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 Topic: Defintion of a dog
 Description: a domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, nonretractable claws, and a barking, howling, or whining voice.
 
+Topic: Attention-Seeking Behaviors in Dogs
+Description: Attention-seeking behavior is any action a dog performs to get a human to notice them. It can include barking, whining, jumping on you, pawing you, or mouthing you with their jaws. Anything that serves to capture your attention has the potential to become an attention-seeking nuisance behavior.
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+Topic: What Causes Attention-Seeking Behavior in Dogs
+Description: How do these natural behaviors go from an attempt at communication to a problem? Dr. Denenberg says it’s trial-and-error learning. First, dogs try several behaviors on their owners, wondering which will work. Then, with time, they learn which are most effective and continue using those. For example, if your dog barks while you’re talking on the phone, chances are you’ll turn to them, even if it’s just to say, “Shush!” You might throw a ball or cuddle them to keep them quiet. It doesn’t take many repetitions for your dog to figure out that barking while you hold that device to your ear is a surefire way to get your focus. And boom, an attention-seeking behavior has been born. Soon, your dog will bark incessantly every time you make a call.
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+Topic: How Do You Prevent Attention-Seeking Behavior in Dogs
+Description: Dr. Denenberg warns you can’t wholly prevent attention-seeking behaviors, which are a natural part of your dog’s behavioral instinct. You can’t stop a dog from barking or pawing completely, for example. But you can limit when your dog chooses to express these behaviors and teach them when it is and isn’t appropriate to do these actions. He advises owners can help prevent attention-seeking by meeting all their dogs’ needs, including providing them with enough attention. And that should start from the first day you bring your puppy home. “Ideally, you start by ignoring attention-seeking early on during puppyhood and for short periods,” he says. “Later, you can increase the time you ignore the dog to develop more impulse control.”
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+Topic: What to Avoid When Dealing With a Dog’s Attention-Seeking Behavior
+Description: Although it might be tempting to discipline your dog for what feels like acting out, there is nothing to be gained from taking that approach. According to Dr. Denenberg, avoiding punishment is a must. “First, it is a form of attention, and even if it is aversive, it is better than complete indifference,” he says. “Second, it adds negativity to the relationship. Third, even if the dog stops looking for attention, it stops due to aversive consequences, not because it has something better to do.”
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+Topic: How Do You Stop Your Dog’s Attention-Seeking Behavior in dogs
+Description: There are many positive and effective steps you can take to deal with your dog’s attention-seeking, but the issue will take time to resolve. In fact, when you first start changing your response, your dog’s behavior will get worse before it gets better. After all, whining at you worked so well in the past, so surely your dog just needs to try whining louder and longer. Stay strong, be consistent, and maintain your patience. Here are some techniques to help you handle your dog’s attention-seeking behavior. Reward Alternative Behavior. One of the ways to manage attention-seeking is to provide your dog with alternative behaviors. Your dog wouldn’t be asking for your attention if they didn’t want or need something in the first place. So, teach them a more effective way to get what they want. Then, reward that alternative. For example, if they want you to greet them when you get home, teach them to sit to say hello instead of jumping up. If they want you to play with them, teach your dog to fetch a toy rather than mouthing your hands. Ignore Bad Behavior. While you’re teaching your dog alternative ways to communicate their needs, you should not reinforce the problem behavior. That means ignoring all your dog’s attempts to capture your attention. But you have to be fair. Dr. Denenberg advises owners must first ensure they are meeting their dog’s needs and the dog is not sick or in pain. “Only then can they ignore the attention-seeking but start with short periods. Owners often try doing all or nothing, which is too much for the dog. So, the dog shows exaggerated attention-seeking, including mouthing, jumping, and sometimes outright aggression. Start with ignoring for short periods, say thirty seconds, and later increase the time.” Manage Your Dog’s Behavior. Because it can be tricky to ignore problem behaviors, and teaching alternative behaviors takes time, manage your dog to minimize their opportunities to practice attention-seeking. That might mean giving them a food-stuffed chew toy before you make your telephone call or making your call from another room. If you avoid your dog’s attention-seeking triggers, you will set them up for success. Provide Enrichment. If your dog’s needs are met, they will have far less reason to seek your attention. Establish a routine so they know when to expect playtime, walks, meals, and so on. And make sure you remove frustrations and provide enrichment. For example, give your dog a job to do, like searching for their dinner kibble in the folds of a snuffle mat.
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 Topic: How to train a dog
 Description: It’s important to take into account your dog’s behavior and motivations when choosing a training method! 3 common and effective training methods are: Positive reinforcement: The dog will repeat good behavior when he will be rewarded for the accomplishment. On the other hand, bad behavior does not get any recognition. If any correction is needed it will come as the form of removal of rewards; anything being taken back away from the dog. In this way, the dog comes to learn what should do and what not. Clicker training: This is considered as one of the most highly effective and popular methods of dog training. This training method uses a hand device to create a sound that is used to signify the point at which the dog completes a polite/desirable behavior. Model-rival training: This method suggests that dogs learn by observation, providing a model of ideal behavior or rival to compete for resources, dogs come to learn imitate behaviors.
 
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 Topic: Why a dog stares at you
 Description: Dogs have many reasons for turning their gaze on us. But most of the time they are either communicating with us or waiting for us to communicate with them. With a little knowledge and observation, you can learn to tell the difference.  1. Dogs are reading us . More than almost any other animal on earth, dogs are in tune with humans. They sense our moods, follow our pointing gestures, and read us for information about what’s going to happen next. That means they stare at us a lot to gain knowledge about their environment. Essentially, they are waiting for us to do something that will impact them. For example, dogs quickly learn that their owners pick up the leash before taking them on a walk. Therefore, they will watch for that signal that a trip outside is on its way. The same is true for mealtimes, play sessions, car rides, and so much more. 2. Dogs are trying to tell us something. Staring also occurs when your dog is trying to get your attention or tell you something. For example, if your dog is hungry and you’re eating, staring can indicate a desire for you to share your food. Dogs are telling us how they feel. Your dog also uses eye contact to express emotions, both positive and negative. In their wolf ancestors, staring is considered threatening and rude. Some dogs still retain that attitude. That’s why you should never stare down strange dogs or hold dogs still to stare into their eyes. If a dog gives you a hard stare, with unblinking eyes and a stiff posture, back away and don’t make eye contact. 
 
+Topic:What Causes Dog Aggression?
+Description: Fear is the number one cause of aggressive behavior in dogs. For example, a dog that is afraid of strangers may consider a delivery person at the door a threat and, therefore, attack. But dogs can exhibit aggressive behavior for a variety of other reasons, including Pain. the dog defends against touch or movement that might intensify that pain. Resource guarding: the dog protects items they consider valuable, like bones or the food bowl. Guarding territory. The dog defends what they see as their domain, like the backyard. Protection. The dog guards a human against a perceived threat, or a mother dog defends her puppies. The key element linking all these situations is the dog feels unsafe or threatened and wants something or someone to go away. Recent research in the journal Scientific Reports supports the idea that fear is a critical element in dog aggression. After collecting owner questionnaires for over 9,000 purebred dogs, the authors found that dogs exhibiting aggressive behavior were more often male, small in size, the owner’s first dog, the only dog in the family, and fearful. In fact, highly fearful dogs were more than five times likelier to exhibit aggressive behavior than non-fearful dogs. The study also found that the probability of aggressive behavior increased with age and differed between breeds. Rough Collies, Toy Poodles, Miniature Poodles, and Miniature Schnauzers had the highest odds of aggressive behavior whereas Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, and Lapponian Herders had the lowest odds. Interestingly, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, a breed often stereotyped or targeted by breed-specific legislation, had low odds of aggressive behavior in the study. Different breeds tending to have different temperaments may partly explain breed differences in aggressive behavior. That’s due to generations of selective breeding for particular qualities, some of which include aggression used for a purpose. Think about livestock guarding dogs, protection dogs, police dogs, and military dogs—we’ve selected for breeds used for these purposes to display aggression in certain circumstances. Therefore, Shikashio takes a dog’s breed into consideration, as it may mean a higher likelihood of aggression. However, he believes each dog is unique. More importantly, he also looks at the individual dog’s underlying motivations and emotions, such as fear, rage, anger, frustration, stress, anxiety, and arousal. He says these can act as fuel in a gas can, and the more fuel in the can, the more likely a trigger will act as a match, igniting an explosion. For example, in a dog that guards their food bowl, the gas can could be fueled by the dog’s hunger, a juicy steak in the bowl rather than kibble, strangers in the home, and a painful flare-up of arthritis. The match, or trigger, could be a person reaching for the bowl while the dog is still eating. With all of those circumstances fueling the situation, the dog is more likely to react aggressively once triggered. Therefore, it’s important to look at what’s motivating the dog. The outward signs of aggression are all symptoms of the underlying issue. It’s the causes, like pain and fear, that need to be addressed first.
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 Topic: Why dogs get the zoomies
 Description: Zoomies refer to those explosions of energy that dogs have on occasion. Zoomies often feature repetitive behavior such as running in circles or spinning around. A frequent cause of zoomies is an excess buildup of energy that dogs hold on to, which is then released in one big burst. Given that zoomies are a way for dogs to get their energy out, they often happen first thing in the morning after dogs have rested all night. They can also happen later in the day for dogs that have been confined in a crate or haven’t been walked. Stressful situations like being restrained, a bath or grooming session, or a trip to the vet can also lead to the zoomies.