Dog or Boyfriend? Top 5 Reasons Why Dogs are Better

Dog or Boyfriend? Top 5 Reasons Why Dogs are Better

Dogs. What are they good for?

Well, there’s too little space to even begin to cover that whole topic on the Internet, let alone here. So let’s just agree that they’re pretty darn amazing, and perhaps more importantly, better than a boyfriend -- especially some of those icky ones out there (apologies to the good ones; you know who you are).

Without further ado, PetMD's top 5 reasons why dogs are better than men.

#1 Dogs Are Always Happy to See You

If we’re going to be super honest, happy isn’t quite the word. Dogs are actuallyecstatic to see you. It doesn't matter if you just stepped out for a quick errand or went on a 7-day vacation; your dog will always do a little dance of excitement and jump all over you upon your return. How many men do that?

#2 They Love to Snuggle

Dogs have no hidden agenda or ulterior motives while snuggling. Most dogs (let’s face it, all dogs) would snuggle with you practically all day long if you'd let them. But then again, who wouldn't want to snuggle up with the Queen of the World?

#3 Dogs Never Come Home Drunk

In fact, going to the pub and having a drink would be hazardous to their health. Dogs would rather be by your side, anyway. All. The. Time. That's why they howl and croon about their loneliness when you banish them to the backyard or the laundry room at night (although men do that also).

#4 Dogs Never Cheat

There's no need to dig through their stuff for secret love notes. And you're never going to come home to find him snuggled up to your hot next door neighbor (well, maybe, but it doesn’t mean anything). Dogs are supremely loyal to their masters. They’ll do anything to protect you. Now that’s what we call special.

#5 Dogs Don’t Care if You’ve Put on Some Weight

That’s right. They don’t. They just love you, unconditionally. In fact, they might just enjoy a little more of you to snuggle up to. Basically, as long as you feed them, pet them, take them for walks and love them right back, your dog is going to think you are the Queen of the World -- regardless of whether you’re a size 0 or a size 22.

Sorry, boys. The evidence is overwhelming. Dogs are just better than men.

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Bad Dog Behavior - What Can I Do?

Bad Dog Behavior - What Can I Do?

When we adopted our Bella we were just too excited to think about possible bad dog behavior. Instead we dreamed about long companionship and our perfect dog. However, things didn't go that way and very soon we realized that we were having an issue. Big Issue!

Our dog was barking like insane, whining, jumping on our visitors, stealing food from the table...you name it. Our neighbor was upset that he couldn't have a healthy night sleep and we, as ashamed and embarrassed as we were, tried even to avoid him.

How To Deal With Bad Dog Behavior?

We did some research and found out that we might have inadvertently reinforced bad dog behavior. This is what happened. Bella would bark and at the beginning we would ignore it. But she was very persistent and sooner or later we would give in and pay full attention to her and play with her or pet her.

What we didn't realize at that time is that by doing so we did reinforce this type of behavior and our dog learned that if she barks long enough she would get her way. Does this sound like a stupid dog? Not at all. She is very smart and she learned very quickly how to be in charge or how they call it she was a pack leader.

Do not get me wrong, she loves us extremely, but it doesn't stop her from embarrassing us every time we have visitors. The idea of returning Bella to dog shelter did cross our mind but deep down in our mind we knew that all she wants is to be a good citizen and we needed to find a way to help her out.

We researched the topic and found out that dog shock collars were really good and we bought one but after a while we couldn't bear the idea that this collar is hurting her so we than learned about dog citronella collars. That was exactly what we were looking for. Safe, humane, and very effective way to stop unwanted dog behavior. And to top it off it was twice as effective as a dog shock collar according to the study conducted at Animal Behavior Clinic at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, where it was found that dog citronella collar was 88% effective at stopping or reducing excessive dog barking, while dog shock collar was 44% effective at stopping or reducing dog barking.

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SHOWING WHC’S BOSS

SHOWING WHC’S BOSS

Just like us, dogs have a rigid social order, consisting of top challengers, dogs contented with their positions, and under dogs. A wild pack of canine hunters must act as a team and kill to survive. Maintaining this “pecking order” or hierarch is vital if fights to the death within the pack are to be avoided. The hirerarchy is established through ritual displays that reveal the mental and physical strengths and weaknesses of the participants. Once dogs have learned their rank most, content to behave within the bounds that indicates.

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GOING ON APPEARANCES

GOING ON APPEARANCES

A dog’s behavior is influenced by its sex and genetic back – ground, the male puppy is masculine from birth because the development of his brain is affected by the sex hormone testosterone which he produces while stilin the womb. Under this hormonal influence he grows bigger, stronger, and more assertive than his female littermates. The female does not experience hormonal influence on behaviors in many canine species, including foxes and wolves. Selective breeding has exaggerated, and the color of a dog’s coat can partly predict its behaviors.

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Understand Your Dog Behavior

Understand Your Dog Behavior

Is your dog behavior driving you crazy? Is he destroying your home when you are not around? Is this behavior annoying you? What does this behavior mean? Do you want to know what your dog is trying to express? Then you should know about the dog behavior and try to correct them.

Understanding the dog behavior gets you close to your dog and makes you understand the dog in a different aspect.

Understanding the dog behavior:

Dogs are particularly known as the genuinely happy creatures of all the pets. They will keep themselves very happy even in the absence of their master. Remember one thing that your world and time is not completely allotted for your pet.

But your pet’s world is full of you (master). The pet gives the prior importance to the master and their needs; it showers unconditional love on them.

Dogs have their own unique manner in showing their love towards their owner; this is often misunderstood as annoying dog behavior. The behavior persists as along as you recognize the problem of your dog or understand the hidden meaning in the dog behavior.

Barking: This is the main means for the dog to communicate with its master. This can be felt as nuisance for the one who is listening the barking, but there is a hidden meaning in the continuous barking. The dog may be annoyed due to the atmosphere or asking attention of the master.

If the dog is tied in the kennel, then it means it wants to be free. If it’s barking towards a person, that means your dog does not like the person’s presence. Continuous barking means the dog is unpleased with the act or it is uncomfortable. It can also mean that the dog’s health is not in a normal state. Make sure you understand the reason of continuous barking and cut down the barking annoyance.

Excessive licking: Once you come home after a long hectic schedule, the dog jumps on to you and express its love towards you through licking. All the day the dog must be waiting for you and once you are home it loves to be in your company and express the love towards you by licking.

Some times, excessive licking shows the attachment towards the master or the dog is asking for attention. Do not misunderstand this as a boring and agonizing act after a hectic day. Pamper the dog for some time so that the dog will be happy.

Aggressive behavior: The aggressive behavior in the dog is classified into three types

• Aggressive towards owners: This is a rare case; they are very loyal animals and are never aggressive towards their owners. If the dog is aggressive towards the master, it means the behavior of the master is annoying and want them to stop the act immediately. The aggressive behavior is shown while feeding them that is when you stop them from eating their food or if you do not supply the food properly.
• Aggressive towards strangers: Dogs are always fiery towards strangers and are very aggressive in case they tend to enter their premises. This behavior is seen as a guardian or watch dog towards their master and home. With proper dog training, you can control the aggressive behavior and make the animal less aggressive towards strangers.
• Aggressive towards other pets or dogs: When the master is pampering other pets, the dogs feel jealousy and will show aggressiveness towards the other pets. By just shifting your attention towards the dog, you can control the aggression levels. When your dog is with other dogs, aggression is seen as the dog wants to show their importance in the dogs.
Source: Petscentral.com

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UNDERSTANINGS DOGS (THE PACK INSTINCT)

UNDERSTANINGS DOGS (THE PACK INSTINCT)

The pack mentality of hunting resting, eating and sleeping together is what has made dogs so successful as a species. This mentality comes from their wolf foreberas. Throughout the northern hemisphere, wolves radiated out after the last ice age following the herd of large, hoofed animals that were their prey. We humans did the same the only together social species to migrate to north at that time. Young wolves were captured, raised and played with by our ancestors, who selected which individual they would want and which they would allow to breed.

Just as the wild, superior size and mental acquity decided who would lead in the pack hierarchy of the dogs evolved as a result of this human selection. In both situations, males usually dominate because of physical strength Ritual Threat such as growing and showing teeth.

Dogs first learn these rituals and find their places in the pack during play as young puppies. Rough-and-tumbles became rougher as the puppies natural, leading to disputes that are won by the strongest in doing and spirits. Eventually the most dominant dog emerges, asserting his authority through his body language. Other pack members are usually content to submit to their leader, and this though their own gestures and an expressional though eventually a spirited younger male challenges the leader’s authority.

Other behavior patterns that we see in our domestic dogs are also remnants of this wolf-pack mentality. A canine pack needs a territory on which to hunt and res. It marks out his territory woth body wastes, especially urine, sometimes with visible markers made by kicking up earth after fevting. This pack members, be they dog or human from entering it. And dogs still hunt. Their predatory instinct makes anything that moves from a mouse to a carm fair game.

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