DOG Training TOYS

More causes of aggression

At any age, you may develop aggression born out of medical disorders. These problems may arise suddenly and may be completely different from ordinary experiences of other dogs. While some medical conditions can cause aggression, but sometimes a combination of behavioral factors and medical problems cause the pet to exceed the level at which he displays aggression. The medical conditions that could strike your pet include rabies, hypothyroidism, psychomotor epilepsy, hyperkinesias, neoplasia and a variety of genetic and metabolic disorders, besides dental disease, arthritis and fever, fatigue or sensory loss.
• Cage rage: This is usually seen in puppy mill dogs that begin to see their cages or kennels as their territory because that’s where they have been shut in and neglected for indefinite periods. Naturally, they defend it very stoutly from others trying to touch it or enter it or even nose around it from outside. A dog that suffers from cage rage is usually a trapped and cornered dog that, in a confrontation, does not have the option of “flight” but can only “fight.”
In dogs from shelters you can see the faint beginningsof cage rage. Actually, it may or may not be aggressionas other dogs exhibit but just a dose of hyperactivity orboisterousness that might turn a prospective buyer off, since the latter may think that this is the dog’s true personality. But really, this is very often a temporary phase that the dog resolves as he gains a little freedom and does not stare at the world through the bars of his cage.
• Separation anxiety: This is a common complaint of all dog owners, in which the dog destroys objects in the house and howls and barks so loudly that the neighbors complain. This happens when you leave your dog alone and unattended all day…