What is neuroticism in dogs?
Tia Hickle
2025-07-24 01:00:31
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Dogs start doing extreme behaviors to cope with, and to defend themselves from, the stresses they are encountering, and in how they are being managed by their owners. Do you have a dog that engages in repeating patterns of behavior that have no apparent function, such as: hyper vigilance / territoriality, excessive licking, chewing, obsessive / compulsive behaviors, barking, rubbing on things, digging, pacing, irritability, banging against things, marking, excessive fear or aggression, separation anxiety, or some other strange behavior? Dogs become neurotic because we mismanage them. In all of these types of circumstances, the dogs were in an impossible situation. Many dog owners will attempt to just deal with the symptoms of the problem. Change how you manage the dog, and you can change these extreme, crazy behaviors. A good dog behaviorist can show you how.