arabasoads
Joined: 20 Mar 2022
Posts: 633
|
 Posted: 13 Dec 2022 21:43 Post subject: Viking jewelry |
 |
|
1. Dominant Vs submissive dog personality traits
Number 6 is dominant vs submissive.
My dog Jack is by nature the most dominant dog I've ever met.
He's just a born leader. When I watched him as a puppy, I said, 'Wow, I've never seen a puppy so confident with big dogs in all my life.'
He was walking up to my dogs and jumping around like he knew the rules. He knew what the game was, and he said, 'I can do this.'
The dominant dogs, in some ways, are easier. However, you need to be able to kind of cap them and make sure they don't start thinking they run the whole house, because then it can go the other way as they start saying, 'I'll make the decisions' or 'I'm the protector of the home.'
You have to understand how to keep dominant dogs from becoming too dominant, thinking they're the absolute king of the castle.
You want them to be your wingman or your wing lady- somebody who still listens to you and looks up to you. Jack is exactly that. He absolutely loves me, which is wonderful.
Submissive dogs, on the other hand, can be very easy.
If you know what you're doing, they're not so challenging. They're happy to be submissive to you and to other dogs. They're happy to clock into the pack, and they're not always trying to lead.
The thing is, a lot of this is about survival. Sometimes, submissive dogs just find it easier. It's easier for them to survive, to get through in life.
I often watch that program Survivor, where you can see the person who's beating their chest and sticking their head out to speak out the whole time, making themselves a target saying, 'I'm in charge, I'm running the show.'
They're far more likely to get picked off and get challenged and get taken down. Whereas, people who hang back and don't shout so much or make so much noise often come through at the end.
The other movie I watched on Netflix is called Vikings. Back in the day, it seems like as soon as you became king or queen, you were a marked man or woman. Everyone was trying to gun for you and take you down, and that's what happens. The person who's at the top gets taken down.
Survival is often about not sticking your head up too high, and that's how it is in the dog world as well. Dogs instinctively know this and that's why they are happy just being down at the bottom of the hierarchy-it's easier for them!
7. Desire to please Vs no desire to Please dog personality traits
Trait number 7 is desire to please-a trait that actually has more to do with humans.
Here's why...
I personally think it's easier if you have a dog who's easy to please or happy to please, because then you can use your pats and cuddles and affection as a valuable reward.
My little dog called Inker is a very nervous dog, very fearful.
She also has very high energy, which often made it hard to work with her because she always wants to go, go, go, and do more. She is jumpy.
However, what worked well was she was so keen to please. She'd do anything to make me happy, and it is adorable. Pats and cuddles are all she wants, lots of love.
But, if you have a dog who's aloof and isn't easy to please, he probably doesn't really care for your pats and cuddles. This means you really have to establish yourself as somebody that he truly respects and will listen to.
8. Social Vs nonsocial dog personality traits
Number 8 is all about sociability with other dogs.
We've talked about whether dogs are aloof with humans, but this has to do with other dogs.
Think about this...
Does your dog love to play with other dogs? Is he relaxed and confident around other dogs?
Some dogs just love to play and are socialites, and this is great! It makes it much easier to take your dog out to the park because he is happy to interact with other dogs.
The down side...there is such a thing as a dog who likes to socialize or play too much. A dog who is too social might see another dog on the other side of the street and begin barking and pulling on the leash. The dog may also feed the need to sniff every dog and jump in their face, which can easily get them into trouble.
Sometimes it's just as easy to have a dog who really isn't that bothered with other dogs, and you can just go for a lovely, relaxing walk. It's always good that they tolerate dogs, but too keen can be too much.
Which dog personality traits are best?
To finish off, I want to remind you that it's important to celebrate diversity.
Just like people, dogs are all different. There's not one right or best way to be, It's diversity and differences, that make both humans and dogs fascinating and interesting.
A lot of these traits also have to do with genetics, breeding, bloodlines and DNA. These things happen at birth.
Little Inker-Tinker was a nervous, fearful, high energy dog. It wasn't something that we trained into her. It was more to do with nature than nurture. However, the nurture is the bit that we can affect, and now she's a totally different dog-very confident, relaxed and absolutely adorable.
Once again you can see the similarity with children. Some children are sociable, some children try to please and some children are more confident, which for me just goes to show how similar we really are as animals. We have all these feelings and emotions and personality traits. Dog's are not that different from humans when you really understand them.
A final note to finish on...
Notice that the breed of the dog doesn't really have a big effect on personality traits. It doesn't matter whether you've got a pedigree or a mutt. The personality and character varies within every breed and plays a very small part in how a dog behaves.
There are Collie dogs that don't have high energy. Some do. In fact, a lot of them do...but some of them don't. And yes, there are some aggressive Pit Bulls, but the majority are really lovely dogs who simply like to cuddle. It varies.
My other point I want to make is about how to determine character traits.
Traits become more apparent as dogs age, so it's far easier to spot these character traits later on in life.
So, if you're thinking of getting a puppy, it's much harder to spot what the personality and character of your dog is going to be at 8 weeks of age. It's far easier, for a two-year-old dog.
So, that is the advantage of maybe having a look at a dog who's older.
I hope you've enjoyed this post. It's been a lot of fun for me just thinking about dog behaviour traits. Have a great day and as always, love your dog.
viking ring
Viking jewelry
viking necklaces
_________________
https://alshamelwarsha.com/ |
|
