Imagine while you were a newborn just settling into this world at home. You’re under your mother’s care and surrounded by your siblings.
Suddenly, your utopic environment is turned upside down as you’re plucked away from familiarity and placed with total strangers. Confused and disoriented, you’d probably act out being a complete nuisance to the people around you.
Your rowdiness can only be justified in your mind because this is the most vulnerable position you’ve ever been in since you’ve b
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You can tell by the way this dog’s weight and ears are back, its tail is tucked and there is tension that it is under stress.
Stress is the body’s reaction to a change that requires a physical, mental or emotional adjustment or response. Dogs who are experiencing complex behaviour concerns such as fear, reactivity or anxiety are dogs that tend to be in a high state of stress and arousal. A stressful emotional response will inhibit clear thinking and activate the dog’s emergency response sy...
