Poll 18 Update - Onto Poll 19! & Monday Mischief

Hey, y'all! We have an exciting update for you here at EW today for our 2 Weekly Dog Polls - at EW special, seen nowhere else WHATSOEVER!

The question posed for Poll 18 was: 'Has your dog ever been attacked/attacked another before?'

This is a truly devastating topic however an important one too. So I brought this up to the fellow blogger's view to see what they thought on the matter, and what experiences they'd had/hadn't had.

Unfortunately, an equal majority to another vote was 'Yes, my dog has been attacked…'. Something I hoped wouldn't occur. However on a more positive note, the equal majority also with three votes was 'No, my dog has never attacked another before'! No one's dog seems to have attacked another before - ssssweet! Two said their dog had never before been attacked. Nice to hear!

OK, so the results are in, and they are as follows…

Yes, my dog has been attacked - 3 (60%) 
No, my dog has never been attacked - 2 (40%)
Yes, my dog has attacked another before - 0 (0%)
No, my dog has never attacked another before - 3 (60%)

The colour key is:

Red - Winner
Blue - Second 
Black - No Place

EARL'S TOP TIP FOR POLL TOPIC:

Hey dawgs and bitches alike! Does y'all wanna hear a top tip from moi about dawg attacks? That's gwood, because I'm gonna go ahwead! If your dawg is agwessive, keep him/her on a lead until s/he can be twusted swocially to avwoid attacks happening.

Thank you, thank you Earl. Did I ever mention what a GREAT writer you are?!

So here is the information I will give you.

*Remember, this is only my opinion! Seek the help of a qualified and trusted behaviourist for personal and major problems.

About dog attacks

A very daunting thing to think about, dog attacks can and do happen. This is when two dogs collide to fight for a purpose - but remember to know fighting from play fighting! In real fights, the dog's tail with rise, hackles will be up, ears pricked and eyes wide open. This can be brought on for possessive aggression, e.g. dogs fighting for one bone, fear aggression, e.g. dogs fighting to defend themselves, badly socialised dogs who don't know how to behave around others (this can happen where the dog attacks humans as well if not brought up to be with them appropriately) and dogs who have been taken from the mother and litter to early, for the same reason of lack of knowledge and early learning cut off.

Can it happen to my dog?

It can happen to any dogs that fit into the above categories, or even dogs who don't! Sometimes aggression can be spur of the moment pressure or difficulty in knowing how to deal withe the situation at hand.

How can I prevent it?

If one dog is tightly being pulled back by a short lead, and the other one off lead in it's space, the on-lead dog may feel restricted and unable to make sure the other off-lead dog is friendly to proceed in the interactions. When your dog is a puppy, make sure you socialise your pup with friendly dogs that you know, and never approach strange dogs without making sure that dog will only help towards your pup's greetings with other dogs and not snap or snarl or put the puppy off for life. Not good! Its exactly the same with humans. Socialise your puppy with all sorts of humans to make sure s/he gets used to them and enjoys their interaction like your puppy enjoys your's at home. Dogs should be confident out of the property as well - that is where the majority of busy life goes on, and for walks and trips to the vet to occur, your pup must know how to behave with dogs and humans - plus all other animals! All species are a large part of life for a dog so puppies must confidently interact from an appropriately early age. But remember - early puppy jabs are important before face to face interactions on the floor, so car rides can also help puppy learn about the world but in a different manner.

Keywords learnt today:

~ Socialisation 
~ Life
~ Car
~ Jabs
~ Puppy
~ Aggression
~ Interaction
~ Early
~ Knowledge
~ Attacks
~ Learning

Assess the body language of dogs who are interacting with each other.

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Our Poll 19 will be opening NOW!! Remember to share what you think should be in place in the dog world. Vote before the 2 weeks are over and info is given of the subject at hand to help readers and their pets.

19 is on the subject of dog leads.

The question posed is: 'What lead do you use?'

Leads come in very handy for street walks and for dogs who are not so confident off the lead.

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