{"id":2742,"date":"2016-09-08T21:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T21:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2016\/09\/08\/2016-09-08-what-didnt-happen-to-your-dog\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T23:40:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T23:40:21","slug":"what-didnt-happen-to-your-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2016\/09\/08\/what-didnt-happen-to-your-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"What Didn\u2019t Happen To Your Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What Didn\u2019t Happen To Your Dog<\/h1>\n

By Sean O’Shea<\/h1>\n

So many dog with issues tend to automatically get labeled as abused. Their owners or caretakers often create elaborate stories and possible causes for their fear, insecurity, reluctance, panic, and unique emotional triggering around specific people or things.<\/p>\n

And of course there are abused dogs out there. Of course there are dogs who have seen some really unfortunate stuff, and their behavior might be directly connected to that abuse. But in my experience as a trainer, I see very few true abuse cases, and far less abuse as the root cause of most behavior issues \u2013 including fear.<\/p>\n

What do I see more often as the actual root cause of so many behavior issues? Usually what I see isn\u2019t some horrible event or trauma that occurred. Usually what I see is either a lack of exposure, a lack of leadership and guidance, a lack of solid genetics \u2013 or a combination of all three.<\/p>\n

The lack of exposure \u2013 which is more often referred to as socialization \u2013 is all about dogs being exposed to all kinds of novel stimuli at crucial points of the dog\u2019s development. Without this exposure, many things that a well-socialized dog would be solid and easy with are instead huge stress and fear triggers. Almost like us seeing space creatures or a ufo. If you\u2019ve never seen something before, there\u2019s a good chance it\u2019ll freak you out. And if your dog hasn\u2019t seen a lot of stuff, and built a comprehensive stress tolerance and overall generalizing confidence that comes from that early exposure, he\u2019s likely to be afraid, skittish, worried, maybe even downright neurotic about stuff.<\/p>\n

The lack of leadership and guidance can exacerbate the gaps listed above, or create large issues out of small ones. Here\u2019s how this looks. A dog with some level of concern\/worry\/stress\/fear experiences something troubling, and instead of being given information about how to better handle the stressor\/trigger, the dog is allowed to experience it sans help or guidance. This means your dog experiences something troublesome, worrisome, fear-inducing, and instead of you working him through it, your dog feels the stressor and is left worried. Even well-intentioned owners often miss or allow small moments of insecurity, or are unsure how to address the issue properly. Typically this means your dog will become more and more stressed, more and more worried, and more and more fearful. This might look like out and out fear, nervous barking\/growling, or even aggression towards dogs or people.<\/p>\n

One last piece of this puzzle is genetics. Genetics plays a huge role in how dogs adapt to their world and how resilient they are. Many dogs who have genetics that aren\u2019t robust and confident will behave in very skittish and fearful ways. This behavior often gets labeled as abuse based as well \u2013 these dogs will cower, shake and have extremely poor body language. And while it might look bad, it\u2019s simply the stuff the dog came with. No abuse, no neglect. Genetic-based insecurity and fear often looks the worst, and can be some of the toughest stuff to overcome.<\/p>\n

Once again, there are abused dogs. I\u2019ve seen them. But the reality is, the vast majority of problem behaviors, fear issues, and other stuff that gets labeled as having an origin in abuse isn\u2019t abuse at all. It\u2019s far more often about what didn\u2019t happen to the dog, rather than what did. Exposure that didn\u2019t happen. Leadership that didn\u2019t happen, and even genetics that didn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a great reality check, to remind people that while abuse does exist, it\u2019s far less prevalent than presented, and far less of a cause of behavior issues then most think. And understanding this is crucial to helping owners move from a place of feeling sorry for, or making excuses for their dogs, to instead training, leading, and guiding them with strength and resolve.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s the only way to truly help your dog move forward, regardless of the cause.<\/p>\n

Sean O’Shea
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