There are numerous behavior issues that can interfere with the special bond that exists between animal and human.

        Our goal at Chicagoland Veterinary Behavior Consultants is to diagnose these issues and educate you as to why they 

        are occurring and what we can do to improve the relationship with your pet. The links that follow will direct you to some

        articles dealing with various types of behavior problems. We hope that this information will give you an better understanding

        of your pet's behavior.

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Canine Fears and Phobias
There are a variety of fearful stimuli affecting dogs. They are divided into three main areas:


Fear of People
Fear of Other Animals
Fear of Noises

Development of fearful responses in animals can occur either by inheritance or through negative experiences, especially in puppies and kittens. Fearful, timid and shy behavior is a very inherited trait such that the breeding of a shy animal results in a high likelihood that the offspring will also have timid tendencies. For this reason, breeders need to consider the behavior and personality of a breeding bitch or stud at least as much as they consider their conformation. Early, positive life experiences, however, can be very effective at reducing the fearful tendencies in many pets. A conscious effort to expose an individual within the first 3 months of life to as many varied experiences as possible can help greatly in reducing that animal's later reactivity to novel situations. This is why puppy kindergarten classes begun at 8-10 weeks of age can be extremely beneficial in heightening social skills.

In treating all types of fearful behaviors, the approach is very similar.

  • Manage the Environment - Control the dog's access to the fear provoking stimulus so that the behavior does not continue to occur uncontrollably and thereby reinforce itself. This can mean, for the dog who is fearful of people entering the home, isolate it when people come into the home. This is not a permanent treatment but merely a way to allow you to control the reaction.
  • Manage the Dog - Begin a series of exercises to gain control over the dog's reactions. These are commonly called counter conditioning exercises in which the dog is taught a behavior (relaxed sit-stay) which is inconsistent with the problem behavior. This is taught in a calm setting.
  • Identify Fear Producing Stimulus - Identify exactly what is causing the fear. Is it a certain type of person? A type of animal? A typical situation in which it occurs? Fireworks? Thunderstorms? Common, sudden household noises?
  • Establish a Gradient for the Stimulus - This means to break the stimulus into small parts. If your dog is afraid of large men. We will need to begin by introducing small, familiar, girls and work our way up to large, unfamiliar men. In this way we can gradually begin to desensitize the animal to the stimulus.
  • Desensitization - Gradually expose the pet to the stimulus as defined by the gradient you set up. By rewarding calm behavior while you gradually introduce each level of the stimulus, you are teaching the animal a different response to the stimulus. The mistake often made here is that the owners commonly go too fast with this procedure and overwhelm the animal. This process can take several months to be effective.
  • Medication - With overly fearful animals, we often need to consider use of an anti-anxiety medication to help the animal to focus and be more receptive to the training. While in the past this meant sedating the animal, this no longer is the case in that there are now many alternative medications which address the animals underlying anxiety instead of tranquillizing.
 

Animal News

animal behavior news from mongabay.com
  • Forgotten species: the wild jungle cattle called banteng
    The word "cattle," for most of us, is the antithesis of exotic; it's familiar like a family member one's happy enough to ignore, but doesn't really mind having around. Think for a moment of the names: cattle, cow, bovine...likely they make many of us think more of the animals' byproducts than the creatures themselves—i.e. milk, butter, ice cream or steak—as if they were an automated food factory and not living beings. But if we expand our minds a bit further, "cattle" may bring up thoughts of cowboys, Texas, herds pounding the dust, or merely grazing dully in the pasture. But none of these titles, no matter how far we pursue them, conjure up images of steamy tropical rainforest or gravely imperiled species. A cow may be beautiful in its own domesticated sort-of-way, but there is nothing wild in it, nothing enchanting. However like most generalizations, this idea of cattle falls to pieces when one encounters, whether in literature or life, the banteng.
  • Saving the world's biggest river otter
    Charismatic, vocal, unpredictable, domestic, and playful are all adjectives that aptly describe the giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), one of the Amazon's most spectacular big mammals. As its name suggest, this otter is the longest member of the weasel family: from tip of the nose to tail's end the otter can measure 6 feet (1.8 meters) long. Living in closely-knit family groups, sporting a complex range of behavior, and displaying almost human-like capricious moods, the giant river otter has captured a number of researchers and conservationists' hearts, including Dutch conservationist Jessica Groenendijk.
  • Frog perfume? Madagascar frogs communicate via airborne pheromones
    Researchers have found that some frogs in Madagascar communicate by more than just sound and sight: they create distinct airborne pheromones, which are secreted chemicals used for communicating with others. A paper published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition relates that some male members of the Mantellinae family in Madagascar use large glands on their inner thighs to produce airborne pheromones. Interestingly, the pheromones are structurally similar to those produced by insects. Scientists have identified frogs producing water-borne pheromones before, but this is the first instance of airborne.
  • Economic slowdown leads to the pulping of Latvia's forests
    The economic crisis has pushed many nations to scramble for revenue and jobs in tight times, and the small Eastern European nation of Latvia is no different. Facing tough circumstances, the country turned to its most important and abundant natural resource: forests. The Latvian government accepted a new plan for the nation's forests, which has resulted in logging at rates many scientists say are clearly unsustainable. In addition, researchers contend that the on-the-ground practices of state-owned timber giant, Latvijas Valsts meži (LVM), are hurting wildlife and destroying rare ecosystems.
  • Seals, birds, and alpine plants suffer under climate change
    The number of species identified by scientists as vulnerable to climate change continues to rise along with the Earth's temperature. Recent studies have found that a warmer world is leading to premature deaths of harp seal pups (Pagophilus groenlandicus) in the Arctic, a decline of some duck species in Canada, shrinking alpine meadows in Europe, and indirect pressure on mountain songbirds and plants in the U.S. Scientists have long known that climate change will upend ecosystems worldwide, creating climate winners and losers, and likely leading to waves of extinction. While the impacts of climate change on polar bears and coral reefs have been well-documented, every year scientists add new species to the list of those already threatened by anthropogenic climate change.
  • Animal picture of the day: dueling green iguanas
    Found throughout Central and South America and parts of the Caribbean, the green iguana (Iguana iguana) is a large, mostly herbivorous lizard.
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