A Breeders Dog Story - Dog Psychology

Introduction

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A breeders dog story focuses on different areas of dog training and/or dog behavior. This particular article is going to focus on dog psychology, but in particular dog language.

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Lets start with the fact that dogs are not human beings so should not be treated the same as humans. By realizing that dogs need to be treated differently, you are on the first step to training your dog and understanding dog psychology. One of the most basic things that humans have is perception. Dogs do not read newspapers, paint pictures and if they do watch telly there perception of TV is different. Seeing things is not the first priority for a dog, consequently they have a different way of getting round in an everyday environment.

How Dogs 'see' with their noses

It really is true that a dog 'sees' with its nose and a mis-conception that a dogs nose is smaller than a humans because it looks smaller. However, if you actually look at the surface of a dog's nose it is in fact not smaller. A dog's nose has more cells than a humans thus making it stronger, some experts estimate as much as 50 times stronger. So it could be quite accurate to say that a dog 'sees' with its nose. They even say that some dogs can even smell salt. All living beings have a certain smell that is peculiar to that person and dogs are particularly good at picking up and also leaving their particular smell or scent.

How Dogs 'see' with their ears.

When it comes to a dog's hearing they are miles a head too. We have all seen the Galton whistle but not heard it. This whistle has been a key success in police crime fighting units where the dog can be called by the silent whistle, but with the criminal none the wiser. Due to the fact that dogs can also move the muscles in their ears they are able to home in on particular noises and cancel out other noises. We have all been in the situation where our dog refuses to come when called. This isn't because the dog can not hear us calling but they simply have channeled their hearing else where.

How good is a dog's sight?

It's always been reported that dogs see in black and white but this is not necessarily the case. However it may be the case that colors do play a lesser role in the lives of dogs. One of the key features with a dog's sight is that a dog's vision focus's on moving objects as opposed to stationary objects. This can be used to the advantage of the dog handler by simply using movement as a way of encouraging your dog to return, rather than simply watching your dog with his/her ears back not listening or pretending not to listen. By raising your hand as you call for your dog you are encouraging your dog to pay more attention.

To communicate with your dog and understand the psychology of your dog you need to take all of these factors into account. To have a good understanding of your dogs behavior and language you need to look at the body language of your dog, how they hold themselves, their body, ears, eyes and even their facial expression. You can see joy, anger, sadness and fear in your pets facial expressions and the way they hold their tails, and even down to how their fur is standing on their backs. By bringing all of this together, it makes understanding you beloved pet a little more easy.

A Breeders Dog Story - Dog Psychology

Tobias Charles writes on all subjects of particular interest, try visiting his website on dog training tips for more information.

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