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Reactive dogs; A study done in America
Topic Started: 19 Feb 2017, 12:43 PM (245 Views)
lolabelle
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I was looking through a GSD forum ( American based) and came across a thread which was quite interesting. I am lucky to have a nonreactive dog (well not yet she's only 11 months but hopefully she will remain so) but I know it can be a worrying and stressful occurrence as I've certainly had them in the past.
I am copying the thread starters comment and there is a link to a study done in the States - it a bit long and wordy (24 pages!) but some of you may find it of interest.

A possible idea for helping reactive dogs
For those who have reactive dogs and wonder why things are not getting better very quickly, if at all, consider this:

This is a small study, done as a college thesis, but it does bring up an interesting idea. If a dog gets stressed from a reactive encounter, in this case another dog, the stress hormone go up. If the dog does not get enough time, we are talking days, the hormone level doesn't go back down. Each successive reactive event then builds on the already heightened levels.

Here is the link to the study: http://theiscp.com/wp-content/upload...-Thesis-2a.pdf
Her suggestion is to give the dog exercise vacations, not long walks where they are likely to meet another dog. No busy games of fetch. Replace large amounts of exercise with brain games and relaxation techniques.

She might be onto something. We don't often take into consideration it might take longer for some dogs to get-back-to-normal (my words, not hers) than we would think.


Ruth
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Heambro
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The link didn't work but it's an interesting idea. One of my last Sheps was reactive after being attacked by a border collie, she was fine before that...in fact ignored dogs until then. We had the mindset that we should get back on the bike and get into our normal routine asap...didn't work and we had to manange it carefully from then on, no behaviourist, training etc., worked.

I'll bear this theory in mind if I ever have a reactive dog in the future

Thanks for this
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lolabelle
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I will try and get the link working (although not too good with techno so it might be beyond me)
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lolabelle
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http://theiscp.com/wp-content/upload...-Thesis-2a.pdf

Ive typed the link above so maybe that'll work. perhaps cut and past might work rather than clicking on the link.

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lolabelle
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OK - I'm beaten!
For some reason it can only be read directly from the website of the GSD forum but I cant copy the link. If anyone is interested then I am happy to guide them to the other forum page.

Ruth
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Here ya go

http://theiscp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Linda-Cooper-Thesis-2a.pdf


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lolabelle
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you're soooo clever!
Thank you!

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