing your pet at a very early age to expose your dog to all kinds of experiences, some obedience training is necessary, be gentle and kind , give your dog the attention it deserves, exercise your pet (it's good for both of you) bond and develop a close relationship, and most of all, pay attention to the subtle signs your dog gives you.

care and warning owners to be aware when something starts to be wrong.

an ounce of prevention can eliminate serious problems.