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Animals News tagged with aggression

Aggression Assumptions Fail the Test
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, dogs, aggression, environment, pets, protection )

Cher
- 27 days ago - animalwelfare.change.org
Long before dogs were being swabbed for their DNA makeup, they were being given personality tests to predict how they'd react in different situations. The tests aren't perfect, but you can tell a lot about a dog by the way he reacts to strangers, sudden
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Will 'Canine Disarming' Procedure Help Cotton, a Severely Aggressive Dog? Please Take Poll!
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, aggression, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 155 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Diane Krieger's dog, Cotton, has a problem: aggression so severe that nothing, including an assist from "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan, seemed to help. Krieger tried a litany of suggestions from experts to help Cotton, a 6-year-old American Eskimo, stop
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Is Your First Cat Jealous of the New Cat? - Associated Content
Animals  (tags: jealousy, cats, household, behavior, aggression, anger, fighting )

Raffi
- 155 days ago - associatedcontent.com
Bringing a new cat into the home of a well established cat is not an easy undertaking. But most cats are able to get used to one another and even become close companions and friends. But other cats never seem to adapt to the new cat and get along.
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Marilyn Krieger, The Cat Coach, on Clicker Training Cats
Animals  (tags: cats, behavioral issues, training, education, aggression )

Raffi
- 155 days ago - examiner.com
An interview with Marilyn Krieger, The Cat Coach, about clicker training cats. I am a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant. I help people solve their cat behavior problems through positive methods, including clicker training, environmental management
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Dogs: Dominance Theory May Be Completely Wrong
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, wolves, wolf, pack, Cesar, Millan, dominance, training, aggression, pets, humans, research, investigation, interesting, discovery, study )

Tom
- 199 days ago - examiner.com
Television personalities like Cesar Millan tout Dominance theory as a central principle in training and understanding our canine companions. The theory suggests that domestic dogs are constantly seeking to find a place in their social hierarchy.
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An Unlikely Candidate for "World's Meanest Dog": The English Cocker Spaniel?
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, breeds, aggression, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 214 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
The seemingly sweet-natured English cocker spaniel may be the world's most aggressive dog breed, according to a new study published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior.
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Ignorance Makes a Maneater
Animals  (tags: humans, conflicts, aggression, tigers, survival, maneaters, starvation, wildlife )

Simone
- 239 days ago - downtoearth.org.in
People do not know about tiger behaviour. They drive the animal to aggression Recent incidents of tigers straying pose a new challenge in conservation. It's a challenge not just for wildlife managers who have to ensure survival of the species in its
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Examine Pit Bulls in a Class
Animals  (tags: dogs, aggression, classes, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 299 days ago - dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com
Another way to handle this problem would be to enforce dog registration laws and require breeds known to have aggressive tendencies to attend a yearly dog socialization class.
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Aggressive Owners = Aggressive Dogs
Animals  (tags: dogs, aggression, owners, pets, protection, animals, environment )

Cher
- 311 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
I'm not sure how much of a surprise this comes as, but a recent study by the University of Pennsylvania showed that people who use "confrontational or aversive methods" to train aggressive dogs found that unless modified training methods are used,
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Overstimulated Cats Can Be Aggressive
Animals  (tags: overstimulated, animals, aggression, wildanimals, wildlife, pets, environment, AnimalWelfare, protection )

Cher
- 582 days ago - contracostatimes.com
Last weekend I experienced a phenomenon familiar to most cat owners. We have two very sweet cats, a male and a female, who are very affectionate. I was petting the female and she was purring and very happy when suddenly she spun around and started biting
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Recognizing, Preventing, and Handling Dog Aggression
Animals  (tags: dogs, aggression, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 697 days ago - petloverstips.com
A dog is an instinctively aggressive creature. In the wild, aggression came in very handy: dogs needed aggression to hunt, to defend themselves from other creatures, and to defend resources such as food, a place to sleep, and a mate.
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Pet Behavior Can Create Problems
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, behaviour, aggression, dogs, cats, pets )

Cher
- 722 days ago - palestineherald.com
He may be your best friend, but when your pet's behavior leaves you with Band-Aids and bruises, it may be time to consult a professional, says Dr. Lore Haug, an animal behaviorist at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Scie
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