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Canine Behavior

Canine Behavior. Vet Science. How Dogs Communicate. Vocalizations Body Postures Direct Contact Scents or Smells. What to Observe. Ear Positions Neutral Forward Alert Back Pricked ears www.caninetofivedetroit.com  Floppy ears- frightened or relaxed Cropped ears- hard to read.

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Canine Behavior

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  1. Canine Behavior Vet Science

  2. How Dogs Communicate • Vocalizations • Body Postures • Direct Contact • Scents or Smells

  3. What to Observe • Ear Positions • Neutral • Forward • Alert • Back • Pricked ears www.caninetofivedetroit.com  • Floppy ears- frightened or relaxed • Cropped ears- hard to read

  4. What to Observe • Tail Positions • High tail carriage- alert • Lower tail carriage- fearful, defensive (tucking) • Wagging tail- NOT ALWAYS FRIENDLY! • Motionless- alert • When observing: • How does the tail position change overtime? • Is the hair fluffed up? • Is it stationary or wagging? • If wagging, is it quickly or slowly? • How does the rest of the dog look? http://www.vetstreet.com

  5. What to Observe • Overall Body Carriage • Relaxed or at ease • Alert • Stand erect • Lean forward • Crouched or cowering • Afraid • Play bow en.wikipedia.org 

  6. What to Observe • Gaze • Wide • Narrowed • Relaxed • Focus of gaze- Direct? Avoidance? Scanning? • Direct/prolonged- threatening • Avoidance- fear, submission • Scanning- blinking, relaxed • Scrunch- threatening www.world-science.net 

  7. What to Observe • Dilated pupils- • fear • high arousal • scanning environment • nervous • Extra Wide • Unwavering gaze • How open are the eyes? • Scrunched look- attack mode • Fixated gaze- attack mode laweekly.blogs.com

  8. What to Observe • Stance or Positioning • Behavior worksheet www.operationsports.com  www.ohmidog.com www.vetstreet.com

  9. What to Observe • Mouth Position/Baring Teeth • Closed- Low arousal • Barring teeth- attack mode • Submissive grin • Licking lips- panting, cool down • Show teeth but eyes wide open • Panting- worked/happy • Happy Face- tongue out, relaxed • Yawning- bored, displacement behavior blog.dog-and-bone.co.uk

  10. Biting • Not touching target • Teeth touching (no mark) • Inhibited biting • Full bite (injury) • Threats may or may not lead to aggression

  11. What to Observe • Vocalizations • Barking • Growling • Whining

  12. Displacement Behaviors • Yawning- tired or bored • Lip Licking- conditional • Grooming • Redirected aggression animalconnectionac.wordpress.com 

  13. Observations vs. Interpretations • Observing: • short time • describe what you see • Interpreting: • take time • not always accurate

  14. Threatening gestures • Direct eye contact • Facing the dog • Leaning over the dog • Reaching for the dog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHLnjiISsOo

  15. Agonistic Behavior Agonistic Behavior- threatened or challenged behavior • Escape behaviors- body crouched • Submissive or appeasement behaviors • Tail tuck • Ears floppy • Threats, either offensive or defensive • Aggression, either offensive or defensive

  16. Threatening Behavior • Offensive threat/Aggression • Ears forward • Tail between ears • Defensive threat/Aggression • Ears back • Tail tucked www.ccrnatacna.org

  17. Aggression • Mixed motivation • Territorial • Ears back • Tail wagging http://www.dog-behavior-tips.com

  18. Aggression • Fear- submissive • Possessive • Protective • Member of social group • Hand shake, playing, hugging, etc. • Maternal • Dominance- directed toward unfamiliar • Predatory • Not aggression • Caused by cats, small child

  19. Important Social Behaviors • Greetings among dogs • Greetings between dogs and people • Friendly and playful behavior • Displacement behaviors

  20. Application Activity • Get out a piece of paper. • Number the paper 1-8. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIqQI57lA3w • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtT9X4eT_Ss • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3OamWUFCtE • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxnAZcRXE1w • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C7QxVfYccA • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZMlfrtmkds • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_2qnI9e4CM • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jUuj4YYzns

  21. QUIZ 9. What is agnostic behavior? A. unexplained behavior B. Resting, comfortable behavior C. Threatened, challenged behavior D. None of the above 10. Which of the following is a characteristic of a defensively threatening dog? • A submissive grin • Play bow • Tucked tail • Excessive licking

  22. Quiz 11. What should you look for when observing a dog’s behavior? A. Ear positions B. Tail positions C. Overall body carriage D. All of the above 12. Which of the following is a characteristic of aggressive behavior? A. Dilated pupils B. Eyes opened extra wide C. Unwavering gaze D. All of the above

  23. Quiz 13. A bored dog will show a __________ behavior. A. Aggressive B. Yawning C. Territorial D. None of the above 14. An aggressive dog will tend to have ______ ears. A. Pricked B. Floppy C. Cropped D. None of the above

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