8 Psychological and Behavioral Characteristics of Pet Dogs, the 6th You 100% Don't Know
8 Psychological and Behavioral Characteristics of Pet Dogs, the 6th You 100% Don’t Know
What are the behavioral characteristics of pet dogs?
1, play behavior: the main manifestation is repeatedly doing some purposeless activities, such as chasing each other, play, etc..
The two dogs sniff each other’s buttocks when they see each other, so that they know each other’s gender, age and history; when they go out for a walk, they sniff the excrement on the ground, which is also a special way to pass on information.
- Hierarchical behavior is evident in puppies, and after weaning, puppies begin to fight with their peers to determine their status.
The target of the straddle may be the owner’s leg or the back of a dog lower in rank than the dog. The goal of the straddle may be the owner’s leg or the back of a dog lower than his rank. The straddle is a sign of pleasure when two puppies are playing together, and the straddle in an adult male dog is a show of authority.
Dogs like to lick their owners' hands and faces, probably as an instinctive action for food. A puppy licking its mother’s face is a search for some food. So when your dog kisses you passionately, give him a bone rather than a kiss to make him happy.
6, the dog is a clean animal, there are regular scheduled defecation habits. Usually after waking up every day, after eating or defecating in the evening, indoor dog can take it for a walk every day at the above time to defecate outside.
7, sensitive to stimuli. Dogs have many sensitive parts of the body, such as the top of the head, mouth, hips, paws, it does not like strangers to touch its head; dogs are prone to car sickness, and its sensory functions related to the sensitivity. With the exception of a few breeds such as the Chinese Crested, most dogs lack sweat glands in their skin, which makes them very sensitive to heat and humidity in the environment, but their ability to withstand the cold is very strong.
8, the dog has a strong memory, the owner’s voice and address will not forget a lifetime, even from thousands of miles away to find their way home.
What are the psychological characteristics of a pet dog?
1, group consciousness: many animals have group consciousness, dogs in particular, especially strong, when it lives with humans, the master and his family as a group, that the master is the leader of the group. The dog may steal the neighbor’s chicken, but it can get along with its own chickens and kittens.
2、Curiosity: Driven by curiosity, the dog will use its sense of smell, hearing, sight and touch to recognize people and the surrounding environment.
- Revenge psychology: A dog can remember who has treated it or its owner maliciously according to its sense of smell, sight and hearing.
Fear of Loneliness: A dog that has been confined to its home for a long time may become anxious and anxious about its loneliness, or even neurotic about self-mutilation or other abnormal behavior.
5, the dog in a certain period of time only loyal to one master, never picky about their living environment, when it changes owners, it will be very sad, as depressed, a few days without food. A long time later, when he sees the original owner again, he still shows great excitement.
6, jealousy psychology: when the owner of some other pet pet petting, will cause the dog on their jealousy, there are two obvious manifestations; one is the owner’s indifference, the second is the jealousy of the object of the attack. In the dog population, there is a fixed order in which only the highest status dogs are allowed to be petted by their owners. If a dog of low status is favored by its owner, the other dogs will bark in protest, and when the owner is not present, they will rise up to attack.
- The dog can read the owner’s mind, and is prepared to judge the relationship between a visitor and the owner, and will never attack the owner’s friend. In the family, it will choose the person with authority as its master, other members of the family are considered to be the same as their own land, so other people’s commands as a deaf ear.
8, the dog’s sense of time is very strong, every feeding time, it will automatically come to a fixed place, waiting for the owner to bring food; if the owner forgot to feed, it will also bark to remind.
An indoor dog will listen to its owner’s movements when it wakes up in the morning, and it will generally not be disturbed until the owner gets up.