Canine Behavioral Deficits: Potential Causes and Preventions

This year, it is estimated that 300 to 6 million cats and dogs will be euthanized due to behavioral problems alone in the United States alone (Beerda, Bosch, Hendriks, Vander Poel and Verstegen, 2007). To cause unnecessary behavior is the main reason that dogs are abandoned in evacuation centers (Beerda et al., 2007). People surrender dogs rarely adopt active intervention strategies to rectify problem behavior and often insist that temporal and monetary restrictions prohibit further concessions (Marston and Bennet, 2003).

According to Dr. Gregory Burns, author of the Neuroscientist major in the field of Dog Recognition and "How to Love Us: Neuroscientists and their adopted dogs decipher the dog's brain", your dog I commit a crime of action. A brief explanation is that he learned to expect you to shout at him. As nearly 60% of dog owners say that there is a crime that will let their dogs appoint them, that bow may be a way for your dog to reduce conflict.

Dr. Stanley Coren is a psychologist and senior researcher at the University of British Columbia. Through his career, Coren has led innovative research on dog research and behavior. One of Coren's most popular books, "The Dog's Intelligence", details the study of dogs in three different fields: instinctive intelligence, adaptive intelligence, and obedience to intelligence. Adaptive intelligence is the ability of a dog to learn from the environment and its ability to solve problems yourself. Coren examined adaptive intelligence in four different studies and found that dogs can learn by observation, that is, remembering where food is stored, or learning how to operate basic mechanisms (such as latchup) I can do it.

Now scientists are participating. A series of experiments showed that in the past decade research on dog behavior and intelligence began and dogs were able to experience surprisingly complex social intellect and emotional sensitivity. In general, psychologist and dog researcher Stanley Coren estimated that the average dog's intelligence is about the same as a 2.5 year old baby. So far, according to the survey, the dog reads our clues, shows an emotional connection with the owner, and even shows embarrassment. The study found that the most intelligent dog seems to be able to learn hundreds of words. These abilities can be shaped by evolution - for thousands of years we have chosen the best dog to coexist with humans.